An anonymous source sent me video of the Portland Police destroying the Chapman houseless encampment during their charge last night Please observe that the street is clear. Would have been easier and faster to go around instead of pausing to destroy homes But they wanted topic.twitter.com/01OStWKvvX
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This is just cruelty for the hell of it This isn't the kind of thing you can reform with more regulations. Body cameras and bans on choke holds won't fix the actual poison, which is a culture of sadism and a delight in wielding power against the powerless
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It's the same impulse that makes cops go after the smallest protesters when they rush. It's the same impulse that makes them go after people they perceive as low status, read: black people
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Replying to @1misanthrophile
I believe it’s best to capitalize the B in Black now :)
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Replying to @nonbinaryogi
Thank you--I'll do that going forward
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