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The #1 way cops are equipped to repress protest movements and perform no-knock raids on private homes is the BILLIONS of $ in military weaponry from the federal govt.
This is the militarization of the police, and it’s made an already violent institution even more dangerous.
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This is the militarization of the police, and it’s made an already violent institution even more dangerous.
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The origins of the 1033 program lie in the “forever wars” on drugs, crime, and terror.
In 1989, Congress gave the Pentagon temporary authority to give military equipment to local law enforcement.
Anything was OK as long as it was deemed suitable “in counter-drug activities.”
In 1989, Congress gave the Pentagon temporary authority to give military equipment to local law enforcement.
Anything was OK as long as it was deemed suitable “in counter-drug activities.”
In 1996, Congress made the Pentagon’s temporary authority to give weapons of war to local law enforcement agencies permanent and expanded its purview to “counterterrorism”, creating 1033 as we know it.
Since, 10,000 jurisdictions have received $7 billion-plus in equipment.
Since, 10,000 jurisdictions have received $7 billion-plus in equipment.
Abolition is not about anarchy, or absence of accountability
As Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, it’s about the presence of life-affirming institutions
We decrim victimless “crimes”
And hold perpetrators of true crimes truly accountable to the people and conmunities they’ve harmed
As Ruth Wilson Gilmore said, it’s about the presence of life-affirming institutions
We decrim victimless “crimes”
And hold perpetrators of true crimes truly accountable to the people and conmunities they’ve harmed
Through reparative, transformative justice, victims and perpetrators (who’ve typically been victims themselves) are repaired and transformed through mediation, rehabilitation, and service to the community
Police patrols are replaced by wellness checks
And responses to emergencies are handled by highly trained, unarmed health and psychiatric experts
And responses to emergencies are handled by highly trained, unarmed health and psychiatric experts
