My heart hurt reading this. And then I started thinking about change.
I think of George Floyd in the US, and how cell phone footage of his murder temporarily woke the nation. Key: temporarily. Because the measures (individual cameras, for example) taken afterward haven't stopped the violence. Police turn their cameras off.
I wonder where systemic change and personal change meet. Cops live immersed in violence and their brains react accordingly with triggered fear and rage, not to mention the internalized prejudices of their society. Can we change systemically? Can we train cops out of their default settings? Can we prevent?
Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo brought back painful memories. I wish police violence could be a thing of the past, but it’s an infuriating fact of life. There’s a reason ACAB is a mantra that resonates.
It is so sad to hear about marginalized people being victimized by the people who are supposedly sworn to protect them. Policing needs a worldwide reset.
My heart hurt reading this. And then I started thinking about change.
I think of George Floyd in the US, and how cell phone footage of his murder temporarily woke the nation. Key: temporarily. Because the measures (individual cameras, for example) taken afterward haven't stopped the violence. Police turn their cameras off.
I wonder where systemic change and personal change meet. Cops live immersed in violence and their brains react accordingly with triggered fear and rage, not to mention the internalized prejudices of their society. Can we change systemically? Can we train cops out of their default settings? Can we prevent?
I have argued that we cannot do this in the current system but there are feasible methods of wholesale change.
For example, see here:
https://pervertjustice.substack.com/p/abolish-the-police
Jesus Christ that's just horrifying. And it's a horrible parallel to Mr. Louima.
I hope that justice will be served ultimately.
My heart aches for Sofia and all who love her. What a horrific way to die.
What a horrific way to live their lives, so full of hate they murder someone for living her life. For hopping a fence.
I need to go hug my kid.
Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo brought back painful memories. I wish police violence could be a thing of the past, but it’s an infuriating fact of life. There’s a reason ACAB is a mantra that resonates.
ACAB.
It is so sad to hear about marginalized people being victimized by the people who are supposedly sworn to protect them. Policing needs a worldwide reset.