Color Blind: White, Black, Blue

The idea of police officers not being two races but just one; blue, is a very noble idea but the article by Moskos proves this to be very false. Yes, at the end of the day all these people are united by the fact that they are a part of the police force, but blacks and whites exhibit very real and tangible differences. Not by nature, but by the effect of society on them. This is very relevant to the color blind ideology that at first seems like a great idea, but once examined on a deeper level proves to be very problematic. Assuming blacks and whites in the police force to share the same ideas about race and location and other issues that police officers have to deal with is very idealistic. As we have seen in class, blacks and whites are on such opposite sides of the opportunity spectrum because of institutions such as these very law enforcement agencies that it's just absurdly unreasonable to not acknowledge the differences. Yes, we are all human beings. Yes, all these people are police officers. But saying that these officers are one color; blue, completely ignores all the injustices that have happened and are still happening in the country. Acknowledging race and acknowledging the fact that one race is systematically disadvantaged does not mean one race or group people is naturally dominant or inferior. Within the police force, race plays a huge factor and as long as the color blind card is played none of these injustices will be reversed and headed towards justice.