Sitting down to read my 1st piece ever. Feeling grateful to @car1ygoodman, @brianros1, and @madebyhistory @washingtonpost. It was impactful and hard to write on the history of police violence through tactics like chokeholds. #GeorgeFloyd #DefundThePolice
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/0…
"Giving more funding and training to police varies the violence that disproportionately impacts Black communities. The problem is not the specific tactic deployed in a given case, i.e. the gun, chokehold or Taser. It is the anti-Black bias embedded in police stops...and arrests."
"In February 1968, Malcolm X’s mentee Russ Meek said the police fought 'civil disorders with
their own brand of violence.' Meek was referring to the use of Japanese martial arts, and he called police versions of karate and aikido 'the most murderous methods of self-defense.”'
their own brand of violence.' Meek was referring to the use of Japanese martial arts, and he called police versions of karate and aikido 'the most murderous methods of self-defense.”'
"Police...only came to perfect tactics like chokeholds as a response to the threat they perceived emanating from African Americans in U.S. cities."
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