Law enforcement’s feedback to Black Lives Matter protests, sparked by the cops murder of George Floyd in 2020, was a dazzling instance of the inequity present in the existing justice system and also just leaves room for improvement as we transition into a brand-new presidency.
«The challenge is about just how to reform, how to transform a justice system that does not work equally for all, a justice system that is seasoned in different ways depending upon whether you’re white or Black, a justice system that is skilled in a different way if you’re rich or poor,» Harris stated.
Armed Trump fans stormed the US Capitol on Jan. 6, leaving four individuals dead and also numerous hurt. In a speech on Jan. 7, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris resolved the striking dual conventional existing in the way Capitol authorities managed the troubles compared to the violence released on Black Lives Matter militants in June 2020.
Where authorities launched tear gas and terminated rubber bullets at tranquil BLM militants, they selected to take selfies and also hold the Capitol doors widen for white extremists on Wednesday. Acknowledging this outright display of bigotry and also inequality, Harris called for an immediate reform of the «two systems of justice» in America.
«In times of turmoil, we come to recognize, to value, simply how crucial the rule of regulation really is,» Harris said, citing fidelity to the rule of law as a fundamental concept of freedom.
«What we saw yesterday in our country’s Capitol was, as the president-elect has actually called it, ‘an assault on the policy of regulation,’ and it has no area in our democracy. We understand this is inappropriate. We know we need to be far better than this. The promise of our country is that ALL people will certainly be treated similarly. That’s what the rule of law is expected to be about. That’s what the perfect of equivalent justice under law is everything about.»
«There is a reason the eyes of that Lady Justice are covered; it’s due to the fact that our idea of what a system of justice is says that justice ought to not depend on exactly how you look, on the color of your skin, on how much cash you make.»
In moving forward, Harris calls upon public servants to take on the duty of «going after justice as well as ensuring that all Americans are treated equally,» to impose laws in a «a lot more fair and a much more gentle fashion,» and also hold those who violate the regulation answerable, no matter their work or financial standing. «They will assist secure the civil liberties of every citizen in this nation, no matter what their history or where they live, and they will restore integrity and also freedom to the division of justice and reconstruct the American people’s trust in that most sacred organization,» she said.
The violent demo at the US Capitol is just one example of the blatant social inequity in the United States, which Harris wants to erradicate in the future. «For many centuries, the ideal of justice has actually been represented as a female blindfolded with a scale in her hands,» Harris said.
«There is a reason the eyes of that Lady Justice are covered; it’s due to the fact that our idea of what a system of justice is states that justice ought to not depend on how you look, on the shade of your skin, on just how much cash you make. It shouldn’t rely on where you were birthed or the language your grandma speaks or what political event you belong to. Justice must be unbiased.»