The entire US “justice” system has little to do with justice & everything to do with the control & criminalization of black, brown & poor people.
And the biggest criminals, thieves & murderers are the ones running the police state. 1/8
And the biggest criminals, thieves & murderers are the ones running the police state. 1/8
Take, for example, the single largest category of theft: Wage Theft, the underpayment or non-payment for earned wages. Wage theft is larger than ALL street, bank & store robberies COMBINED.
When was the last time you saw a CEO brutalized for stiffing workers on overtime? 2/8
When was the last time you saw a CEO brutalized for stiffing workers on overtime? 2/8
Environmental racism is rampant.
NIMBY: Not in My Backyard means the most marginalized communities face disproportionate ecological degradation.
When was the last time police broke down the doors of a corporate board room over asthma & adverse health in black communities? 3/8
NIMBY: Not in My Backyard means the most marginalized communities face disproportionate ecological degradation.
When was the last time police broke down the doors of a corporate board room over asthma & adverse health in black communities? 3/8
The largest criminal polluters & earth destroyers: Just 100 corporations contribute to over 70% of all global emissions.
Ever see a cop show about taking down the corporations robbing our future generations of a livable planet? 4/8
Ever see a cop show about taking down the corporations robbing our future generations of a livable planet? 4/8
Or take, for example, the millions who have been killed for US imperialist wars all over the world for oil & profit.
War crimes, millions of innocent dead, entire countries destroyed… but no “crimes”? 5/8
War crimes, millions of innocent dead, entire countries destroyed… but no “crimes”? 5/8
The largest category of domestic terrorism according to the FBI: White supremacists
The largest category of tax cheats & tax evaders: The top 1%
Oh & what of the bankers who illegally defrauded & caused 10 MILLION people to lose their homes?
How many ended up in jail? 6/8
The largest category of tax cheats & tax evaders: The top 1%
Oh & what of the bankers who illegally defrauded & caused 10 MILLION people to lose their homes?
How many ended up in jail? 6/8
And ultimately, what of the maintenance of a criminal economic system that robs workers of dignity, equitable wages, & democratic control of their workplaces?
Poverty, unemployment, financial anxiety: all inherent to a criminal economic system.7/8
Poverty, unemployment, financial anxiety: all inherent to a criminal economic system.7/8
The “justice” system is rotten to the core because the system itself is rotten to the core: capitalism, racism, imperialism & sexism. There can be no real justice without overcoming the inherent injustice of these systems. 8/8
