| 关于梁警官案件的讨论网络上已经很多了，这里不再复述。华人社区的游行集结号也已经发出，并得到了很大的响应。 梁警官被指控 manslaughter in the second degree，虽然我们知道因为他开枪致死了无辜的黑人格里，但是致死Michael Brown和Eric Garner的白人警官却安然无恙、甚至都没有被起诉，这事件触到了很多华人的底线，目前已经有31个城市决定在20号组织游行抗议 White v. Minority是焦点
梁警官判决后，一些英文媒体采访了一些纽约华人社区里的华人，从报道来看，更多是老一代移民。基本的叙事角度是：不公平，如果梁警官是个白人，那么就不会被判有罪；就因为梁警官是华人，所以被判刑，这是赤裸裸的歧视。
其实几乎所有感觉这次判决有失公允的人都会觉得，如果梁警官是个白人，那么也许就不会走到今天的这一步。
但是，到底是哪个环节出了问题？如果只是笼统地说“因为梁警官是华人”，那么似乎更多是在指责陪审团歧视华人，这样的立场不仅很难立足，也很难争取到更多的同盟军。当看到“歧视华人”几个字的时候，其他族裔包括拉丁裔、非裔、甚至其他的亚裔，都不会觉得有自己什么事情的。但是，我们游行不是做给自己人看的，我们是要让更多的人关注到这个事情，让他们感同身受。
所以我们要进一步说明的是：哪里有歧视？谁在歧视谁？在梁警官的案件中，有以下几点事实是确实有“歧视”之嫌的：
1）在大陪审团阶段，也就是决定是否起诉梁警官的时候，梁警官并没有被给与亲自当庭陈述的权利。有人可能会说，这是梁警官的律师决定的啊。但是梁警官当时的律师是警察工会指定的。这个决定非常的蹊跷。所有之前未被起诉的警察，都在这个阶段亲自作陈述，获得了大陪审团的开释。没有这个机会，梁警官失去一次为自己辩护的重要机会。
2）在没有让梁警官向大陪审团亲自陈述的同时，检察官让与梁警官在案发时同时巡逻的同伴警官Shaun Landau在大陪审团面前出庭作出对梁警官不利的证词，以此换取其免于被起诉的机会。这个交易是检察官和Shaun Landau达成的，对梁警官非常不利。作为案发当时仅有的两个警官，梁警官没有机会上庭，而他的同伴得以出庭指控梁警官，并且可以因此免于被起诉。这样的证词到底有多少可信度，是非常让人质疑的；而这样的安排本身是否公允，也是有争议的。顺便提一下，Shaun Landau是个白人警官。
3）警察工会（PBA）严重缺席。在梁警官最后的庭审上，看不到警察工会的身影。只有两个似乎是来自警察工会的人，甚至都没有穿西装，而身着夹克晃过。这和之前几位白人警察庭审时候的局面大相径庭。那时候的警察工会不顾一切把自己放到聚光灯下，直面公众，义正辞严替犯事的警察说话。警察系统自己主动站出来替警察辩护，影响力是很大的。这次梁警官丝毫没有得到警察工会的支持，是很不利的。
虽然有部分讨论指出，梁警官后来的辩护律师的一些战术有待商榷，但是以上三点致命性的不公平待遇，不得不说是一步一步压垮梁警官、导致最后陪审团不利决定的重要因素。而这些不公平待遇，都直接来自警察和检察系统本身，这是真正的“歧视”所在。
那么，这是一场只针对华人的歧视行为吗？让我们想象一下，如果梁警官是一名拉丁裔或者其他少数族裔的警官，是否就会有和梁警官不同的命运呢？
据媒体Gothamist在Police Union Turns Its Back On Cop Who Killed Innocent Man In Brooklyn Stairwell中报道，纽约警局的管理层85%是白人。上面提到的这些疑似歧视行为，直接来源于纽约的警察系统内部。 即使梁警官是其他少数族裔，只要不是白人，都很难说一定能逃脱被体制牺牲的命运。所以，要连接更大范围的同盟，应当不但把矛头直接指向警察和检察系统内部，并且要呼吁，被排挤的不仅是华人，而是少数族裔警官。 梁警官是体制的受害者
如果有心留意英文媒体报道下各种评论的话，我们发现凡是对梁警官持同情态度的人，大多同意梁警官被判有罪，是政治需要的“替罪羊”。不过“替罪羊”这样的词，很微妙，外人用就是同情和支持，自己用就是开脱逃避责任。那么梁警官在体制里到底怎么被牺牲了呢？为什么说他是被体制牺牲了呢？
1. 替先前白人警官的罪。大家可以再回顾下Michael Brown和Eric Garner被白人警察打死的新闻。前者发生在Ferguson，事件中的白人警察Darren Wilson总共开了12枪。后者Eric Garner的事件发生在梁警官事件的同样地点纽约，死者被疑似锁喉致死，死前发出“我不能呼吸”（I can’t breathe）的求救信号11次。
顺便说一下，梁警官一直被人诟病在格里倒下后没有进行人工呼吸CPR复苏抢救，梁警官的辩解是自己没有足够的训练去做CPR。在Eric Garner的事件中，白人警官Daniel Pantaleo在等待急救车的时候，也并没有实施CPR，辩解是他“以为”Garner当时还有呼吸。最后的结果大家都知道了，这两位白人警官最后都没有被起诉，引起了全国性的黑人大暴动。而正在此时，我们不幸的梁警官误伤了格里，并卷入到这起警民对立的系列事件中。
那么白人警察能开脱而华人警察就不能，而事实上，梁警官的错误和上面这两者简直就不是一个级别的。梁警官是最近一系列警察伤害事件中唯一被起诉并且被判有罪的，但他同时是唯一一个并没有伤害意图的警察。如果说一定要说事后没有做CPR就有意图了，那么可以反问下：那些打了12枪的呢？那些听了11次求救呼声仍然罔顾的呢？
2. 替同伴Shaun Landau的罪。和梁警官当时同时巡逻的，是另外一位菜鸟警官Shaun Landau。但是如上所说，Shaun Landau与检察官达成协议起诉梁警官后，就免于被起诉了。陪审团最后定梁警官罪的时候，有考虑到一个很重要的情节是，梁警官没有及时汇报上级和做CPR抢救格里。如果这些事后的情节真的是可以被考虑的严重犯罪行为话，那么和梁警官在一起的Shaun Landau脱罪就变得很难解释了。
3. 替纽约警局的罪。梁警官的事件，暴露出警察系统内部的很多问题。比如：为什么派两个菜鸟警官在夜晚去巡逻最危险的街区，而没有有经验的警察带领？警察手册到底是否有在真正被要求执行，还是有所谓的内部行规？警察的CPR训练是否只是走过场？此外，之前的白人警察致死黑人青年事件，也一直让人质疑警察系统的种族歧视问题（racial profiling）。这一系列的问题都没有被回答，而纽约警察工会选择把梁警官推上风口浪尖承担一切作为交代。 平等对待的两种可能
首先，根据上面提到的事实可以看到，梁警官的情节严重程度，明显弱于先前引起轰动的所有白人警察袭击黑人青年事件。梁警官是唯一没有伤害意图的警察。
既然我们要求的是平等对待，那么其实理论上讲有两种可能性。一种是，之前白人警察脱罪是合法正义的，那么梁警官情节更轻，不应当担此重罪。那理论上还有一种可能是，梁警官现在受到的判决其实才是正义的，而之前的白人警察是漏网了。如果一定要说梁警官这次的判决是正义的实现，那么我们要求，请重新严查Daniel Pantaleo，请重新严查Darren Wilson！如果这个目标可以得到部分黑人社区的认同，那么就能使警察系统知道，牺牲少数族裔求太平，是没有用处的 。 开启潘多拉魔盒
如上面所说，梁警官的事件，是一个少数族裔警官被体制内部牺牲的悲剧。如果我们允许这样的事情继续发生，那么只会让警察系统里面出现一道无形的while wall。白人警察更加有恃无恐，而少数裔警察则如履薄冰。
作为整个事件的观察者，我们不得不承认梁警官是有错在身的，比如违规把手指放在扣板上，导致了悲剧的意外发生，应当承担相应的责任。但是把其他人造成的恶劣社会影响让梁警官去承担，则是偏离了主题，甚至开启了一个非常令人担忧的先例，那就是白人警察伤人致死可以免于起诉，而少数族裔警察则要被判坐牢。如果少数族裔的警官因无心之失就要坐牢，而白人警官重伤致人死亡都可以开脱，这真的是在帮助减少警察暴力吗？
我们可以追问：这是否会让更多白人警察因为有替罪羊的存在而有恃无恐，可谓是白人惹祸，华人买单。着对于改善警察施暴的现状是不是有害而无利呢？ |
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 )