“Kulungile-ke,” kusho uMthini. “Masihlale phansi ngaphansi kwalesi sihlahla esinomthunzi.” Bahlala phansi uMthini waphakamisa ukuthi, “Kungani ungabasi umlilo ngenkathi ngiya kwami ngiyolanda itswayi, upelepele namafutha, emva kwalokho sizitike ngesidlo esimnandi sindawonye.” also, when the american declaration of independence was pronounced and adopted in 1776 americans had created and agreed on a code and treatment of its people. the sentence that is hailed as the best sentence in the english language is found in this declaration. the sentence states “we hold these truths to be self--evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” but interestingly when this grand statement was made and adopted america was ravaging african countries and continuing with the slave trade. this makes it clear that black people were never meant to be recognized as men but as property that could be violated gratuitously and with impunity. black people were never meant to form part of the discourse around human rights, justice and equality. what does it mean for all the contributors in policing the black man to write as if there is a possibility of reconciling these long standing antagonisms between black people and (white) america? if there is a possibility then what is it because what is offered in the book is not convincing enough, at least not to me?