| 關於梁警官案件的討論網絡上已經很多了，這裏不再複述。華人社區的遊行集結號也已經發出，並得到了很大的響應。 梁警官被指控 manslaughter in the second degree，雖然我們知道因為他開槍致死了無辜的黑人格裏，但是致死Michael Brown和Eric Garner的白人警官卻安然無恙、甚至都沒有被起訴，這事件觸到了很多華人的底線，目前已經有31個城市決定在20號組織遊行抗議 White v. Minority是焦點
梁警官判決後，一些英文媒體采訪了一些紐約華人社區裏的華人，從報道來看，更多是老一代移民。基本的敘事角度是：不公平，如果梁警官是個白人，那麽就不會被判有罪；就因為梁警官是華人，所以被判刑，這是赤裸裸的歧視。
其實幾乎所有感覺這次判決有失公允的人都會覺得，如果梁警官是個白人，那麽也許就不會走到今天的這一步。
但是，到底是哪個環節出了問題？如果隻是籠統地說“因為梁警官是華人”，那麽似乎更多是在指責陪審團歧視華人，這樣的立場不僅很難立足，也很難爭取到更多的同盟軍。當看到“歧視華人”幾個字的時候，其他族裔包括拉丁裔、非裔、甚至其他的亞裔，都不會覺得有自己什麽事情的。但是，我們遊行不是做給自己人看的，我們是要讓更多的人關注到這個事情，讓他們感同身受。
所以我們要進一步說明的是：哪裏有歧視？誰在歧視誰？在梁警官的案件中，有以下幾點事實是確實有“歧視”之嫌的：
1）在大陪審團階段，也就是決定是否起訴梁警官的時候，梁警官並沒有被給與親自當庭陳述的權利。有人可能會說，這是梁警官的律師決定的啊。但是梁警官當時的律師是警察工會指定的。這個決定非常的蹊蹺。所有之前未被起訴的警察，都在這個階段親自作陳述，獲得了大陪審團的開釋。沒有這個機會，梁警官失去一次為自己辯護的重要機會。
2）在沒有讓梁警官向大陪審團親自陳述的同時，檢察官讓與梁警官在案發時同時巡邏的同伴警官Shaun Landau在大陪審團麵前出庭作出對梁警官不利的證詞，以此換取其免於被起訴的機會。這個交易是檢察官和Shaun Landau達成的，對梁警官非常不利。作為案發當時僅有的兩個警官，梁警官沒有機會上庭，而他的同伴得以出庭指控梁警官，並且可以因此免於被起訴。這樣的證詞到底有多少可信度，是非常讓人質疑的；而這樣的安排本身是否公允，也是有爭議的。順便提一下，Shaun Landau是個白人警官。
3）警察工會（PBA）嚴重缺席。在梁警官最後的庭審上，看不到警察工會的身影。隻有兩個似乎是來自警察工會的人，甚至都沒有穿西裝，而身著夾克晃過。這和之前幾位白人警察庭審時候的局麵大相徑庭。那時候的警察工會不顧一切把自己放到聚光燈下，直麵公眾，義正辭嚴替犯事的警察說話。警察係統自己主動站出來替警察辯護，影響力是很大的。這次梁警官絲毫沒有得到警察工會的支持，是很不利的。
雖然有部分討論指出，梁警官後來的辯護律師的一些戰術有待商榷，但是以上三點致命性的不公平待遇，不得不說是一步一步壓垮梁警官、導致最後陪審團不利決定的重要因素。而這些不公平待遇，都直接來自警察和檢察係統本身，這是真正的“歧視”所在。
那麽，這是一場隻針對華人的歧視行為嗎？讓我們想象一下，如果梁警官是一名拉丁裔或者其他少數族裔的警官，是否就會有和梁警官不同的命運呢？
據媒體Gothamist在Police Union Turns Its Back On Cop Who Killed Innocent Man In Brooklyn Stairwell中報道，紐約警局的管理層85%是白人。上麵提到的這些疑似歧視行為，直接來源於紐約的警察係統內部。 即使梁警官是其他少數族裔，隻要不是白人，都很難說一定能逃脫被體製犧牲的命運。所以，要連接更大範圍的同盟，應當不但把矛頭直接指向警察和檢察係統內部，並且要呼籲，被排擠的不僅是華人，而是少數族裔警官。 梁警官是體製的受害者
如果有心留意英文媒體報道下各種評論的話，我們發現凡是對梁警官持同情態度的人，大多同意梁警官被判有罪，是政治需要的“替罪羊”。不過“替罪羊”這樣的詞，很微妙，外人用就是同情和支持，自己用就是開脫逃避責任。那麽梁警官在體製裏到底怎麽被犧牲了呢？為什麽說他是被體製犧牲了呢？
1. 替先前白人警官的罪。大家可以再回顧下Michael Brown和Eric Garner被白人警察打死的新聞。前者發生在Ferguson，事件中的白人警察Darren Wilson總共開了12槍。後者Eric Garner的事件發生在梁警官事件的同樣地點紐約，死者被疑似鎖喉致死，死前發出“我不能呼吸”（I can’t breathe）的求救信號11次。
順便說一下，梁警官一直被人詬病在格裏倒下後沒有進行人工呼吸CPR複蘇搶救，梁警官的辯解是自己沒有足夠的訓練去做CPR。在Eric Garner的事件中，白人警官Daniel Pantaleo在等待急救車的時候，也並沒有實施CPR，辯解是他“以為”Garner當時還有呼吸。最後的結果大家都知道了，這兩位白人警官最後都沒有被起訴，引起了全國性的黑人大暴動。而正在此時，我們不幸的梁警官誤傷了格裏，並卷入到這起警民對立的係列事件中。
那麽白人警察能開脫而華人警察就不能，而事實上，梁警官的錯誤和上麵這兩者簡直就不是一個級別的。梁警官是最近一係列警察傷害事件中唯一被起訴並且被判有罪的，但他同時是唯一一個並沒有傷害意圖的警察。如果說一定要說事後沒有做CPR就有意圖了，那麽可以反問下：那些打了12槍的呢？那些聽了11次求救呼聲仍然罔顧的呢？
2. 替同伴Shaun Landau的罪。和梁警官當時同時巡邏的，是另外一位菜鳥警官Shaun Landau。但是如上所說，Shaun Landau與檢察官達成協議起訴梁警官後，就免於被起訴了。陪審團最後定梁警官罪的時候，有考慮到一個很重要的情節是，梁警官沒有及時匯報上級和做CPR搶救格裏。如果這些事後的情節真的是可以被考慮的嚴重犯罪行為話，那麽和梁警官在一起的Shaun Landau脫罪就變得很難解釋了。
3. 替紐約警局的罪。梁警官的事件，暴露出警察係統內部的很多問題。比如：為什麽派兩個菜鳥警官在夜晚去巡邏最危險的街區，而沒有有經驗的警察帶領？警察手冊到底是否有在真正被要求執行，還是有所謂的內部行規？警察的CPR訓練是否隻是走過場？此外，之前的白人警察致死黑人青年事件，也一直讓人質疑警察係統的種族歧視問題（racial profiling）。這一係列的問題都沒有被回答，而紐約警察工會選擇把梁警官推上風口浪尖承擔一切作為交代。 平等對待的兩種可能
首先，根據上麵提到的事實可以看到，梁警官的情節嚴重程度，明顯弱於先前引起轟動的所有白人警察襲擊黑人青年事件。梁警官是唯一沒有傷害意圖的警察。
既然我們要求的是平等對待，那麽其實理論上講有兩種可能性。一種是，之前白人警察脫罪是合法正義的，那麽梁警官情節更輕，不應當擔此重罪。那理論上還有一種可能是，梁警官現在受到的判決其實才是正義的，而之前的白人警察是漏網了。如果一定要說梁警官這次的判決是正義的實現，那麽我們要求，請重新嚴查Daniel Pantaleo，請重新嚴查Darren Wilson！如果這個目標可以得到部分黑人社區的認同，那麽就能使警察係統知道，犧牲少數族裔求太平，是沒有用處的 。 開啟潘多拉魔盒
如上麵所說，梁警官的事件，是一個少數族裔警官被體製內部犧牲的悲劇。如果我們允許這樣的事情繼續發生，那麽隻會讓警察係統裏麵出現一道無形的while wall。白人警察更加有恃無恐，而少數裔警察則如履薄冰。
作為整個事件的觀察者，我們不得不承認梁警官是有錯在身的，比如違規把手指放在扣板上，導致了悲劇的意外發生，應當承擔相應的責任。但是把其他人造成的惡劣社會影響讓梁警官去承擔，則是偏離了主題，甚至開啟了一個非常令人擔憂的先例，那就是白人警察傷人致死可以免於起訴，而少數族裔警察則要被判坐牢。如果少數族裔的警官因無心之失就要坐牢，而白人警官重傷致人死亡都可以開脫，這真的是在幫助減少警察暴力嗎？
我們可以追問：這是否會讓更多白人警察因為有替罪羊的存在而有恃無恐，可謂是白人惹禍，華人買單。著對於改善警察施暴的現狀是不是有害而無利呢？ |
I would have to disagree. There are many, many examples of police officers of other races who were indicted or convicted of manslaughter. You talked about Mr. Brown's and Mr. Gardner's cases -- but there are many others that you might not have heard of. Below are some examples:
被定罪的例子：
Franklin McCurrie (Florida), convicted of vehicular manslaughter in 2015, sentenced for 10 years.
Tedd Lynn Whitefield (Texas), convicted of 3 counts of manslaughter in 2015, sentenced for 8 years.
Johannes Mehserle (Bay Area), convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2010, sentenced for 2 years.
Joseph Mantelli (New Mexico), convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 1999, sentenced for 12.5 years.
Scott Smith (Connecticut), convicted of 1st degree manslaughter, overturned. Pled guilty to criminally negligent homicide, no jail time.
Damien Harmon-Wright (Virginia), convicted of voluntary manslaughter in 2013, sentenced for 3 years.
Bryan Conroy (New York), convicted of criminally negligent homicide, 5 years of probation and 500 hours of community service.
Randy Trent Harrison (Oklahoma), convicted of 1st degree manslaughter in 2013, sentenced for 4 years.
Jason Blackwelder (Texas), convicted of 2nd degree manslaughter in 2014, 5 years probation.
Michael Ferguson (Canada), convicted of manslaughter in 2006, sentenced for 4 years.
以下是一些警察殺人（不包括謀殺）被起訴的例子(隻包括2015/2016年)：
Pike County, Ohio (02 2016): A deputy was arrested for involuntary manslaughter after an accidental firearm discharge killed his neighbor. http://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/friday-death-investigation-at-waverly-deputys-home?utm_source=hootsuite
Paradise, California (02 2016): A now-former officer has been charged with manslaughter for shooting and paralyzing a drunk driver who later died from his injuries. http://www.actionnewsnow.com/news/former-paradise-police-officer-to-face-charges-in-shooting-death/?platform=hootsuite
Broward County, Florida (12 2015): A deputy was charged with manslaughter for the shooting death of Jermaine McBean in 2013. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/12/11/florida-officer-charged-with-manslaughter-in-death-of-jermaine-mcbean-fatally-shot-while-carrying-an-air-rifle/?postshare=9391449854228450&tid=ss_tw-bottom
Lyon County, Kansas (11 2015): A deputy was suspended after his arrest for involuntary manslaughter and other charges as a result of 2012 automobile crash. http://ksn.com/2015/11/23/lyon-county-suspends-deputy-involved-in-crash/?utm_source=hootsuite
Pike County, Mississippi (09 2015): A deputy was indicted for manslaughter in the death of Troy Ray Boyd. http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29995185/pike-county-sheriffs-deputy-indicted-for-manslaughter
Mississippi State Police (08 2015): A now-former trooper was indicted for manslaughter for causing the death of an 81-year-old woman in a collision with his patrol vehicle. http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2015/06/19/former-mhp-trooper-charged-with-manslaughter/28986021/
University of Cincinnati (Ohio) (07 2015): The officer who fatally shot Sam Dubose, an unarmed black motorist, has been arrested and charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/07/29/prosecutors-to-announce-conclusion-of-probe-into-cincinnati-campus-police-shooting/
Chatham County, South Carolina (05 2015): Two deputies fired for the death of Matthew Ajibade have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and other charges. http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-06-24/3-indicted-involuntary-manslaughter-jail-death-savannah-man-matthew-ajibade?
Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania (05 2015): An officer was charged with vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and other charges for a fatal collision he allegedly caused while he was on duty. He was in pursuit of a vehicle who had illegally passed in traffic. At the time of impact, his cruiser’s speed was estimated at more than 110 miles per hour. http://standardspeaker.com/news/police-officer-charged-in-2014-fatal-crash-1.1876656
Bartlett, Tennessee (05 2015): An officer was charged with two counts of vehicular manslaughter for a high-speed crash while in pursuit that killed two motorists. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/bartlett-police-officer-indicted-in-accident-that-killed-2-ep-1059739150-324408571.html
Baltimore, Maryland (05 2015): Six officers were charged with felonies for the death of Freddie Gray. Charges include manslaughter, 2nd degree murder, false imprisonment, and assault. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/02/us/freddie-gray-autopsy-report-given-to-baltimore-prosecutors.html?_r=0
Lake County, California (02 2015): A now-former deputy was charged with vehicular manslaughter for an October 2013 car crash. He had been responding to a call of home invasion and vehicle pursuit when he hit the victim’s car head-on at a high rate of speed. http://www.lakeconews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=40505:former-sheriffs-deputy-charged-with-manslaughter-for-fatal-october-2013-crash&catid=1:latest&Itemid=197
Walton County, Georgia (02 2015): A deputy was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct for his actions that resulted in the death of his girlfriend. http://www.ajc.com/news/news/walton-county-jailer-charged-in-death-of-girlfrien/nj2LF/
Minnesota State Police (01 2015): A trooper was indicted on manslaughter charges for a fatal July 4 car crash while on duty. The trooper was responding to a motorcycle accident (with injury) when he broadsided the vehicle occupied by two senior citizens, who died from their injuries. http://www.startribune.com/lawyer-for-trooper-says-he-ll-seek-to-have-charges-dismissed/287162121/
Also: Charlotte-Mecklenberg, North Carolina (04 2015): An officer’s trial for the voluntary manslaughter of Jonathan Ferrell is underway. Ferrell had been in an auto accident and was seeking help when the officer shot him. The officer claimed he mistook him for a burglar. (case ended up in mistrial) http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-declares-mistrial-police-killing-jonathan-ferrell-n414001
(Source: policemisconduct.net )