- Examining Unconstitutional Practices in America’s Justice and Judicial Systems
- Remembering the 1983 Glen Ford Murder Case
- How Corrupt Officials Infiltrated America’s Justice and Judicial Systems Through Elections
- Those Most Affected
African American males have historically been misunderstood and prejudged socially in the United States. However, in recent years those preconceived notions have penetrated America’s justice and judicial systems causing strategic corruption designed to oppress the African American male.
In many cases against African American males, the courts strategically adopt unconstitutional methods such as appoint inadequate representation and select biased juries aimed towards getting a conviction. Appointing inadequate counsel puts the client at high risk for an unfavorable verdict due to the lack of experience and effectiveness. Furthermore, Lawyers and Judges commonly apply the unspoken rule of having one sided jury selection processes in which they screen and handpick jurors for cases against African American males which lead to unbalanced ethnic committees hearing the cases. Biased ethnic committees with hidden agendas often ignore the due process of America’s justice system and issue unjust verdicts for African American males despite the evidence or lack of evidence presented.
REMEMBERING GLEN FORD
The 1983 murder trial of Glen Ford, an African American Male highlights how the aforementioned processes were administered in his case. The combination of systematic corruption and being tendentiously tried in court led to his wrongful conviction which was overturned 29 years later due to a confession by another suspect. Ford subsequently died one year after his release due to complications from cancer.
HOW SYSTEMS BECAME INFILTRATED
Systematic Corruption became a popular practice in the United States after the 1960's Civil Rights Movement allowed African Americans to have equal rights. This movement brought a halt to many inhumane acts that were openly committed against blacks during that time. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan were now legally eligible to be held accountable for such acts; thus, forcing them to discretely carry out their violence against blacks. Looking for ways to continue to execute their hateful acts without being held accountable, Klan members sought occupation in America’s justice and judicial systems to justify such heinous acts in a politically correct manner. On the county and state levels, many of them were able to win council through election and successfully infiltrate the justice and judicial systems by winning offices such as mayor, judge, sheriff etc. With low voting participation within the African American community along with the systemic killing and incarceration of black males, the African American vote has almost become obsolete, allowing corrupt officials the luxury of holding office and making decisions for an insurmountable amount of time due to continued dominance on election day.
To fill that void, African Americans must consistently vote at every level to gradually mobilize these problematic methods. In April 2015, a record breaking turnout of black voters in Ferguson, Missouri resulted in the addition of two black council members. For the first time in 120 years there are three African American members serving on Ferguson’s city council. Simply put, voting changes things…..GO VOTE!!!
WHO IS AFFECTED?
The disproportionate increase of corrupt cops advocating the Ku Klux Klan within law enforcement systems in the U.S. has recently been brought to the forefront by activists. In September 2015, Louisiana cop Raymond Mott was fired after a photo surfaced of him at a white supremacy rally. Similarly, the Ferguson police department came under fire for their corrupt methods of operation after the August 2014 killing of an unarmed African American male. This probed The Department of Justice to launched an investigation into the practices of the Ferguson police department. Upon completion, the investigation produced overwhelming evidence against the department, citing discrimination and the violation of African Americans rights.
Many support groups are formed in response to the systemic corruption. These support groups advocate for African American rights through peaceful protests and rally’s seeking to bring public awareness and justice to the injustices taking place in the United States.
Often times these groups are met by objection from opposing support groups which adds fuel to the ongoing racial tension in the U.S. If a compromise is not established soon, the threat of a race war will negatively affect every citizen in America!
“The Time is Always Right to do What is Right”
~Martin Luther King Jr.
