1. This weekend I watched a documentary on violence interrupters in Chicago. Went back & pulled some quotes about the work they do and how they view & treat violence as a contagious disease.
(If you’re allergic to profanity, this thread is not for you.)
(If you’re allergic to profanity, this thread is not for you.)
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1396617621920002049
2. There is similar research that shows that incivility and kindness are also contagious.
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1345175199520534532
4. Timestamps are from the PBS Frontline episode not the theatrical release, which has a longer run time.
5. Dr. Gary Slutkin, Founder of CeaseFire (now Cure Violence) @ 14:45:
cureviolence.org/post/staff/gar…
“Violence is like the great infectious diseases of all history. We used to look at people with plague, leprosy, TB, as bad and evil people and something needs to be done about them …
cureviolence.org/post/staff/gar…
“Violence is like the great infectious diseases of all history. We used to look at people with plague, leprosy, TB, as bad and evil people and something needs to be done about them …
6.
… and they were put in dungeons. What perpetuates violence can be as invisible today as the microorganisms of the past were.”
… and they were put in dungeons. What perpetuates violence can be as invisible today as the microorganisms of the past were.”
7.
“I had been overseas for about 10 years at World Health and worked infectious diseases. Coming back to the US, the violence is unavoidable. But I saw it as behavior, not as bad people.”
“I had been overseas for about 10 years at World Health and worked infectious diseases. Coming back to the US, the violence is unavoidable. But I saw it as behavior, not as bad people.”
8. 16:01
“Violence is a two-step process.
The first thought is, “I have a grievance.”
“He looked at my girl, he called me a name, he disrespected me, he owes me money, he is a Sunni, he is a Palestinian, he’s an Israeli.”
“Violence is a two-step process.
The first thought is, “I have a grievance.”
“He looked at my girl, he called me a name, he disrespected me, he owes me money, he is a Sunni, he is a Palestinian, he’s an Israeli.”
9.
The second thought is—that grievance justifies violence.
Our work is about thought two.
The interrupters role, like the TB disease control worker’s role, is to do this initial interruption of transmission.”
The second thought is—that grievance justifies violence.
Our work is about thought two.
The interrupters role, like the TB disease control worker’s role, is to do this initial interruption of transmission.”
10. Tio Hardiman, Creator & Director of Violence Interrupters (now Executive Director) @ 16:49:
violenceinterrupters.org/about-tio-hard…
“You gotta drown yourself with the people and immerse yourself in the bullshit. …
violenceinterrupters.org/about-tio-hard…
“You gotta drown yourself with the people and immerse yourself in the bullshit. …
11.
… You have to talk as if, “Man, I understand, man. I’ve been there, I know how it is to hurt a motherfucker.”
“I hear you, Jack. You know, you 100% right, and I’m with you man if you’re gonna take care of your business, take care of your business, but check this out. …
… You have to talk as if, “Man, I understand, man. I’ve been there, I know how it is to hurt a motherfucker.”
“I hear you, Jack. You know, you 100% right, and I’m with you man if you’re gonna take care of your business, take care of your business, but check this out. …
12.
… If I know you want to shoot the motherfucker, the police know already, your friends know, then somebody gonna tell on your ass.”
… If I know you want to shoot the motherfucker, the police know already, your friends know, then somebody gonna tell on your ass.”
13.
“Once you make sense out of he madness, then you start talking about the scientific theory. You start talking about the change of the behavior. Then you can give him a history lesson. …
“Once you make sense out of he madness, then you start talking about the scientific theory. You start talking about the change of the behavior. Then you can give him a history lesson. …
14.
…You know, your daddy was violent, your grandaddy was fucked up. He was violent. Now your brothers are fucked up because you misled them. It’s time to save yourself, brother.”
…You know, your daddy was violent, your grandaddy was fucked up. He was violent. Now your brothers are fucked up because you misled them. It’s time to save yourself, brother.”
15.
“You know I really understand why it’s not easy for people to back down for one reason. Because you’ve been taught all your life, in the community where I grew up in, you know, you gotta stand up no matter what happens. Death before dishonor.”
“You know I really understand why it’s not easy for people to back down for one reason. Because you’ve been taught all your life, in the community where I grew up in, you know, you gotta stand up no matter what happens. Death before dishonor.”
16. 18:51
“I went back to school—I got my bachelor’s degree, with my master’s degree. I began to understand that we’d been taught violence. Violence is learned behavior.”
“I went back to school—I got my bachelor’s degree, with my master’s degree. I began to understand that we’d been taught violence. Violence is learned behavior.”
17. 1:03:05
“It’s a myth that most of the violence is gang-related, because a lot of the violence is interpersonal conflict. Guys get into it for the most pettiest reasons out here. …
“It’s a myth that most of the violence is gang-related, because a lot of the violence is interpersonal conflict. Guys get into it for the most pettiest reasons out here. …
18.
… So it’s all about respect and disrespect—not being accepted in the overall society. A lot of people feel ostracized, so what they do—they try to dominate their surroundings."
… So it’s all about respect and disrespect—not being accepted in the overall society. A lot of people feel ostracized, so what they do—they try to dominate their surroundings."
19. Ameena Matthews, the only female violence interrupter featured in the film describes what's going on for youth who act out @ 1:03:25.
ccsb.uic.edu/black-history-…
ccsb.uic.edu/black-history-…
20.
“I didn’t eat this morning. I’m wearing my niece’s clothes. I just was violated by my mom’s boyfriend.”
I go to school and here comes someone that bumps into me and don’t say, ‘Excuse me.’
You hit zero to rage within 30 seconds and you act out.”
“I didn’t eat this morning. I’m wearing my niece’s clothes. I just was violated by my mom’s boyfriend.”
I go to school and here comes someone that bumps into me and don’t say, ‘Excuse me.’
You hit zero to rage within 30 seconds and you act out.”
22. Read the article the film was based on in The New York Times Magazine:
https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1396617630082125827
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