We write this Editorial at a time when millions around the globe have been, and continue to demonstrate, under the rallying cry of Black Lives Matter. Despite the historic critique of the excesses of anti-black police violence in the US1¹ (and similar racist assaults in other supposedly liberal democracies2²) these abuses were viewed as exceptions to a functional democratic process and legitimate social order. They have however become so blatant, frequent and racially overt that instead of being conceived of as unfortunate exceptional incidents, they are increasingly acknowledged by those in power as the legacy of a systemic racist system intentionally designed during slavery to maintain an oppressive social order.3³ It is also a moment of crisis for US democracy as the escalating actions of the state in Portland, Oregon and beyond appear more reflective of despotic rulers that provoke fierce calls for justice than the liberal democratic ideals that are evoked by many transitional justice initiatives.

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种族主义与过渡司法

我们是在《 Black Lives Matter》集会号召下，在全球数以百万计的人们继续写这本社论的同时，继续进行示范的。尽管历史上对美国黑人警察过度暴力的批评[ ^1]（以及其他据称是自由民主国家的种族主义袭击[ ^2]），但这些虐待被视为功能性民主进程和合法社会秩序的例外。然而，他们变得如此野蛮，频繁和种族公开，以至于没有将其视为不幸的特殊事件，而是当权者越来越多地承认，它们是系统的种族主义制度的遗产，是在奴隶制期间有意设计的，以维持压迫性的社会秩序。3 ³ 这也是美国民主的危机时刻，与许多过渡时期司法倡议所唤起的自由民主理想相比，该州在俄勒冈州波特兰市及其他地区不断升级的行动更能反映出专制统治者激起了强烈的正义诉求。