…act not corruptly, making mischief in the land. – Al-Baqarah 2:60
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With the issue of police brutality showing its ugly face in the U.S. (especially toward the Black community), it should not be surprising to know that America’s policing systems were not originally established to protect Black people. Police brutality against its darker inhabitants has remained an integral part of America’s law enforcement. A brief study of the U.S.’s police history gives practical understanding of the systemic hatred, torture, and killing of Black people.