When the troubles began in northern ireland, rosemary lawler was a newly wed. She and her husband had just bought a house in belfast. The safest place they knew was the all catholic neighborhood of balla murphy. But with belfast in turmoil, no taxi wanted to venture into a catholic neighborhood. What happened in thern ireland 50 years ago and what is happening now on the streets of the united states are not all that different. If you have power, what does it mean to use it wisely? And what are the consequences if you don't? So here we go from david and golyth.
Malcolm has been writing about race and policing for a very long time, going back to the killing of Amadou Diallo in 1999. Sometimes, it is useful to take a step back and consider policing in a broader context. Here we present a chapter from Malcolm's book David and Goliath, which includes an analysis of a riot in Northern Ireland in 1970. Many miles and many years away. About divisions of religion and class and not divisions of race. But the core questions to be asked in 1970 and 1999 and today are the same: if you have power, what does it mean to use it, and use it wisely? And what are the consequences if you don't?
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits and the Art of Battling Giants was published in 2013 by Little, Brown and Company. Audiobook production by Hachette Audio.
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