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Jun 4, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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GUTTING: "I recall hearing bones cracking, people screaming, & just blood."

A year ago today, NYPD attacked 100s in Mott Haven Bronx. It was planned. NYPD used the curfew to trap, assault, & arrest. Today, 24 people who were attacked shared. Listen:gothamist.com/news/24-minute…
"We went there to protest police brutality and became victims of police brutality." Andom.
"I see one of the officers take his baton out and hit my brother. And I think that was the moment for me to realize that we’re being arrested." -Helen.
I was struck in the head, and I believe I lost consciousness. The next memory I had was a police officer dragging me by my hair, out of the crowd, face down." -Danny.
"As my hands were being put behind my back I was still being punched." -Jay.
"I saw officers in uniform climbing on top of cars with their batons beating into the crowd. I saw some of them smiling while they were doing it." -Ikaika.
At a news conference the next day, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea confirmed the premeditated nature of the operation saying, “We had a plan which was executed nearly flawlessly in the Bronx.” gothamist.com/news/nypds-amb…

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Feb 18
For all new to NYC Mayor Eric Adams & being appalled by him, his corruption, & general weirdness, this thread is for you.

I’ve been following his behavior since his run for office in 2021. Here’s some truth on the worst mayor in NYC History. Receipts in no particular order:
NYC Mayor Eric Adams lied about the fact that he carried around a photo of a fallen police officer. After he lied about it, he had his staff make him a fake, weathered looking photo for him to start carrying around. You cannot make this up! rollingstone.com/politics/polit…
In his *very first act as Mayor* Eric Adams expanded solitary confinement on Rikers. City Council condemned him. He shot back: "Unless you’ve been a cop your opinion doesn’t matter."

Pushed ahead. 2 years later, claimed he was “against solitary.”
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Feb 8
As Trump works to punish people he despises, NY prosecutors & @GovKathyHochul doing the same: fighting to kill “discovery reform.” A law simply requiring prosecutors to turn over evidence to defense. Their gripe: Too much work to collect, copy, & send it to the defense. Really.
Marvin spent 11 months on Rikers. For drug possession. Prosecutors withheld the most critical piece of evidence: drug lab. The pressure to plead got better of him. Today, prosecutors have to turn over evidence earlier. His case would have been dismissed.
Craig was charged w/ hindering prosecution. Then: NY "discovery" laws prevented him from learning the accusations. He was acquitted, but late disclosure of evidence kept him locked up for close to a year. Now: prosecutors want to return to this injustice.
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Jan 20
This may be the most important post you read today.

As Trump takes office & pledges mass deportations, below is a shareable film series written *by immigrants for immigrants* on how to safely defend against ICE.

Feeling helpless? Here’s something you can do to help. Read on:
Protect your neighbors from Trump. Share:

🚨If ICE is outside your door, don’t panic & remember: YOU HAVE RIGHTS. Don’t open the door. Ask to see a warrant. ICE can’t enter w/o one.

All 5 videos. 7 languages. At .

Watch and share:wehaverights.us
Protect your neighbors from Trump. Share:

🚨 Rights don’t just stop at the doorway. If ICE makes their way inside of your home remember: YOU HAVE RIGHTS.

All 5 videos. 7 languages. At .

Watch and share:wehaverights.us
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Oct 16, 2024
My new op-ed is now live. In it, I explain how it's *legal to execute an innocent person* in the U.S. How that's a feature, not bug of the system. And what we can do about it now. Hint: Robust public defense. Teen Vogue again leading the way with truth. teenvogue.com/story/robert-r…
It is legal in the U.S. to execute an innocent person. Indeed, the Supreme Court has twice ruled it is perfectly constitutional to do so bc the value of expediency & finality in the legal process is more important than truth, justice, & even human life.teenvogue.com/story/robert-r…
As a civil rights attorney who served as a public defender, I saw how killing an innocent person was the most extreme example of a legal process designed *not to achieve justice, fairness, or truth, but enable unjust outcomes & erect every obstacle toward redress.
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Sep 20, 2024
There is no evidence that police in the subways are lowering crime. What we do know: NYPD is swallowing up valuable resources, harassing New Yorkers, making needless arrests, & engaging in violent & reckless confrontations on the subway.

Some research and stats.
City records show a $151 million increase in 2023 for NYPD overtime pay for subway policing. NYC went from spending $4 million in 2022 on NYPD overtime pay for subway policing to $155 million in 2023.

That’s a staggering 3,775% increase. gothamist.com/news/nypd-over…
In addition to the $150mil+ extra spent on NYPD for subway policing in overtime alone in 2023,

NYC Eric Adams ordered NYPD in March 2024 to send an another “800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles." apnews.com/article/new-yo…
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Aug 29, 2024
Pay attention. 800,000 incarcerated workers are currently forced to labor in prisons for pennies.

Don’t believe me? Read on for first hand accounts from inside. Slavery is alive in the US. Thread:
Cell blocks, prison grounds, kitchens, laundry rooms, libraries, medical centers — these are the common spaces that make up America’s vast carceral architecture.

Hundreds of people documented their experiences of prison slavery. Visit: EndTheException.com/lettersImage
Grounds: "My first job in the prison system was on yard crew. The duties include digging through trash bags to collect recyclables. The pay for some positions in this prison is 8 cents an hour.

I remember feeling degraded and humiliated. ” Tasha in Texas. Image
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