I-Blue Lives Matter Bill: Ukuvikela Ukuqiniswa Komthetho noma Ukuthuthukisa Amandla Azo Kubantu?

Ukungezwani phakathi kwabezomthetho base-US nalabo abafungelwe ukuthi bayabavikela sekubonakale kade. Simagange ukuqeda amalangabi alokhu kushuba kwesimo, isifundazwe saseLouisiana sesenze umthethosivivinywa obizwa ngeBlue Lives Matter Bill, ngemizamo yokuqhubeka nokuvikela abomthetho.

Uma sibheka esikhathini esizayo, ingabe lo mthetho omusha uzobonakala uyibhuloho elilungisa ukuhlukana phakathi kwezakhamuzi namaphoyisa? Ingabe izonikeza izikhulu ukulawula okusobala kubantu abavamile? Noma labo abafuna ukudambisa ukushuba kwesimo, babhule amalangabi ngophethiloli bengaqondile, esikhundleni samanzi.  

Uyini umthethosivivinywa weBlue Lives Matter? 

Umthethosivivinywa Wendlu No. 953, owaziwa nangokuthi umthethosivivinywa we-Blue Lives Matter, wasayinwa waba umthetho nguMbusi wase-Louisiana u-John Bel Edwards (D), ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi 2016. Lo mthethosivivinywa uchibiyela izinhlinzeko zomthetho mayelana nobugebengu obunenzondo ukuze kufakwe nezikhulu zomthetho.  

Ngokusho kwe-HB 935, lo mthetho uhlelelwe ukuvikela labo abawela ngaphansi "kokucatshangelwa kobulungu noma isevisi, noma ukuqashwa nenhlangano ngenxa yomsebenzi wangempela noma ocatshangwayo njengesikhulu somthetho noma isicishamlilo." Lokhu futhi kufaka phakathi "noma yisiphi isikhulu sedolobha esisebenzayo noma esesathatha umhlalaphansi, ipherishi, noma isikhulu somthetho wezwe; ngaphezu kwanoma isiphi isikhulu sokuthula, usherifu, isekela likasherifu, uphenyo noma isikhulu se-parole, imashali, iphini, i-ejenti yomthetho wezilwane zasendle, noma isikhulu sokuqondisa izigwegwe sikahulumeni." 

Umthethosivivinywa we-Blue Lives Matter uvikela izikhulu zomthetho ezenzweni zobugebengu ezihlukahlukene, kusukela ekubulaleni, ekuhlaseleni, ekucekeleni phansi kwezikhungo, nasekuboneni amathuna.  

Ukwephulwa kwe-HB 953 kunesigwebo sokugqunywa ejele ngokusebenza kanzima noma ngaphandle kwaso isikhathi esingeqile eminyakeni emihlanu, inhlawulo engekho ngaphezu kuka-$5,000, noma kokubili. 

Kusho Ukuthini Lokhu Ngobudlelwano Phakathi Kwesakhamuzi Nesikhulu? 

Ukudlulela esikhathini esizayo, nokuba ngaphansi kombuso omusha kamongameli kubangele ukuthi labo abakhathele unya lwamaphoyisa adlule bakhathazeke. Ngabe lokhu kuzosebenzela izakhamizi noma kuzomelene nazo? 

Kube nokungaboni ngaso linye phakathi komthethosivivinywa osayinwe nguGovernor Edwards, kanye nomthetho okufanele izikhulu ziwusebenzise.  

Engxoxweni ne-KTAC Calder Herbert, iNhloko yamaPhoyisa ase-St. Martinville, uyaqhubeka echaza ukuthi "ukumelana nesikhulu noma ibhethri lephoyisa bekuyilokho nje icala, kalula. Kodwa manje, uMbusi Edwards, emthethweni, wakwenza inzondo ubugebengu."  

Noma kunjalo, izimangalo ezenziwe u-Herbert azihambisani nalokho okusohlwini lwe-HB 953. Akukho ndawo emthethweni wendlu ophoqelela ukwenqaba ukuboshwa njengecala lenzondo, ngokuvumelana ne Governor Edwards. Kodwa-ke, njengoba lo mthetho ususetshenziswa kakade e-Acadiana, isifunda esikhulu saseLouisiana, singawathemba yini amaphoyisa ukuthi azosebenzisa umthetho njengoba wawuhlosiwe? Uma kungenjalo lokho kusho ukuthini ngekusasa lamaphoyisa ezindaweni ezibucayi? 

UCalder uvumile ukuthi elinye lamaphoyisa libophe umsolwa ngaphansi komthetho osanda kusetshenziswa, ebhekise kumuntu ngoba eyiphoyisa.  

 Ephikisa izimangalo zoMbusi u-Edward, uCalder uyavuma ukuthi phambilini ubekhuluma ngokwejwayelekile mayelana nokumelana nokuboshwa njengecala lenzondo. Kodwa-ke, uCalder utshele isiteshi sezindaba sendawo ngasekupheleni kukaJanuwari ukuthi unamathela ezicelweni zakhe zangempela azenza ku-KTAC.  

Ingabe i-HB 953 Izodala Ubandlululo Phakathi Kwabasebenzi? 

Abaningi manje bakhathazekile ukuthi umthethosivivinywa weBlue Lives Matter uzokwenziwa ngokwenzelela. I-HB 953 isekuboneni kwamaphoyisa, ukwahlulela kwawo esikhathini esidlule kubonise ukuchema.  

EChicago, ngo-2015 Amaphoyisa angu-4 abanjwe elele ngaphansi kwesifungo, ngemva kokuba ividiyo eboniswe enkantolo iveze ukuthi isitatimende sabo singamanga. Kwenzeke isigameko esifanayo, naseChicago, lapho amaphoyisa angu-5 abanjwe eqamba amanga endaweni yobufakazi.  

Nakuba lokhu kuziphatha kungenziwa yibo bonke labo abasebenzisa umthetho, akukhona ukudida. Kwabanye, kuyisikhumbuzo esesabisayo samaphoyisa achemile emiphakathini yasemadolobheni.  

UJennifer Riley-Collins, umqondisi omkhulu we-ACLU yaseMississippi, uzwakalise umbono wakhe ngokuphasiswa kwalo mthethosivivinywa. "Isimo samanje samaphoyisa eMississippi kanye nokwehluleka kwesishayamthetho ukuphasisa izinguquko eziphusile zamaphoyisa kukhuthaza ukuqhubeka nokungathembani komphakathi mayelana nokugcinwa komthetho." 

Izwe lakubo kaCollins iMississippi lisanda kudlulisa umthethosivivinywa wabo weBlue Lives Matter, ngo ISigele Bill 2469. 

Ukuthi lokhu kuzolithinta kanjani ikusasa akwaziwa okwamanje, kodwa uma ukuziphatha kwabezomthetho esikhathini esedlule kuyinkomba, akubukeki kunethemba.  

Indoda yaseLouisiana kanye nendoda yomndeni u-Alton Sterling kwaba kuthwetshulwe ngekhamera ukudutshulwa kwabulawa yiphoyisa ebelisemsebenzini. Uma uSterling engabulawanga, ubengathathwa njengobugebengu ngokomthetho we-HB 953. Nakuba u-Sterling ebonakala ethotshisiwe kunamaphoyisa amabili phezu kwakhe futhi akazange amelane ngesikhathi ebulawa.  

Lesi sigameko senza abangabazayo be-HB 953 bakholwe ukuthi kuzoba yizwi lamaphoyisa ngokumelene nelabo. Kuzakhamuzi ezivela ezindaweni ezinemali ephansi, ezingakwazi ukukhokhela ukumelwa ngokomthetho, kungenzeka ukuthi ngenxa yombono wokugcinwa komthetho ngesikhathi sokuboshwa, zingaboshwa ngokungafanele.