A new Netflix documentary, Power, examines why “Violence Is Part & Parcel” of U.S. Policing.
"The thing that police want to do more than anything else is contain & control threats to order,” says Ford.
What we still see in the U.S. & globally, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the campus Gaza solidarity movement, is “the use of police as small militaries whose job is to suppress dissent.”
A new Netflix documentary, Power, examines why “Violence Is Part & Parcel” of U.S. Policing.
"The thing that police want to do more than anything else is contain & control threats to order,” says Ford.
What we still see in the U.S. & globally, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the campus Gaza solidarity movement, is “the use of police as small militaries whose job is to suppress dissent.”
On the publication of Article !('s latest annual report on freedom of expression, executive director Quinn McKew summarises the situation:
'At no point in the last 20 years have so many people been denied the benefits of open societies, like the ability to voice opinions, access a free media or participate in free and open elections' (quoted in The Guardian).
And you'll note that the UK ranks 33rd in their report on freedom of expression.
@ChrisMayLA6
The photo is from #Kenya where #policebrutality is all too common and endorsed by the government. Protests? There’s no peaceful protesting here, precious.
In a new investigative report, AP finds: "In hundreds of deaths where [U.S.] police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times."
"For its investigation, AP catalogued 1,036 deaths over a decade’s time after officers had used force not involving their guns. In about half, medical officials ruled that law enforcement caused or contributed to the deaths, but they usually didn’t mention whether policing best practices were followed."
#Fortson’s death reflects a continuing pattern seen in countless other cases where innocent #BlackPeople have been killed by #police in their homes in recent years, often by officers responding to the wrong address or using #deadlyForce inappropriately.
So..It’s time for a change…
Raise your voice to the air
It’s time for a change
Revolution is here
This is our song,
our rights now expressed
There’s power in our voice
There’s strength in our words
When the whole world is silent,
Our voice must be heard.
This is our song #Revolution is set
For the festival of the #oppressed https://yt.artemislena.eu/watch?v=9F_coLFmerg