(Normal silly political discourse isn't going to solve this problem so its up to our politicians to get serious about focusing on the needs of our nation. We have challenges we have to face and human capital loss is eroding our opportunities as non-essential things are debated. We don't get "do overs" if we drop the torch in this generation and we become #2. Were fumbling a little too much.)
I've had three interactions with local police and they were all positive (Even though I think they don't have the resources to follow up on things). One was when a person on accident hit the back of my parked car and the second time when a tire fell off my son's car due to what appeared to be mechanic error (There could be other causes such as faulty equipment, not tightening the bolt, tampering, etc. The mechanic actually said tampering and put it in written form.).
All three were positive so that is good for the most part. The first was a Black officer and White officer, second was a White officer (technically St. Matthews) and the third was an Asian officer (Due to an accident I think the mechanic may have caused. I can only use the word "may" accurately.). Yet, I have heard stories of the opposite being true and I sense the anger in some of the communities who feel like they don't count. We have to change our inclusiveness approach so to encourage a stronger more universal democracy (I think from a systems perspective, a strategic perspective, a historical perspective and as a separate moral system that falls in line with that. They are all telling me change is needed and its somewhat apparent. The larger historical line is solid but the local social line is mixed. This is also likely why the Feds are more Constitutional focused and locally its more socially based so its an inner discussion among various crowds.)
Yet, the city is highly segregated and it breaks my heart that it is so. I see life in that city and I believe it it has real value to start bridging the racial divide. I will say something that I think is important. While my interactions with police were positive and polite, I have had a few very rude comments by a few businesses that is indicative of some underlying cultural distortions. These are embedded into some of the "inner crowds" as defined by wealthy, right side of town, elite education and perceived "pedigree" (btw I love elite education but we draw too heavily from it as a society. To me, the guy or gal that beats all odds, has proven inner core of resilience, is way more valuable then a person who experienced a life of open doors and unwarranted bragging about so so performance. The best and brightest can be drawn from any background, rich or poor, but the poor who climb are have already been credentialed through actual performance. At least, in my limited perspective.)
One attorney denigrated a Muslim Black woman who died saying something along the lines of "Around here no one cares about people like her. {Referring to her race and religion.} Not in Louisville anyway!". This is what self-entitled people often do when something doesn't go their way. I responded something along the lines, "Well, you are a boarder state between north and south so I suppose there are mixed feelings in the area. Good thing your side lost the Civil War." I also mentioned I like golf too because of his age and his relish in his dad's money, skin color and "inner crowd". He got upset and hung up.
(The sad thing is that I think I'm a very reasonable guy and will switch my perspective if it seems more logical to construct the data, things I have learned and experienced, in a new way. I do it all the time and I love it when someone points something out that changes my assumptions. I do not like it when people just throw conjecture in an attempt to confuse or intimidate people. Its a perversion of truth that bothers me. To me, truth is what makes us more accurate and makes us more functional as a society.)
The other incident was a guy at a business who called my adult mixed race son "boy" and that should be seen as unacceptable in the modern business world. Yet, you can't really fix these things without full universalization of our systems because they are embedded into the souls of others and how they interact with people (Remember these are interpretations and my interpretation could be wrong but is not unwarranted). We have also allowed politics to foreshadow very important fundamental rights about our fellow human beings and creates some underlining mistrust. The grotesque has become "fashionable" in some circles (See above.). I know that very deeply. We have few to no positive options if we do not change. Wisdom tells me that its becoming a central moral and human capital issue that is slowly dwarfing any other national problem.
(Here is the agreement between the US and Louisville. I took it from this article so I just want people to know some other authors did the leg work and should be encouraged to read their work. 'THIS CONDUCT IS UNACCEPTABLE' Department of Justice issues scathing report into Louisville police practices.)
I'm proud we live in a country where most people are trying to do the right thing. That is not everyone. However, the vast majority of the society still believes in the American cause of a free human spirit. I appreciate the good work of the DOJ (Trust me, there is always room for improvement, but in this case they are stepping up to the plate for a fundamental and constitutionally protected core American beliefs. We will change and adapt as a society because it is the most logical option going forward. We can no longer afford the grotesque and be able to look at ourselves in the mirror in the same way. The more honest we are, the more we build trust.)
My recommendation is be positive, polite, challenge hate, encourage others to correct the wrong, encourage higher value systems and increased engagement. Some of the work will be needed in our national leadership to focus on what is most important, be philosophically educated on our values, and make decisions that are more in line with their conscious. We just need to "do the right thing" and everything else will sort of work out the way we need it to. The question is, "What is the right thing?" Polices and Procedures in Organizations
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