True patriots demonstrating against oppression of the people confront lines of armored bullies in Portland. Everything that I have described up to this point in the series shows a police force that is completely divergent from the goals of community health and safety. This post is going to be a final analysis of how American … Continue reading Law Enforcement Doesn’t Protect our Rights, They Restrict Them
Month: October 2021
The Source of Law Enforcement’s Poison Isn’t a Few Bad Apples – It’s the Entire Orchard
To this point in Series III, I have described a police force that practices intentional ignorance, harm, and violence. A force that takes joy in brutalizing the people they are supposed to protect while being the only public servants with unionization that allows for complete lack of culpability. This post will be perhaps my strongest … Continue reading The Source of Law Enforcement’s Poison Isn’t a Few Bad Apples – It’s the Entire Orchard
A Doctor’s Diagnosis for Murder Part II – Excited Delirium
Part I Part II Warning: This post will be graphic and discuss police violence in a very real way. We left off after the first part of this excited delirium analysis with an account of Gregory Lloyd Edwards' murder, how he was placed in a cell with tasers lodged in his back and a pepper … Continue reading A Doctor’s Diagnosis for Murder Part II – Excited Delirium
A Doctor’s Diagnosis for Murder Part I – Corporate Controlled Policing
Before beginning this 2 part series on excited delirium I would like to provide a warning that this topic is going to be extremely triggering and dark. Please take it slowly, and take breaks if you need. This video is also extremely important to see. At the beginning Minneapolis police officers discuss their plans to … Continue reading A Doctor’s Diagnosis for Murder Part I – Corporate Controlled Policing
Police Unionization and The Damage It’s Done
As we discussed in our introduction to American policing, the values of groups that early departments spawned from never truly left them; even after 150 years. The people that they were created to oppress still suffer under the brutalization of law enforcement, and the police have made sure to get their hands on all of … Continue reading Police Unionization and The Damage It’s Done
Opinion (#KenGriffinLied): The Facade of a Free and Fair Market
This is an opinion piece I wrote about the recent trending of the #KenGriffinLied on Twitter and how it exposes much deeper systemic issues if you look a little further. The beginning of 2021 brought a stock mania to the country with GameStop, Ken Griffin’s Citadel Securities, and Robinhood at the center. We’re once again … Continue reading Opinion (#KenGriffinLied): The Facade of a Free and Fair Market
An Introduction to the American Police
You awake to the sound of heavy footsteps outside. The stomp of what must be several pairs of boots startled you out of your slumber, and along with the creak of the porch under their weight, you can hear other muffled movements coming from behind your front door. You feel your partner still peacefully breathing … Continue reading An Introduction to the American Police
Opinion: The Ghost of Arpaio Haunts Us
I'm On Twitter @publius444!Tweet This opinion piece was submitted to the AZ Daily Star a couple days ago! While Arpaio isn't super relevant in our 12 hour news cycle, he was an extremely important figure in shaping our virulent identity based politics, along with the other names mentioned here. I can not emphasize enough how … Continue reading Opinion: The Ghost of Arpaio Haunts Us
Opinion: Sinema and Biden are Moderate Enemas Flushing the Working Class
I'm On Twitter @publius444!Tweet If there's one thing you need to know about me, I am the ultimate perfectionist. I was workshopping this article with a friend because I didn't quite like it, and came out with a much stronger argument I believe. This is being submitted to Politico, hopefully they like it enough to … Continue reading Opinion: Sinema and Biden are Moderate Enemas Flushing the Working Class
Parole, Recidivism, and Extension of Trauma
To end the series on prison, I'd like to end on a discussion about mass incarceration by putting in perspective that there are nearly 80 million Americans who have a criminal record. The trauma, injustice, and constant surveillance by law enforcement doesn't end when people go home. When the system is designed to inflict maximum … Continue reading Parole, Recidivism, and Extension of Trauma
The New Federalist 