Kutheni le nto uFerguson Apology

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Emva kokubulawa kukaMichael Brown, ingqumbo yokuqhubeka nokubulawa kwamadoda ase-Afrika aseMelika ngokunyanzeliswa komthetho (nangokokuzibophelela okwethutyana ngumdlali osasazekileyo-inkwenkwezi yemithombo yeendaba uGeorge Zimmerman) iyavakala. Akukho nto iphikisanayo nento yokuba amadoda amhlophe anokuhamba-hamba ephethe izixhobo ezilungele ukudubula nakweyiphi na into "egrogrisayo" kwaye aphathwe njengabakhuseli abanesidima kumThetho wethu wamaLungelo, ngelixa nayiphi na indoda emnyama enesibindi sokuhamba embindini wesitalato , ubuncinci ivenkile yemipu yokudlala, unokuzibona sele edutyulwe kwaye wangcwatywa njengokungaqondani okulusizi. Ubuhlanga abunangqiqo.

Kodwa xa umphathi wamapolisa e-Ferguson uThomas Jackson wakhupha uxolelo ngokubulawa kukaMichael Brown kunye nonyango lomzimba wakhe owileyo, impendulo yayiphantse yangqwabalala kwaye ingamkelekanga. Ngamagqabantshintshi asusela kwimpoxo ukuya kugonyamelo, umyalezo wawucacile: akukho xolo luza kwamkelwa. Nangona kunjalo impendulo enjalo yenza okungaphaya kokungabikho kokusesikweni kunokuyiphelisa.

Ukuxolisa kukaThomas Jackson kusenokwenzeka ukuba kuye kwabetha abantu abaninzi kancinane kakhulu kwaye sele kusemva kwexesha, kodwa masingayithatheli phantsi indlela olunqabile nolunamandla ngayo olo xoliso-ngakumbi xa isimangalo sisemnyango. Uninzi lwamgxeka uJackson ngokungabonakali kwiyunifomu. Ukanti inyani yokungabonakali kweyunifomu iyathetha. Wenyuka waya kubaphathi bakhe ukuba athethe njengendoda, hayi umqeshwa, isenzo anokuthi ajongane naso.

Uninzi lumgxekile ngokungalixolisi inyani yokuba kukho ubuhlanga eFerguson, okanye ukubulala kukubulala. Kodwa ukugxeka okunjalo kuyasilela ukujongela phantsi ubuninzi besenzo-uJackson akanakuthetha ngemicimbi enjalo yezomthetho enikezwe umxholo wokumangala kunye nophando. Ukuba wayenokwenza njalo, inye into eqinisekileyo-u-Jackson ngokwakhe wayezokwenzelwa umntu obulalayo kwaye wayephantsi kwezityholo ezininzi kunye nophando lwangaphakathi kangangokuba ukuxolisa kwakhe kwakuya kuguqulwa kube kukuvuma izono-kuthintele lonke uluvo lwalo naluphi na uphando Ukubulawa kukaMichael Brown.

Inyani yile, into eyenziweyo yiNtloko yamaPolisa uJackson ibingazange ibonwe kwaye inesibindi kangangokuba ukuyithatha kancinci into eyithathileyo ukuze ime phambi kwekhamera kwaye ithethe into eyithethileyo-nokuba ibinqongophele kangakanani-linyathelo elibalulekileyo ekuphiliseni. Ukusilela kwabaxhaphazi kunye nabatyholayo ukuxolisa ngomonakalo abawenzayo kunzima kakhulu kumaxhoba okusetyenziswa gwenxa kwegunya-nangona igunya lichaziwe-ukuba balamkele. Uxolo aluthethi ukuba isenzo esenze ukuba silungile. Oko akuthethi ukuba akusayi kubakho kuphinda kuqhubeke okanye kubonakaliswe. Kodwa oko kuthetha ukuba umntu ocela uxolo uyavuma ukuba kwenziwe okungekho sikweni, kwaye umntu othile wakuva kabuhlungu oko. Kwaye loo nto ibaluleke kakhulu emntwini okanye kubantu ababandezelekileyo. Into yokuqala ixhoba lokungekho sikweni elifunekayo kukwamkela ukuba boniwe kwaye abenzi bobubi bayayiqonda loo nto.

Ngaphandle kokuvuma ukubandezeleka kothile, ukuxolisa kuphawula inguquko kwindlela acinga ngayo umenzi wobubi. Xa umntu ecela uxolo, bayasivuma isenzo esingalunganga kunye nokuqonda ukuba kukho into eyenzekileyo. Ukuze uThomas Jackson axolise ngezenzo zabasebenzi bakhe ucebisa ukuba nangona ephosakele kwicala lakhe elidlulileyo, nangona engakhange ayikhokele imigaqo yakhe yamapolisa, uthathe inyathelo, nangona lincinci, lokuvuma iimpazamo zakhe. Ngaba kwanele? Ewe akunjalo, ukuba "ngokwaneleyo" kulinganiswa ngokubuyisela uMichael Brown ebomini. Ukuthatha ubomi akunakuze kubuyiselwe. Kodwa ngaba yayinzulu? Wena betchya, ukuba ubunzulu bulinganiswa ngamathuba amenze ukuba acinge ngemigaqo-nkqubo yamapolisa kunye nezikhokelo athe wazinika njengenkosi yabo.

Uxolo lukaThomas Jackson alunakuze lwanele ekubuyiseleni ubudlelwane obunoxolo kunye nolingano eFerguson okanye kwenye indawo. Kodwa ukunqaba kokuxolisa esidlangalaleni — nangakumbi, kweenkosi zamapolisa ezizimisele ukuvela phambi kweekhamera zikazwelonke zinxibe iyunifomu zitsho ukuba ziyaxolisa — kukhulu kangangokuba ukuhlekisa nokulugxotha uxolo lwakhe kunokuphumeza injongo enye — abanye abasoze Yiba nesibindi sokwenza okufanayo.

Kukho amathuba okuba kungabikho magorha ekubulaweni kukaMichael Brown. Kodwa ngokokubona kwam, iqhawe elinye eliza kuvela kwingqushu yokubhubha kwakhe lingangoyinto engenakwenzeka kubo bonke — uThomas Jackson, owavela, enxibe iipolo kwaye enovalo, iingono ezilukhuni nazo zonke — njengowokuqala kwinto endinethemba lokuba Uluhlu olude lweenkokheli eziguqukayo ezifundileyo ukuba zininzi kakhulu izinto ekufanele zifunde.

Ndithoba intloko yam kuThomas Jackson kuba nangona enokuthi akhokele umkhosi wamapolisa ogcwele ikhethe, uthathe isenzo esiya kumbeka kulomlilo wala madoda kanye awayekhokele, kunye nabo acele uxolo kubo.

Ngamanye amagama, uThomas Jackson uvumile kwihlabathi ukuba ukulungele ukufunda kule ntlekele inkulu. Masimnike ubabalo ukuze lo ube ngowona mzuzu ufundiseka kuthi sonke.Kungenxa yokuba ukwenza njalo kuvula iingcango zokuxolisa noxolelo kuzo zonke iinkalo zalo, ezingumnyango ekumele ukuba umntu ngamnye wethu adlule kuwo, iintloko zethu zithotyiwe-kwaye amathemba ethu aphakanyisiwe.

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