Letter to the editor: Is our justice system racist?

The death of George Floyd brought this country as close to agreement as it will ever come on any issue. Then the race-baiters did what they do, and the mob took their cue. Remarkably, as of this writing, no evidence has been made public which would indicate the murder was motivated by racial animus.

Much of academia, the media and left-wing politicians have stated, in unequivocal terms, that Floyd’s death is proof of systemic racism in the American criminal justice system. In my opinion, this is a dangerous lie promulgated by people who should know better. Sadly, some commentators do know better but prefer to stoke the fires of racial hostility.

Can a reasonable person honestly believe that police officers approve of what happened to Floyd? Or that our justice system has been consciously engineered to hurt black people? Americans should consider why academicians, media outlets and politicians present as inarguable fact the idea that the justice system is systemically racist when this oft-repeated, leftist dogma is nothing more than an unsupported opinion.

Don Liddick

Bullskin

The writer is an associate professor of criminal justice at Penn State-Fayette. His views do not reflect those of Penn State.