Amapolisa Bubuxoki

NguDavid Swanson, World BEYOND War, UJuni 24, 2022

Ndabhala incwadi kwiminyaka eyadlulayo ebizwa Imfazwe Lixoki, siphikisa ngelithi yonke into esiyixelelwayo exhasa imfazwe asiyonyani.

Ukufana phakathi kwenkqubo yamapolisa-yotshutshiso-ntolongo kunye nenkqubo yemfazwe kubanzi. Andithethi unxibelelwano oluthe ngqo, ukuhamba kwezixhobo, ukuhamba kwamagqala. Ndithetha izinto ezifanayo: ukusilela ngabom ukusebenzisa iindlela ezizezinye ezikumgangatho ophezulu, iimbono zobundlobongela ezisetyenziselwa ukuthethelela iingcamango ezimanyumnyezi, kunye neendleko kunye norhwaphilizo.

Ayisiyo mfihlakalo ukuba idiplomacy kunye nomthetho womthetho, intsebenziswano kunye nentlonipho, ukukhusela abantu abangaxhomanga kunye nokuthotywa kwezixhobo kusebenza ngcono kunemfazwe, kunemiphumo emibi embalwa, ukudala izisombululo ezihlala ixesha elide, kunye neendleko eziphantsi kakhulu.

Incinane ngakumbi imfihlelo yokuba ukuncitshiswa kobuhlwempu, ukhuseleko lwentlalontle, imisebenzi emihle, ukuphuculwa kwendlela yokukhulisa abantwana, izikolo neenkqubo zolutsha ezithintela ulwaphulo-mthetho bhetele kunamapolisa neentolongo, ngoxa zisenza umonakalo omncinane yaye zixabisa intwana encinane.

Ewe, iGqwetha leSithili laseSan Francisco lisanda kukhunjulwa ngabavoti ngokungabi “ngqongqo kulwaphulo-mthetho.” Kodwa nantso ingongoma. Wabunciphisa ulwaphulo-mthetho, ukanti abantu abakholelwa kwiintengiso zenkampani bagqiba kwelokuba “ukuqina kulwaphulo-mthetho” kunokuba bhetele kunokunciphisa ulwaphulo-mthetho. Aba ngabantu abafanayo abaya kuvuyisana nayo nayiphi na imfazwe kamabonakude wabo, ubuncinci kangangeenyanga ezingama-20 okanye njalo, emva koko baya kubhengeza ukuba bekungafanelanga ukuba iqalwe nangona ukuphelisa kuya kuba sisithuko kumkhosi owathi. kufuneka siqhubeke sibulala kwaye sifela kuyo ngokungenasiphelo.

Abatshutshisi abangoosopolitiki abangcono, abanjengoKamala Harris, babhala iincwadi malunga noko kungasebenza ngcono, ngaphandle kokwenza nantoni na engcono. Kodwa into yokuba umntu ofana noHarris angabhala incwadi ebizwa Ukrelekrele kuLwaphulo-mthetho Ukuchasa ulwaphulo-mthetho olungqongqo kukuxelela ukuba kuncinane kangakanani na okufunekayo kugcinwa kuyimfihlelo. Njengoko u-Irvin Waller ebonisa kwincwadi yakhe Inzululwazi kunye neeMfihlo zokuphelisa uLwaphulo-mthetho olunoBundlobongela, iZizwe Ezimanyeneyo noorhulumente abahlukahlukeneyo bazivakalisa ngokuphandle iinjongo zabo zokwenza kanye oko kufunekayo ukuze kuncitshiswe ulwaphulo-mthetho olunogonyamelo; abayenzi nje loo nto.

"Landela isayensi!" kudla ngokukhwazwa ngokubhekiselele kumgaqo-nkqubo wemekobume, oqhubeka utyeshela ngokupheleleyo inzululwazi. Kodwa akukho nokuzenzisa xa kufikwa kubungqina bobungangamsha bezixhobo ezingenabundlobongela kumgaqo-nkqubo wamazwe angaphandle okanye izixhobo ezaziwayo ngokuthintela ulwaphulo-mthetho kunokuba basabele kulo.

Incwadi kaWaller yenza imeko eyomeleleyo yokutshintsha okumangalisayo kwindlela yokusebenza. Ngo-2017, ubhala athi, abantu abayi-17,000 babulawa kwaye i-1,270,000 yadlwengulwa e-United States. Izixhobo ezinciphise ubundlobongela apho kuzanywa khona azihoywa ngokungenakuthetheleleka. Ngeli xesha ukwanda kwamapolisa - okuhambelana nolwaphulo-mthetho oluncinci kodwa nongaphezulu - kuphindaphindwa ngokungenangqondo, ixesha ngalinye lilindele iziphumo ezahlukeneyo. Iintolongo, nazo ezingahambelaniyo nolwaphulo-mthetho oluncitshisiweyo, zakhiwa zaba nkulu kwaye zibe nkulu. Njengakwimfazwe, iUnited States iyodlula kakhulu enye i-96% yoluntu xa kufikwa ekwakhiweni kweentolongo egameni lokujongana nedemon engapheliyo, "indalo yomntu."

Njengokuhambisa imali kwimfazwe ukuya kubundlobongela, sifuna imali isuswe kubupolisa kunye nokuvalelwa kwiindlela ezinamandla ngakumbi.

UWaller uyazibuza ukuba kutheni amaqela amatsha-ntliziyo abeka phambili ukuvalelwa kwabo bagwetywe ngolwaphulo-mthetho olungenabundlobongela, xa abo basentolongweni ngenxa yolwaphulo-mthetho lobundlobongela liqela elikhulu, kwaye ulwazi lwendlela yokuthintela ulwaphulo-mthetho olunjalo lufumaneka ngokulula. Yeyiphi le ndlela yokuphelisa iintolongo?

Ngokungathandabuzekiyo umbuzo ngobuciko, kodwa ndiza kuwuphendula. Kukho inkolelo yemilingo exhaphakileyo kububi bendalo nobunaphakade nobungenakuhlawuleka kwabo banetyala lolwaphulo-mthetho olunobundlobongela, kunye nenkolelo engenangqondo yokuphucula ubomi bolutsha ukuze kuthintelwe ulwaphulo-mthetho oluzayo lungquzulwano kunye nesohlwayo esikhohlakeleyo, sempindezelo, kunye nobulungisa bexesha elidlulileyo. ulwaphulo-mthetho. Ukugcina ukubathiya abaphuli-mthetho, kufuneka sikuphephe ukwazi ukuba izindlu ezisemgangathweni kunye nezikolo ziya kubenza bangabi ngabaphuli-mthetho, kanye njengokuba kungumsebenzi wethu, uxanduva lwabathiyi bakaPutin ukuba babethelele nabani na owakhe wacebisa ezinye iindlela ezinengqondo zokwakhiwa kancinci ukuya kwamva nje. imfazwe.

Kakade ke, imfazwe lishishini elikhulu. Iimfazwe ziyaliwa ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwezixhobo, kwaye zibangela ukwakhiwa kwezixhobo ezongezelelekileyo. Uxolo lubi kakhulu kwishishini lezixhobo. Kwaye iinkampani zezixhobo ziphembelela ngokuphandle imigaqo-nkqubo yokufudumala.

“Ubulungisa” ikwalishishini elikhulu. Oorhulumente basekhaya balahla izixhobo zabo emapoliseni njengoorhulumente belizwe emfazweni. Kwaye "ukhuseleko" lwabucala lishishini elikhulu ngakumbi. La mashishini afuna ulwaphulo-mthetho ngendlela efanayo naleyo u-Lockheed-Martin afuna ngayo imfazwe. Akukho mntu usebenza nzima ukususa abatshutshisi abanciphisa ulwaphulo-mthetho (ngokunciphisa inkqubo “yobulungisa” yolwaphulo-mthetho) kunamapolisa.

Kutheni sinyamezela? Ingxaki asikokuthanda izwe nomculo wemfazwe kuphela. Ezo zinto azigqithiseli ebupoliseni nasentolongweni. Eyona ngxaki iphambili, ndicinga ukuba, ukuxhasa zombini imfazwe kunye namapolisa (kunye nokuthengiswa kwemfazwe njengohlobo lobupolisa behlabathi) yinkolelo kunye nokuncamathela kubundlobongela, kokubini oko kucingelwa ukukufeza nangenxa yayo.