Trust

 The cycle is vicious.  A black man is stopped by white police and is pulled over. The black man is hesitant to respond to police orders. (A lack of trust?) The police ask the black man to get out of the car. (A lack of trust?) The intervention escalates. (A lack of trust?) The police try to handcuff the black man. (A lack of trust?) The black man resists or tries to flee. (A lack of trust?) The black man is shot. (A lack of trust?) Protests happen. (A lack of trust?) Looting happens and businesses close. (A lack of trust?)

No amount of equipment or cameras can resolve the problems that arise in police engagement with black men. Currently there are calls for better training of police. But there also needs to be better training for parents and citizens as well. 

What’s missing is trust, a hard thing to achieve. Trust comes from understanding, experience and honest engagement. We have a lot of work to do all around.