#Policing

DrDryden

OmiSooreDryden

Daily COVID-19 update: Stephen McNeil doesn’t understand why disproportionate policing matters via @tim_bousquet https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/province-house/daily-covid-19-update-stephen-mcneil-doesnt-understand-why-disproportionate-policing-matter

Sherrilyn Ifill

Sifill_LDF

On @NewsHour @JudyWoodruff expresses frustration and asks what can be done to bring change to policing. Let's be clear that we had just begun to make steps on the long

ChuckModi

ChuckModi1

The more one learns about the intricacies of police depts, their funding, their militarization, how they terrorize Black lives to justify fed grants (& their job), corrupt DAs, judges &

Scott Hechinger

ScottHech

We got it entirely wrong. Police shouldn’t be given more leeway to lie, hurt, maim, & kill. They should be held to far higher standards. Face more accountability. Heavier consequences

Sam Ashworth-Hayes

SAshworthHayes

I look forward to their forthcoming prosecution for wearing political uniforms under the Public Order Act 1936, as correctly applied to Britain First in the recent past. Wearing a branded

Dana Williams

dmwilliamsSOC

@avitale’s “The End of Policing” is an amazing, comprehensive, succinct, & compelling treatise on policing in America. Perhaps one of the most relevant books for this moment. In every possible

Sarah Fathallah

SFath

Despite being both a designer in my paid work and a police and prison abolition organizer in my non-paid work, I've seldom reflected on the relationship between both worlds. That

Erika

Raddishh

"All art must be a morality lesson" did y'all forget that historically that's been used to police sexuality, workers rights, political dissidents, left wing politics, and marginalized people? I see

Edmund Blackadder QC 3.5% Brain Function

WeDoNotLearn73

There are a lot of people who support the concept of the police but who are finding it increasingly difficult to support the police as they exist today. Politicised, acting

Henry Kraemer 🧦🌇🚎

HenryKraemer

A few things can be (and are) true, at the same time:- Portland police are completely out of control- Ted Wheeler is a failed major- Trump & the far right

Jeremiah Ellison

jeremiah4north

I want everyone in Minneapolis to be able to make it home at the end of the dayI want everyone to feel and be safeI want shootings on the Northside

Absurdistwords

absurdistwords

Policing CAN be different. It doesn't HAVE to be an antagonistic relationship with a community.http://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2353-i-was-cop-in-country-with-no-guns-6-startling-truths.html The author here does an excellent

Henry Hill

HCH_Hill

This is probably *the* false choice underpinning the misrepresentation of the Principles. What if, as in 2011, more active enforcement - or 'exerting violence' - is what the public expect

Romy

RomyYYC

Edmonton simply went ahead and decided to hold a public hearing on racism and policing. They moved quickly and deliberately.Calgary had to write a long-winded document suggesting a public hearing

Lee Fang

lhfang

There's very little understanding of what cops endure on a day to day basis. Here's a video of police begging a suspect to put down a knife, attempting to deescalate,

Manhattan Institute

ManhattanInst

Across the country, some policymakers are advocating for defunding police departments. In a new report, @CharlesFLehman explains why this approach to police reform would ultimately stoke more division and bring