I think it's essential to understand the point Jamelle makes here: the police riots aren't just spasm of anger. They have a political goal.https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/1268884049092845570 …
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Don't think major politicians in NYC would be seriously discussing a $1 billion cut in the NYPD budget without the police rioting and abuse this past week. So strong argument for maximum defunding efforts as deterrence for such police abuse in the future.
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It seems to have worked for Chicago cops. Not much change since 1968 Dem convention riots.
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The police are facing a dramatic drop in support, and reform measures that I'm pretty sure they hate (ie, banning police unions) are now mainstream. I don't think they're "winning." Not all attention is good attention.
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And the mayors see nothing.
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There is good and relevant evidence that nonviolent activism is persuasive, while violence moves voters in the other direction http://omarwasow.com/APSR_protests3_1.pdf …. The logic of police violence isn’t about getting agenda noticed and catered to imo but reasserting dominance.
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I think that they are betting that the general public will see it (with help from some of the media) as broad civil unrest and rioting and give the police the benefit of the doubt.
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Could the Baathists have only given the US a warning of what purging the army would bring.
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