in SWANA (South West Asia & North Africa), too many cops/military personnel/criminals are left unpunished and I think it has a lot to do with the language we use.

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Notice how in the US & Canada we all had to learn, or at least become familiar with the names of George Floyd’s murders. They obviously weren’t held accountable soon enough but everyone knew the specific target: X cops + the system

Now... this is just a theory or maybe just my lack of information from being in the diaspora, but I have no idea who murdered Ahmed Erakat at a checkpoint on the day of his sisters wedding nor who ordered to leave Ayman Safiah’s body for dead only 3 hours after he was drowned.

When we’re trying to resist an oppressor, shouldn’t we know the names of who we need to hold accountable?

Idk if this would really change much considering in the west there’s still a lot to be done, but I think it would be a step forward, no?

Wouldn’t it be easier if we start by making the murders accountable instead of an entire system?

Obviously the goal is to change the entire system but we need to start by creating some kind of deterrent.

(To deter means to discourage a behaviour)

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Anyway, I think one corrupt person at a time is definitely not enough but it’s better than a generalization that will just leave x murder out and about.

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