#Police

Alyssa Smith

_alyssacsmith

The advent of formal policing in the US, @SimonBalto reminds us, was NOT driven by an interest in protecting or promoting public safety, but in controlling specific people and their

Aidan Smith

aidan_smx

I need people to understand that when centrist Democrats say "we support the goals of defunding the police, we just need a better slogan!" they're lying to you. They actively

Sarah Kennedy

OSCApresident

Well, it’s that time again! Time to educate and advocate. Ever wonder what #Ontario #SpecialConstables are? What they do?Why they do it? How they do it? This is the thread

Arun Krishnan 🇮🇳

ArunKrishnan_

I must tender an apology today. An apology to Mr. Amit Shah and to this govt. On the 26th, while watching that yellow flag inside the Red Fort, I, like

MirriamZary

mirriam71

It was the year 1900 and SCOTUS held that if the police tried to arrest you without a warrant you could violently resist. https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=13577773471272070940&q=%22177+U.S.+529%22&hl=en&as_sdt=2006 I

Cameron Rasmussen

CamRasNYC

Unsurprisingly, @nasw has been particularly terrible during this period of rebellion. I don't expect much from them or big social work institutions. Still, their participation in this moment clarifies a

Craig Whitlock

CraigMWhitlock

This will get lost in shuffle, but Trump also pardoned a former Maryland police officer who had a horrific, and racially tinged, record of ordering her police dog to attack

Romy

RomyYYC

Holy hell. We fund the police with almost half a billion dollars a year, and the response team that looks after people in addiction-related crises are in need of a

Mayor Muriel Bowser

MayorBowser

1/ Thank you to Team Biden for planning a thoughtful, inspirational and dignified Inaugural event that celebrated a fresh start and respected the moment. Thanks to the members of Congress

More Than Words

mtwyouth

Our young people sent a letter to @MassGovernor urging him to hear their voice and sign S.2963. An excerpt: We know we are young people working at a bookstore at

Laura Jedeed, Professional Stocker

LauraJedeed

I don't know who needs to hear this but, while tactics matter optically, tactics themselves aren't inherently good or evil"Why do you condemn storming the capital to 'stop the steal'

Fe'reeha@ abbtakk

Fereeha

Just had a very sad conversation of the victims in Lahore rape incident. The story is heartbreaking and gives goosebumps. @ImranKhanPTI and @UsmanAKBuzdar must show zero tolerance in this case.

Brick Suit

Brick_Suit

Police protecting Antifa in DC Police have Antifa surrounded...Or do they Business as usual? Antifa has discovered me! Streets clear, nothing to see here.

Rosa Brooks

brooks_rosa

In case you were wondering, the only sitting president ever arrested was Ulysses S Grant. It was nearly 150 years ago, and he was arrested by a DC Metropolitan Police

Councillor K Chowdhury

khayerc

(Thread) Whatever side of the argument you stand on when it comes to policing and stop and search, sure we can all agree on the following that can help us

David Inczauskis SJ

LibTheoJesuit

Today, my students and I discussed Vladimir Lenin's "The Military Program of the Proletarian Revolution" and "The April Theses." I am struck once more by the relevance of these texts

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