The second principle discerns that all outcomes, happenings, events, structures, and processes are the product of systems. In the context of human rights and their abuses, such as those stemming from systemic racism in policing, are not isolated incidents or the result of individual bias alone, but the outcome of deeply embedded institutional systems. Patterns of racialized policing practices, disproportionate use of force, and unequal treatment of communities of color are products of historical, legal, economic, and cultural systems that have interacted to produce and maintain racial hierarchies. STF helps us see that these outcomes are not accidental or anomalous but systemic outputs, generated and reinforced by policies, training protocols, judicial practices, media narratives, and political structures that collectively shape how policing operates. By focusing on the outcomes as products of systems rather than individual acts, STF compels us to confront the broader mechanisms that give rise to persistent human rights violations and to design interventions that address these systems at their root.
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