Source: Christian Post | Jim Wallis
Dear Franklin,
The real issue here goes much deeper than obedience to the police or lack thereof. We all need and should obey good police officers whose important mission is to serve and protect—but that must be done equally and without racial bias. Most African American men, in particular, could tell you their own personal stories of mistreatment by white police officers; which had nothing to do with them not obeying them. Many black women and other people of color could tell you stories too. You should be listening to them.
The reality is that there are two policing and legal systems in America; one for black and brown people and one for white people—and that is now well documented showing it is most stark for black men, and especially young black men.