人民發聲,政府傾聽;社會變革進展雖緩慢,但方向卻很明確。
美國人不必假裝我們總是對我們的政府表示同意或滿意,社會運動是美國人行使言論自由並要求民選官員負責的重要途徑。美國持續不斷的關於喬治·弗洛伊德(George Floyd)逝世以及警察暴力與和種族不公問題的抗議活動,是民權抗議悠久傳統的一部分,可以追溯到1963年在華盛頓特區舉行的大遊行,當年的遊行促使了《民權法案》的通過。近來在美國持續的抗議活動也導致了美國地方、州和聯邦一級政府的改革,以及商業界的變化。例如,美國的一些州禁止警察使用絞刑架,並更改了其「使用武力」的準則。立法者也簽署了一項法案,該法案將廢除紐約民權法第50-a條— 這是一項已有數十年歷史的法律,旨在保護警察免於被究責,並允許警察處分紀錄保密。許多美國城市已將補助從警察部門轉移到了社會服務部門。同盟旗已被禁止在美國軍事設施上使用,並從密西西比州旗上被移除。雖然我們仍有許多努力要做,但很明顯,我們的民選官員正在回應這場抗議運動的要求。
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The people are speaking; the government is listening. The progress is slow, but the direction is clear. Americans don’t have to pretend that we are always in agreement or happy with our government. Social movements are an important way for Americans to exercise their freedom of speech and demand accountability from their elected officials. The ongoing protests in the United States over the death of George Floyd and the issues of police brutality and racial injustice are part of a long tradition of Civil Rights protests, dating back to the March on Washington in 1963. Just as the March on Washington can be directly linked to the passage of the Civil Rights Act, the ongoing protests have also led to reforms at the local, state, and federal level in the United States, as well as changes in the business community. Several states have banned the use of chokeholds by police and have changed their “use of force” guidelines. Lawmakers signed a bill that will repeal the 50-A legislation — a decades-old measure that protected police officers from being held accountable and allowed records of officers to remain secret. Cities across the United States have redirected funding from police departments to social services. The Confederate Flag has been banned on U.S. military installations and is being removed from the Mississippi State Flag. While we still have work to do, it’s clear that our elected official are responding to the demands of this protest movement. Read more here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/13/us/changes-from-protests-george-floyd-trnd/index.html
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