Another manifestation of the material rather than ideological content of "zero tolerance." It means mostly the systematic indoctrination, through police action, of the perception that blacks are "different" and inferior. It terrorizes blacks and makes whites feel justified in their racism. Zero Tolerance is a systematic effort to present "The Black Man" as "The Criminal." It is utterly unrelated to any effort to maintain "law and order."
Carrol
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BRC-ANN] The Whistleblower Was Right Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 01:43:39 -0400 From: Art McGee <amcgee at igc.org> Reply-To: NFCNDC at aol.com To: brc-announce at lists.tao.ca
Politically Black
Thursday, April 27, 2000
The Whistleblower Was Right
By Nisa Islam Muhammad <NFCNDC at aol.com>
Cathy Harris, a US customs inspector in Atlanta, Ga., saw on a daily basis the unnecessary searches of thousands of black travelers. She attempted to inform others as to what was happening; yet no one listened. She went to internal affairs, wrote letters to the Inspector General and the Commissioner of Customs, all turning a deaf ear. Her story was even reported on the Fox 5 Atlanta local news, but still nothing happened.
Two weeks ago, the General Accounting Office (GAO) released a startling report that confirmed all of Ms. Harris's allegations. It found that blacks were indeed more likely to be subjected to more intrusive personal searches but were not as likely to be found carrying contraband:
http://www.politicallyblack.com/x_a.htm
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