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“The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that.”
-Karis Nemik, 5 BBY
The Trail of Political Consciousness

#May4thBeWithYou #StarWars #Andor #StopCopCity #DefundThePolice #ACAB
#DefundThePolice #acab #StarWars #andor #May4thBeWithYou #StopCopCity

This good read about the structural issues of police is doing the rounds again, so I thought I would share it again.

#ACAB #DefundThePolice

https://medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759
#DefundThePolice #acab

Interestingly, this also works for the police and rich white men at least in the US. We are the shield group while they abuse poor people and minorities.
#DefundThePolice #ACAB

Future Hashtag

2020-10-04 13:25:56


Every abusive person keeps around them a cadre of people they are not abusive to.

These people are shields against criticism. They are there to nullify claims of harm.

If lots of people are reporting harm to you and you just "don't see it"

You're part of the shield group
#DefundThePolice #acab

I just protested police brutality the only way my entitled white male ass figured out to do safely: by sending a mildly worded email to my local precinct to ask that one of their officer removes a Punisher/Thin Blue Line sticker from their personal car. #DefundThePolice
#DefundThePolice

After a recent interaction with the police, I've noticed them:
  • Asking me the same questions over and over, to which I gave the same answers.
  • Laughing with each other even though we called them because a stray bullet landed in our bedroom.
  • Walking and standing around my apartment as if they owned the place.



It took me a while to figure it out, but I realized that the police are LARPing in people's homes, treating them as NPCs. And it is completely in line with the "us vs them" mentality they've displayed since protests against police violence started.

Now, I'll admit some were considerate and serious, but lately I'm more and more inclined to think that it is in spite of their job and training.

#RPG #DefundThePolice
#rpg #DefundThePolice

Why "the rule of law" is meaningless in the US: Some people systematically face little to no consequences for breaking it. Today's case in point: judges. #BlackLivesMatter #DefundThePolice
twitter.com/i/events/12779…
#DefundThePolice #blacklivesmatter

This scene of #PoliceBrutality got to me more than most even though there was comparatively less violence. It is beyond good and bad apples. It’s pure domestic terrorism and the mayor’s response is abhorrent. #DefundThePolice #ElijahMclain #BlackLivesMatter

Jessie B

2020-06-28 06:25:45


Aurora PD breaking up the peaceful violin vigil for the very kid they murdered. #ElijahMclain


#DefundThePolice #blacklivesmatter #PoliceBrutality #ElijahMclain

This racist fear of violence from people of color is motivating most unwarranted murders by law enforcement officers. And when it doesn't already exist beforehand, this fear is taught to law enforcement recruits during training, purposefully. #DefundThePolice #AbolishPrison

Shomari Stone

2020-06-21 22:04:43


Minnesota jail accused of bias in allowing only white officers to guard Derek Chauvin.
Discrimination complaint says corrections personnel of color were barred from floor where officer accused in George Floyd death was held: @NBCNews.
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m…
#DefundThePolice #AbolishPrison @NBCNews @NBCNews@twitter.com

I’ve been avoiding 538 for their political predictions since their catastrophic 2016 election failure, but this looks factual enough.
#GeorgeFloyd #DefundThePolice #BlackLivesMatter

FiveThirtyEight

2020-06-19 01:21:44


Which states are taking on police reform after George Floyd? 53eig.ht/2YiQD45
#DefundThePolice #blacklivesmatter #GeorgeFloyd

The conundrum with the #police is that officers happy to carry violence or violent orders shouldn't be cops, but officers reluctant to carry violent orders shouldn't be cops either.

#DefundThePolice
#police #DefundThePolice

I don't know if the person who wrote this is what they are claiming to be, and yet it is entirely irrelevant. The incivilities they describe are regularly reported elsewhere, and "Don't talk to the police" is valid advice in the absolute.
#ACAB #DefundThePolice #AbolishPrisons

Peter Ramsey

2020-06-11 02:35:33


Please read it.
#DefundThePolice #acab #AbolishPrisons

This disgruntled police officer unintentionally laid down exactly what would #DefundThePolice look like. A drastic reduction in mission scope down to the strictly necessary violence. Any other calls they mention could be handled by unarmed civil servants.

pinkprius [en]

2020-06-10 15:45:51


hmmmmmmmm
A police officers post: Id demand that we not respond to non emergency calls. No house parties, no neighbor disputes, no landlord tenant disputes, no homeless trespassing calls, no traffic stops, and no traffic collisions. Basically I'm only responding to emergency calls with armed suspects and only containing until I have the world with me. Why expose myself and my partner to any possible altercation where we are found liable. I'm not getting paid like a doctor or lawyer so that with reduced pay and requiring private insurance good luck getting anything done. <br>User birdwaves replies: That is specifically, explicitly what the people want. Thank you in advance for your service o7
#DefundThePolice @pinkprius [en]

I don't know what gets to me the most, the possible order from the top as an ad-hoc justification, the casual violence in a country where a car is often vital to move around, or the reported grins and laughters from the cops to a journalist. Meanwhile, #ACAB and #DefundThePolice

Mother Jones

2020-06-08 19:03:23


.@StarTribune identified these officers as state troopers and deputies from Anoka County Sheriff's office. They were following directions to puncture tires from the state-led command center.

Read more:
#DefundThePolice #acab @StarTribune @StarTribune@twitter.com

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