#Cops

Audrey Eschright

ameschright

I’ve been challenging myself to do a thing every day where I come up with a best-case scenario for what’s happening in Portland. Something like: Wheeler gives Hardesty control of

Tammy Do

TomatoTomahhhto

Thoughts from today. It’s been a wildly up and down day and I’ve felt nauseated for a lot of it. Seeing the leads in Georgia by 1:00am this morning and

Kelly Weill

KELLYWEILL

Ahead of the Capitol attack, the Oath Keepers attended violent D.C rallies, called for civil war, and organized other far-right groups. They did so while explicitly claiming to work with

Erika Heidewald, Proud Autistic Bitch

erikaheidewald

lots of people (myself included) pointed out that these white rioters were treated very differently from Black protesters and race is a very big factor here but i think it’s

Boomer Rube ∂(Megan)/∂(t)🇺🇸

neuro7plastic

While waiting on the plane to DC to takeoff way past the departure time, girl in a Trump mask behind me said to one of the flight attendants something like

WoM•DENVER

wallofmomsden

29th and Glenarm. 3 tents, 37 cop cars, 40+ cops. For what. To sweep human being away, only to sweep them away again. @MayorHancock #stopthesweeps Use this obscene amount of

No Cops at Pride

mcamnitzer

If you’re curious why civilian oversight of law enforcement is not only ineffective but often harmful to the cause of ending police violence, here’s a thread 1/ Today @LACountyCOC (Civilian

Nick Selby

fuzztech

Stories like this happen often. While they're rarely national news, they're often local news. A cop finds someone committing a crime because they're poor and he buys them food/shoes/toys, etc.

Mekka *My Mask Protects You* Okereke

mekkaokereke

[cw: crime]Reminder: there's no such thing as a "high crime neighborhood." The whole concept is entirely made up based on our notion of what we consider a crime.You may be

Defund Somerville Police

Defund_SPD

A common misconception about abolitionist organizing is that we only care about getting rid of cops or getting rid of prisons. Those are very important(!), but abolition is also about

wehrkatzer

wehrkatzer

More Cops = Less Crime (1/5):https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2006.05.014This analysis of 2074 cities from 1990-2001 finds that police added to the force by the (COPS) program led to statistically significant reductions

Tom Nichols

RadioFreeTom

In the case of an authoritarian state like Russia, the way protest brings change is: the elites around Putin worry that public anger will sway the institutions of the state

WoM•DENVER

wallofmomsden

Sweep at 29th and Glenarm. Police showing escalation and frustration towards our questions like “what crime has been committed here?” “Where do they go?” @CandiCdeBacaD9 arrived, @DenverPolice refusing her request

Jonathan Blanks

BlanksSlate

Here is a synopsis of a situation outside of our place in DC Saturday night and some things to think about going forward about the limits of policing. (1/?) So,

A Black Anarchist 🏴🚩🏴‍☠️

ReggieOrtizJr

No Cops: A Thread. Who will prevent crime?Cops do not prevent crime. They enforce the power dynamic of the will of the state against us. It's impossible for them to

Alissa Azar

R3volutionDaddy

Proud boys stabbed three antifascist activists tonight in DC while the police stood back and stood by.https://twitter.com/blackhousenew/status/1327790515329396737 Turns out they don’t just protect and serve property, they protect and serv

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