#Policing

DEFUND & ABOLISH POLICE, REFUND OUR COMMUNITIES

BreeNewsome

Stop ignoring the defund & abolish movement when mentioning “police reform”. I’ve seen so many articles acknowledge there’s no real way to enforce proposed reforms or any proof it’ll make

Kvothe

Pen_Strokes

On the topic of legislation for state policing capable of facing terror. The last time states or regions were allowed to control a fighting force during the 1st republic, Ojukwu

APHA EndPoliceViolence

endpolviolence

In light of the murder of George Floyd and the uprising in Minneapolis, it's important we push for evidence-based solutions. The American Public Health Association (@PublicHealth) declares police violence as

Brian Root

brian_root

As the Derek Chauvin trial comes to a close, it is important to recognize that accountability for the killing of George Floyd, while necessary, will not have a broad effect

Essex Roads Policing Specials

EP_RPU_Specials

We’re closing this twitter feed down. Here’s why (a thread).Volunteer Special Constables in Essex are fully embedded into the 3 Roads Policing Units. We have officers at @EP_RPU_North, @EP_RPU_South and

Benjanun Sriduangkaew

benjanun_s

The replies to this thread really are full of racist babies crying shit like ILL HAVE JAPANESE CHARACTERS CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING IF I WANT TO STOP POLICING SKREEEEEEEEhttps://twitter.com/Tomo_todomomo/status/1253709184320716803 A note on

N th n - #FreeThemAll

n_th_n_

A short story about City Council (@NYCSpeakerCoJo) & @NYCMayor being shameless liars, trying to pull one over on us while pretending to respond to bare minimum of NYers' demands to

𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡, 𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐲

taaeeve

I also grew up in rural Canada and didn't understand what racism looked like because I was white, and was surrounded by white people. but I was being taught racist

micah

micahherskind

To those who feel tempted to call for more training in the wake of these killings: please don't. Police don't kill because they're improperly trained, they kill because it's part

spooks for machines 👻

haderyne

Something that’s been nagging at me is the hypocrisy I’ve seen of people going “DNI if you don’t believe in he/him lesbians” while, in the same breath, going “DNI if

Terror House Press

terrorhousemag

everyone's dunking on this Tweet and she deserves it but she is approaching a fundamental truth: police only exist because certain sections of the population are unable to police themselveshttps://twitter.com/BreeNewsome/status/13847253

micah

micahherskind

An idea that's prevalent even among some who call to defund the police is that "defund" means partially defund––that we want the police to stop the "bad policing" of "low

Exhausted Police Abolitionist Cleric

exhaustedCleric

Yes, there was a shooting in Uptown last night. That may have you feeling concerned about the idea of police abolition, but it shouldn't. Let's talk about why.(bit of a

Bill Evans

BillEvansAK

As a former police officer and a human being who abhors racial discrimination, cold malevolent indifference and police brutality I have struggled to find a path forward to a constructive

People's Coalition for Safety and Freedom

Ppls_Coalition

Last night's debate touched on #TheTalk and how Black folks experience policing in America. The folks we organize with know this talk well, and we wanted to shed some light

Nicole Austin-Hillery

NicoleAustinHil

We now add Jacob Blake in Wisconsin to the long and painful list of Black men shot by police. Police are not getting it, but we do. Please see my