4th anniversary of the murder of Floyd and fear and hopes for racial equality in America

, four years ago, on May 25, the name “George Floyd” quickly became the talk of the world from that street corner in Chicago, America, where a high school student filmed him choking under the feet of a 46-year-old white officer, and the story of racial discrimination The police were exposed to the world in the most obvious way.

But while Floyd’s death became a slogan for equality and racial justice, four years later The move towards comprehensive reforms in America is full of challenges. Momentum has slowed and legal efforts have stalled, frustrating communities, advocates and bereaved families.

Floyd’s death , provoked anger and demand for change. Sensing deep anger across the United States, Congressional Democrats and Republicans have come up with various proposals. But with the passage of time, extensive changes are not observed.

Kita Floyd, George’s sister, told “CBS” about this: “It’s the same.” It’s an insult, not taking action”.

According to “CBS”, in the years after Floyd’s death, there have been murders by the police in this country. Including in early 2023, when “Tyre Nichols”, a 29-year-old black man died in Tennessee. Shortly thereafter, Tim Scott, a Republican senator from South Carolina, gave a speech criticizing Democrats and politics for the lack of progress.

After the murder of George Floyd, shocking statistics were published about the state of racist police violence against black people. For example, an organization called “Police Violence Monitor” wrote in a report that American police killed more than 1,000 people in 2020, 28% of which were black people. This statistic is important about the state of racist violence because blacks make up only 13% of the American population.

The statistics also show that There is little accountability for the murders committed; According to Police Brutality Mapping, 98.3 percent of homicides between 2013 and 2020 did not result in criminal charges for the officers involved.

The discriminatory nature of capitalism

The capitalist system and the inevitable discriminations associated with it have long been objected to by a complex social system in which the right Especially the accumulation of wealth casts a shadow on all aspects of professional life as well as various aspects of social life, including access to services.

In the social order based on The basis of this ideology is that those social groups that are unable to play a role in capital accumulation, such as the elderly, the disabled, injured workers, or traditional communities, are neglected or forced to enjoy the least services and benefits. Human well-being is a secondary concern in the capitalist system, and injustice against different groups is its inevitable result. The best example of such a society can be seen in the types of discrimination in American society.

Racial discrimination in the behavior of American police towards colored citizens, which has taken on a more prominent role in public discussions these days, is only one of the countless types of discrimination in America, which is, of course, an important issue, and on average, at least Once he removes the colors and glazes from Washington’s face and puts it aside.

white topography

Groups like the Ku Klux “Klans” who believe in the supremacy of white people over other groups and the thoughts of “Donald Trump”, the president of the United States, represent them, can be considered as one of the clear symbols of the persistence of the earliest forms of racism in American society.

According to white supremacists, the world is moving towards the final war between whites and non-whites. The novel “Camp of the Saints” written by the French writer “Jean Raspay” in 1973 has become the main source of writing for many racist rightists. In that book, Raspai presented a narrative of such a war and tried to warn about the destruction of the whites by immigrants from the West Asian region.

The Ku Klux Klan group as one of the most famous of these The groups are a coalition of three extremist movements in America that emphasize white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration views, and even have a record of anti-Catholic and anti-Islamic actions in their history..

Racism Police

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A 2015 statistical analysis shows that the disproportionate killing of blacks by police officers is not and has nothing to do with blacks committing more crimes; Or another study found that police officers generally treat blacks with less respect than whites. police have done was to repeal a Trump-era policy that limited the use of consent orders to address police brutality.

Nina Patel, political consultant Arshad in the “American Civil Liberties Union”, stated: “There have been achievements in the field of police accountability, but they have been much less effective than we wanted.

He added that policies in states like Louisiana, Arizona and Georgia make it harder to film police, even though footage from ordinary people recording the footage often reveals instances of brutality by the force.

Sikli Gay, chairman of the board of directors of the Black Lives Matter movement, said: “Our position is that not enough reforms have been made.

He added: Gradual reforms are not enough. We hear from many families not only about what they’ve experienced, but the lack of progress and policy change.

The Movement for Black Lives Matter , a national network of more than 150 leaders and organizations, is now implementing the People’s Response Act. The bill focuses on state and local funding for a “comprehensive, holistic and health-centered approach” to public safety and creates alternatives through the Department of Health and Human Services to police intervention.

Experts say the bill is likely to face significant resistance from moderate Republicans and Democrats. However, the movement’s defenders said they will continue to push forward.

Many analysts believe that if it were not for a 17-year-old witness who filmed Floyd’s death with his cell phone, the American police would probably have changed the facts in a different way, as in many cases with African Americans. And other people of color have done it.

A fact of American society that statistics and documents show is that in America only one percent of police murders from the year 2013 to 2019 has resulted in criminal charges. One of the main reasons is that in America, police officers usually do not report against their colleagues; And it doesn’t matter what crime and how much the guilty officer has committed. Also, prosecutors and police officers are very friendly with each other and almost always cover for each other instead of serving the public, apart from the fact that the racism ingrained in the police structure makes it taboo to try a white man for the murder of a black man..

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