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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

0,I'M COMMITT$ TO MAK+ SURE ! =CES ( PEACE & JU/ICE PREVAIL10,MISS\RI ,GOV]NOR ,JAY ,NIXON SAID 9 ,F]GUSON ON ,SATURDAY1 ,AUGU/ #a#f1 AFT] A WEEK ( CONFLICTS SP>K$ BY ! POLICE MURD] ( TE5AG] ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4 0,IF WE'RE GO+ TO A*IEVE JU/ICE1 WE FIR/ MU/ HAVE & MA9TA9 PEACE40 

,IS ?AT H[ IT WORKS--FIR/ Y\ IMPOSE PEACE1 !N Y\ A*IEVE JU/ICE8 ,& :AT DOES ?AT MEAN1 ! =CES ( PEACE & JU/ICE8 ,:AT K9D ( PEACE & JU/ICE >E WE TALK+ AB\T H]E8 

,AS EV]YONE KN[S1 IF IT W]5'T = ! RIOTS 9 ,F]GUSON1 MO/ PEOPLE W\LD NEV] HAVE HE>D AB\T ! MURD] ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4 ,:ITE POLICE (FIC]S KILL OV] A HUNDR$ BLACK M5 EV]Y YE> )\T MO/ ( US HE>+ ANY?+ AB\T IT4 ,?AT SIL5CE--! ABS5CE ( PROTE/ & DISRUPTION--IS ! PEACE :I* ,GOV]NOR ,NIXON WANTS US TO BELIEVE WILL PRODUCE JU/ICE4 

,?IS IS ! SAME N>RATIVE WE ALWAYS HE> FROM ! AU?ORITIES4 ,FIR/1 WE MU/ SUBMIT TO !IR CONTROL2 !N !Y WILL ADDRESS \R CONC]NS4 ,ALL ! PROBLEMS WE FACE1 !Y 9SI/1 >E CAUS$ BY \R REFUSAL TO COOP]ATE4 ,?IS >GUM5T S\NDS MO/ P]SUASIVE :5 IT IS DRESS$ UP 9 ! RHETORIC ( DEMOCRACY3 ?OSE >E 0\R0 LAWS WE %\LD %UT UP & OBEY--0\R0 COPS :O >E %OOT+ & GASS+ US--0\R0 POLITICIANS & LEAD]S BEGG+ US TO RETURN TO BUS9ESS AS USUAL4 ,BUT TO RETURN TO BUS9ESS AS USUAL IS TO /EP DA9TILY OV] ! BODIES ( C\NTLESS ,MI*AEL ,BR[NS1 CONSIGN+ !M TO ! CEMET]Y & OBLIVION4 

,GOV]NOR ,NIXON'S PEACE IS :AT HAPP5S AFT] PEOPLE HAVE BE5 =CEFULLY PACIFI$4 ,HIS JU/ICE IS :ATEV] IT TAKES TO HOODW9K US 9TO ACCEPT+ PEACE ON ?OSE T]MS--PETITIONS ?AT GO DIRECTLY 9TO ! RECYCLE B91 LAWSUITS ?AT NEV] PRODUCE MORE ?AN A SLAP ON ! WRI/ = ! KILL]S 9 UNI=M1 CAMPAIGNS ?AT MAY ADVANCE ! C>E] ( AN ACTIVI/ OR POLITICIAN BUT WILL NEV] PUT AN 5D TO ! KILL+ ( UN>M$ BLACK M54 

,P]MIT US TO PROPOSE ANO!R IDEA AB\T H[ TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS--:AT WE MI<T CALL ! AN>*I/ APPROA*4 ,! BASIC IDEA IS /RAI<T=W>D 5\<4 ,REAL PEACE CANNOT BE IMPOS$2 IT CAN ONLY EM]GE AS A CONSEQU5CE ( ! RESOLUTION ( CONFLICT4 ,H5CE ! CLASSIC *ANT3 NO JU/ICE1 NO PEACE4 

,LEFT TO ITSELF1 A /ATE ( IMBALANCE T5DS TO RETURN TO EQUILIBRIUM4 ,TO MA9TA9 IMBALANCES1 Y\ HAVE TO 9TRODUCE =CE 9TO ! SITUATION4 ,! GREAT] ! DISP>ITIES1 ! MORE =CE IT TAKES TO PRES]VE !M4 ,?IS IS AS TRUE 9 SOCIETY AS IT IS 9 PHYSICS4 

,?AT MEANS Y\ CAN'T HAVE RI* PEOPLE & POOR PEOPLE )\T POLICE TO IMPOSE ?AT UNEQUAL RELATION TO RES\RCES4 ,Y\ CAN'T HAVE :IT5ESS1:I* 9FLECTS & /ABILIZES ?AT CLASS DIVIDE1 )\T A VA/ 9FRA/RUCTURE ( RACI/ C\RTS & PRISONS4 ,Y\ CAN'T KEEP TWO & A HALF MILLION PEOPLE--NE>LY A MILLION ( !M BLACK M5--BEH9D B>S )\T ! CON/ANT EX]TION ( POT5TIALLY LE?AL VIOL5CE4 ,Y\ CAN'T 5=CE ! LAWS ?AT PROTECT ! WEAL? ( GOOD LIB]ALS LIKE ,GOV]NOR ,NIXON )\T (FIC]S LIKE ,D>R5 ,WILSON KILL+ BLACK M5 BY ! HUNDR$4 

,! MILIT>IZATION ( ! POLICE IS NOT AN AB]RATION--IT IS ! NECESS>Y CONDITION ( A SOCIETY BAS$ ON HI]>*Y & DOM9ATION4 ,IT IS NOT JU/ ! POLICE ?AT HAVE BE5 MILIT>IZ$1 BUT \R 5TIRE WAY ( LIFE4 ,ANYONE :O DOES NOT SEE ?IS IS NOT LIV+ ON ! BUS9ESS 5D ( ! GUNS4 ,!SE >E ! =CES ( PEACE & JU/ICE1 ! ME*ANISMS ?AT 0KEEP ! PEACE0 9 A DRAMATICALLY IMBALANC$ SOCIAL ORD]4 

,SOMETIMES !Y APPE> AS SURVEILLANCE CAM]AS1 SECURITY GU>DS1 POLICE /OPP+ & SE>*+ OR %OOT+ US4 ,O!R TIMES1 :5 ?AT BECOMES TOO CONTROV]SIAL1 ! =CES ( PEACE & JU/ICE REAPPE> AS ! GOOD COPS :O REALLY SEEM TO C>E AB\T US1 ! E>NE/ POLITICIANS :O WANT TO MAKE EV]Y?+ BETT]--:ATEV] IT TAKES TO GET PUBLIC OP9ION BACK ON ! SIDE ( ! ONES :O %OOT ! TE> GAS4 ,/ILL O!R TIMES1 ! =CES ( PEACE & JU/ICE >E COMMUNITY LEAD]S BEGG+ US TO LEAVE ! /REETS1 ACCUS+ US ( BE+ 0\TSIDE AGITATORS10 OR PROMIS+ SOME MORE EFFECTIVE \TLET = \R RAGE IF ONLY WE WILL COOP]ATE--ANY?+ TO ?W>T1 DISCR$IT1 OR DEF] IMM$IATE CONCRETE /RUGGLE AGA9/ 9JU/ICE4 ,9 EV]Y CASE1 IT'S ! SAME SW9DLE3 PEACE N[1 JU/ICE LAT]4 

,BUT REAL PEACE IS IMPOSSIBLE UNTIL WE PUT AN 5D TO ! VIOL5T IMPOSITION ( 9EQUALITIES4 ,ALL ! CONFLICTS ?AT >E CURR5TLY SUPPRESS$ BY ! =CES ( ORD]--BETWE5 DEVELOP]S & RESID5TS1 BETWE5 RI* & POOR1 BETWE5 ! RACIALLY PRIVILEG$ & EV]YONE ELSE--MU/ BE P]MITT$ TO RISE TO ! SURFACE4 ,MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE = ANYONE TO CO]CE ANYONE ELSE 9TO ACCEPT+ A RELATION%IP ?AT IS NOT 9 H] BE/ 9T]E/3 !N1 & ONLY !N1 !RE WILL BE AN 9C5TIVE = EV]YONE TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS & REA* ACCORD4 

,?IS IS ! ONLY WAY =W>D1 BUT IT'S A DAUNT+ PROSPECT4 ,IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT PEOPLE (T5 BLAME ?OSE :O /& UP = !MSELVES RA!R ?AN COM+ TO T]MS ) H[ DEEP ! DIVISIONS 9 \R SOCIETY RUN4 ,?IS EXPLA9S :Y SO MANY APP>5TLY WELL-MEAN+ PUNDITS HAVE PRET5D$ NOT TO UND]/& :Y PEOPLE W\LD 5GAGE 9 LOOT+ AS A =M ( PROTE/ AGA9/ ! MURD] ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4 ,! SAME CON/ANT IMPOSITION ( =CE ?AT TOOK ,MI*AEL ,BR[N'S LIFE SEP>ATES MILLIONS LIKE HIM FROM ! RES\RCES !Y NE$ ON A DAILY BASIS4 ,9 ?IS LI<T1 LOOT+ MAKES P]FECT S5SE--AS A WAY ( SOLV+ ! IMM$IATE PROBLEMS ( POV]TY1 ( REBELL+ AGA9/ ! VIOL5CE ( ! AU?ORITIES1 & ( EMPHASIZ+ ?AT *ANGE HAS TO BE MORE ?OR\<GO+ ?AN M]E POLICE RE=M4 

,LET US NOT RES5T ?OSE :O GET \T ( H& = REM9D+ US ( ! CONFLICTS ?AT REMA9 UNRESOLV$ 9 \R SOCIETY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 WE %\LD BE GRATEFUL4 ,!Y >E NOT DI/URB+ ! PEACE2 !Y >E SIMPLY BR++ TO LI<T ?AT !RE NEV] WAS ANY PEACE1 !RE NEV] WAS ANY JU/ICE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,AT TREM5D\S RISK TO !MSELVES1 !Y >E GIV+ US A GIFT3 A *ANCE TO RECOGNIZE ! SUFF]+ >\ND US & TO R$ISCOV] \R CAPACITY TO ID5TIFY & SYMPA?IZE ) ?OSE :O EXP]I5CE IT4 

,= WE CAN ONLY EXP]I5CE TRAG$IES SU* AS ! DEA? ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N = :AT !Y >E :5 WE SEE O!R PEOPLE RESPOND+ TO !M AS TRAG$IES4 ,O!RWISE1 UNLESS ! EV5TS T\* US DIRECTLY1 WE REMA9 NUMB4 ,IF Y\ WANT PEOPLE TO REGI/] AN 9JU/ICE1 Y\ HAVE TO REACT TO IT IMM$IATELY1 ! WAY PEOPLE DID 9 ,F]GUSON4 ,Y\ MU/ NOT WAIT = SOME BETT] MOM5T1 NOT PLEAD ) ! AU?ORITIES1 NOT =MULATE A S\ND BITE = SOME IMAG9$ AUDI5CE REPRES5T+ PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,Y\ MU/ IMM$IATELY PROCE$ TO ACTION1 %[+ ?AT ! SITUATION IS S]I\S 5\< TO W>RANT IT4 

,F]GUSON IS NOT UNIQUE--!RE >E C\NTLESS SU* T[NS ACROSS ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 9 :I* ! SAME DYNAMICS PLAY \T BETWE5 POLICE & PEOPLE4 ,! REBELLION 9 ,F]GUSON WILL SURELY NOT BE ! LA/ ( ITS K9D4 ,?OSE ( US :O DON'T BUY 9TO ,GOV]NOR ,NIXON'S PROGRAM ( PEACE N[1 JU/ICE LAT] MU/ PREP>E \RSELVES = ! /RUGGLES ?AT >E SOON TO UNFOLD4 ,MAY WE MEET ONE DAY 9 A WORLD )\T TE> GAS1 9 :I* SK9 COLOR IS NOT A WEAPON4 

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