As I was walking to class this morning, on the campus which I attend and am employed by, I was detained by @UNC cops on the grounds of violating a trespass order.
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The trespass they were referring to came as a result of bogus charges brought against me in the aftermath is the silent Sam toppling and that trespass was officially rescinded January 30th of this year after the charges were dismissed.
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But that didn't matter today as four cops surrounded me, grabbed my shoulders, pulled my hands behind my back and forced me to sit on the "free speech" wall as they questioned me about the contents of my backpack, what I was doing on campus and humiliated me for being emotional.
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It took me begging them to look at an email from the former chief of police demonstrating that my trespass was revoked 7 MONTHS AGO for them to finally ask over their radios about any documentation showing my trespass was still in effect (spoiler it fucking isn't).
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When they finally figured out their fuckup I was told to walk away (from my own campus) and handed my backpack by an officer mock crying to mock the fact that I had tears streaming down my face.
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I hate interacting with cops in any form, and pretty much immediately feel a panic attack coming whenever I'm forced to.
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So that's how I started my first day of a new semester, humiliated and afraid on my own campus, harassed by a fucking deputised street gang that has been targeting anti racist activists, and black and brown folks specifically, for years.
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And now I'm expected to just stomach those feelings and this stress so I can go be a good employee and teach my class for the very institution that is actively harming people I care about day in and day out, in so many fucking ways.
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UNC doesn't give a shit about its students or its workers. It cares about its image and about its funding and it will do whatever necessary to preserve those two things, don't let anyone tell you anything different.
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So fuck cops and fuck the institutions of white supremacy, of patriarchy, of classism and all forms of power that they defend and uphold.
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As always thank you to the activists who work to keep our communities safe (like running some racists out of town this morning). Come out tonight at 7 to peace and justice plaza to celebrate those activists and become a part of what really keeps this town safe.
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