this group of people to whom we’ve given body armor and tear gas and armored cars and the right to use lethal force are comprised to a terrifying degree by exactly the individuals whose access to all of the above we ought to strictly limit. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/05/george-floyd-protests-police-violence.html
That is not an accident. That is the system working as it was designed to work. You know it’s not an accident because they have all the equipment to operate in these spaces this way. The accident is that we’re seeing it.
This thread of videos showing unequivocal, unprovoked police brutality against citizens and press is something every single one of us needs to call our reps about today. This institution is broken. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1266952661791674370?s=21 https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1266952661791674370
This is the script my friends here in Boston have shared, you can adapt it for your own cities and towns very easily. Just put in your address here and you will get the names of all your reps— federal, state, and city: https://www.commoncause.org/find-your-representative/ Call. Please.
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