“The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.” ― Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow
Asheville Police surround a medic station created by protesters as they stab water bottles with knives and tip over tables of medical supplies and food June 2, 2020. The medic team, made of EMTs and doctors, said the medical station was approved by the city. #avlnewspic.twitter.com/cLDperemsZ
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I thought those were just shields. Turns out, they’re weapons.
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Their primary function is to protect the property and interests of the State and our corporate overlords. This has always been the case; early policing included slave patrols.https://gen.medium.com/slavery-and-the-origins-of-the-american-police-state-ec318f5ff05b …
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Then let the state pay them not the civilians
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I think he ran out of them he’s been awful quiet
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It's wild that people can say it's not happening whilst literally being shown clear videos of it happening.
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something about attacking MEDICS doesn’t sit right with me. That’s wrong. @ABC7Veronica@ABC7@CBSNews@CBSLA@AC360@JuanCarlosCNN@CNN@cnnbrk@NBCNews@GadiNBC@RobertNBCLA@USATODAY@TIME@WSJ@nytimes@asheville@CityofAsheville@GoTourists -
Probably bc it’s actually a war crime
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But they don’t. They’ve made it very very clear that they are the rabid attack dogs of the corporate and political elites and their job is to keep us dirty peasants under control. This is why they didn’t attack the COVID protesters, who were fighting for the corporate agenda.
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Greed and power are what the police actually serve to protect. The racism and violence is in service to that end.
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