If this had been said a little bit differently?

The city's embattled police chief, acknowledging that police alone cannot quell a run of deadly violence, has called on 10,000 black men to patrol the streets to reduce crime.
Sylvester Johnson, who is black, says black men have a duty to protect more vulnerable residents. He wants each volunteer to pledge to work three hours a day for at least 90 days.
"It's time for African-American men to stand up," Johnson told the Philadelphia Daily News, which first reported the story Wednesday. "We have an obligation to protect our women, our children and our elderly. We're going to put men on the street. We're going to train them in conflict resolution."

Now think about the reaction if a white police chief had called for 10,000 white men to patrol the city protecting the vulnerable and reducing crime. We would be hearing about fears of a new racist organization, and invocations of the KKK – and justifiably so.

What Philly needs is NOT 10,000 black men. It needs 10,000 men (and women, for that matter) of every race and color to protect the vulnerable and reduce crime. It truly needs a rainbow coalition that spans the diversity of the city to act on behalf of the city – not monochromatic men. The only requirement as far as race is concerned should be the ability to check the box marked “human.”

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