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Can We Get UN Oversight of American Policing In Black Neighborhoods?

H. Michael Harvey, JD
3 min readJul 15, 2018

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I’m saddened today to learn that yet another seed of Abraham, most likely from the tribe of Judah, has been slain in the streets of America by a white cop; Chicago this time.

Since Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland and all others similarly situated, it has become clear to me, neither state, local nor federal governing authorities have the interest or willingness to end this carnage in the streets of America.

American cops have proven to be as deadly as an Assad nerve agent released upon the Syrians, and as outrageous as a Russian chemical attack on the streets of the U. K.

Absent citizens taking matters into their own hands, I can only foresee United Nations intervention as the only plausible option to bring white police officers to heel.

Oftentimes military grade weaponry is the weapon of choice by cops in areas where a concentration of Africans in America live. Thus, U. N. intervention will serve as a counter force to the Gestapo tactics currently used to shot unarmed men and to put down the accompanying community unrest.

In 2015 the United Nations began the International Decade of People of African Descent. This decade long observance runs through 2024 and focuses on the theme, “People of African Descent: Recognition, justice and…

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H. Michael Harvey, JD
H. Michael Harvey, JD

Written by H. Michael Harvey, JD

Harvey is Living Now Book Awards 2020 Bronze Medalist for his memoir Freaknik Lawyer: A Memoir on the Craft of Resistance. Available at haroldmichaelharvey.com

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