A prominent civil rights lawyer says it’s “problematic” that the U.S. justice system enacts laws to “criminalize black culture” and suggests that crime could be eradicated by “changing the definition of crime.” “It’s ridiculous,” said Dr. Johnson, a legal scholar and political scientist. Carol Swain.
“We need laws to uphold, we need citizens to come forward with information, and under no circumstances should we redefine a crime so that it’s not a crime,” Swain told Fox News. Ta. “Are we going to redefine murder? Are we going to redefine rape? No, we don’t want to go down that road.”
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To commemorate Black history and culture, MSNBC aired a special program on February 4 titled “Black Men in America: The Road to 2024.” In one segment of the show, a group of men, including MSNBC contributor Charles Coleman Jr., the Rev. Al Sharpton, and civil rights attorney Ben Crump, play pool while discussing police brutality and the current situation under President Biden. We’re talking about the criminal justice system.
“They come up with things to profile us,” Crump said in the feature. “I believe this with all my heart. This is how we can get rid of all crime in America overnight. People ask, ‘Mr. Crump, how do you do that?'”
“Let’s change the definition of ‘crime,'” he continued. “If you can define what acts are criminal, you can predict who is criminal. … They created laws that criminalized our culture, black culture.”
Civil rights veteran says crime problem in black communities: It’s not a “race” issue, it’s a “grace” issue
Ben Crump, a civil rights attorney who has represented families of victims of several high-profile police shootings, said in a special broadcast on MSNBC earlier this month that the justice system “has failed to destroy black culture. He said he was enacting a law that would make it a crime. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Swain said this type of rhetoric from a respected civil rights attorney only adds to the antagonism between Black youth and law enforcement.
“What he’s saying is false, it’s problematic, and it’s going to cost Black lives,” she said. “Unfortunately, people who are not well-educated or indoctrinated with Marxism will believe him, and that would be unfortunate for America.”
According to FBI data, Black people committed 46.8% of violent crimes and 36% of drug crimes in the United States in 2022, despite making up only 14.4% of the population.
Swain said that as a black woman, it is difficult to acknowledge that there is a disproportionate amount of crime within the black community.
Carol Swain said comments from prominent civil rights activists like Crump are “troublesome” and will lead to the loss of more black lives. (AP Photo/Louis M. Levine Coastal)
“I think the argument that the crimes that Black Americans and perhaps other minorities are being arrested for are somehow biased and are somehow targeting them is ridiculous,” she told Fox News. Told. “In fact, there are some things they haven’t been arrested for that I would have arrested.”
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Swain said that instead of perpetuating rhetoric that creates further anger and distrust of those in authority, prominent figures like Crump work to find real solutions to improve the lives of Black Americans. said it should.
”“In every community, there are people who are trying to reduce black crime and trying to change the neighborhood,” she told Fox News, “but unfortunately, they’re trying to reduce black crime and trying to change the neighborhood. It’s being undermined by people like Crump.”
Crump did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
