Lots of thoughts stirring in my mind that last few days about "terrorism" and "gun control." Scare quotes because... well, because scary.
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"Guns are out of control let's make police check everyone to be sure!" Everyone means black and brown people. It's called stop and frisk.
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"We wannna make sure anyone with a criminal conviction can't get a gun!" Umm black and brown folks are disproportionately convicted.
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I think the way we're having these conversations about "terrorism" and "gun control" are dangerous, because they're largely devoid of race.
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I think we're demanding certain things with the right intention—but those demands may yield increased state violence on our communities.
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@aurabogado a lot of thoughts but very little solutions. The reality is, whatever the solution is it will offend somebody. -
I'm talking less about offending someone and more about the state physically harming black and brown people. @Tio_Erico
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