In response to mass protests across the country against police brutality, “the same number of active duty troops deployed in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan”1 have been deployed to police the […]
“He was reaching for his waistband,” “He was holding something,” and “He lurched towards me” are also popular. Of course, it doesn’t matter what the dead victim was reaching for […]
The Civil Rights Movement is often seen as a movement limited to the 1950s and 60s but truly this was just a period of heightened public activity and publicity of […]
Soldiers cannot be separated from the crimes they commit. One can’t hate the senseless destruction and suffering created by war and the greed and hate that motivates it and simultaneously […]
To see the full databse, go here: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database#
I recently stumbled across this site and I highly recommend it for data on police violence. Via http://www.fatalencounters.org/: “Hello. Our efforts to collect information about officer-involved homicides going back to […]
On August 9th, Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American was killed by Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. Minutes prior to the murder, surveillance cameras captured Mr. Brown with a friend […]
Tools of control 