ISSI Center for Research on Social Change faculty affiliates Jonathan Simon and Nikki Jones were quoted in this Berkeley News article about the racial biases in America reflected in the grand jury's decision against charging officers with the killing of Breonna Taylor. Simon comments, “Whether you want to blame it on these individual officers in Louisville or not, this is a real story of racial injustice. But it’s a story in which criminal law, and holding people accountable, is very imperfect.” Jones details that the Constitution's Fourth Amendment has transformed to give police officers protection at the expense of the people they serve. She states, “If you understand critical race theory of the law, you understand that white supremacy is built into the laws and into the institutions."
September 23, 2020