- Angel's Jazz: A Washington, Louisiana affair.The Washington, Louisiana incident at a "Catfish Festival" has led to the question of, as to how far are we willing to go to obtain the justice we desire? A young teenage girl was "mishandled", handled inappropriately by officers of the law in this municipality of a little over a thousand people.
In this post-terrorism current police mentality, anyone is subject to the abhorent whims of the law. In the case of "Angel's Jazz" it would not be of any importance who these men were, that -though it may be at some point- "dragged" the girl to an awaiting police vehicle; or as she became physically ill, was evidently moved-manhandled- in such a way, that it disgusted her male-parent.
Angel Joubert-Duplechain wants justice for her daughter. Her husband does also. I would question, how far society is willing to proceed, to correct such actions by the police? And, is it now such that there is no longer any desire to stop such actions in Louisiana?
Jazz, a black-girl in the middle of "Acadiana" in Louisiana, 17 years old, about to graduate high-school; has been rudely awakened by the unjustness of society. A society, where at any time you can be thrown to the ground, --135 pounds; five-feet, three inches tall-- by police, nearly locked-up and no one is held accountable. So far.
It is without doubt, that this situation will be thoroughly vetted, and acted on, appropriately. The appropriateness will depend on the community's response to what has occurred. If, Jazz's Angel, had not been on the phone while all this was transpiring, what would have been the end of this matter.
First, there must be an investigation. There must be a parallel investigation. The police-chief was on the scene. LSP, recently defended actions of LSP officers in the French Quarters in New Orleans in a case somewhat similar. In that incident, one of the "suspects" mother, was on the scene. Results of an internal investigation by State Police released last week found the officers acted appropriately, and no disciplinary action was taken against the officers.
There would have to be a parallel investigation.
Jazz is now, officially traumatized. It is becoming increasingly evident, that not only are black-males in jeopardy of such treatment but young-petite black-females, also. Evidently. So, then; what must be done.
Recently, in not-so-far Houston, a group of activist, protested for over two years straight against police-brutality, involving a teenage suspected burglar.
Distrust of law-enforcement is fueled by such occurrences. And when there is distrust, this becomes a variable increasing violence.
The incidence of folk settling disputes violently will increase. Without doubt the violent outburst in "our community" must be addressed. However, such "police-extremism" is an intolerable plague on all.
center-Bobbi Bernstein