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My response to NYPD Officer Peter Liang's conviction:
Officer Peter Liang’s indictment is a grave miscarriage of justice,
anchored by the loss of an innocent man, Akai Gurley, whose death has
devastated a family, community and our nation. While we can do and say
nothing to bring Mr. Gurley back, we can and must do all that we can to
prevent the further compounding of tragedies, by protesting Officer Liang’s
conviction.
The facts of this case indicate that this shooting was a tragic accident.
Officer Liang’s bullet discharged into a wall, and ricocheted into Mr.
Gurley, who was merely walking in a dark stairwell. No altercation occurred
between the two, Mr. Gurley was not armed, and Officer Liang didn't aim the
gun he accidentally set off. In fact, he didn’t even know that Mr. Gurley
had been shot until later. These facts never indicated that Liang knew or
should have known that his actions would result in the death of an unarmed,
innocent man.
Unfortunately, this tragedy occurred in a political environment where
tensions between police officers and communities of color are at an all time
high. Officer convictions are still extremely rare – and, perhaps, rarer
than they should be. Liang’s case can only be viewed in this highly
politicized context, as he has become the scapegoat for a flawed criminal
justice system.
This case has set off a flurry of activism on both sides, as outlined in the
NY Times article below. We, as a society, have a great deal of work to do
to ensure that our criminal justice system treats everyone, regardless of
their skin color, race, or ethnicity, with dignity and respect. Pinning the
weight of past inequalities on one rookie Asian officer, however, is not the
path to justice. Revenge, yes. Justice, no.
Until we get this equation right, there will never be true justice; only
actions and reactions that move us further from resolution. I stand with the
tens of thousands of protestors across our nation who urge the New York
criminal justice system to seek real reform, rather use Officer Liang as a
temporary, mollifying scapegoat.
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