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“our democracy is controlled by a wealthy elite. Politicians who work for the wealthy need the police to protect them from the people. And so the whole chain of command protects the killer cop. The ruling class give carte blanche to law enforcement, who in turn press down on those most stranded by the neoliberal state, the poor-- and more so, the Black poor."
-- Nicolas Powers”
― Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States
-- Nicolas Powers”
― Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States
“Isolation does not “rehabilitate” people. Disappearance does not deter harm. And prison does not keep us safe.”
― Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better
― Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn't Work and How We Can Do Better
“In 1970, the prison system in this country was perhaps one-tenth the size of what it is today. Many people attribute this immense growth to the war on drugs. But even more than that, the expansion of the prison system reflects a war being waged against people of color, against Black-Brown-Indigenous bodies—the very same colonial war brought to us by Columbus and the conquistadores. These European “civilizers” treated Black and Brown people as if their lives were worth nothing. In many parts of the country, the designated value of our lives continues to be zero.”
― Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States
― Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States
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