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1 Dec, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Right now, in real time, the top cop in Los Angeles (@LACoSheriff) is live & lying about “crime” being “up” when it’s down, police being “defunded” when their outrageously high budget has increased, & truth not mattering at all even when data is right there to prove him a liar.
Here is the Los Angeles top cop *lying* that police are being “defunded.” Again: that’s a lie. “The budget has continued to increase.” Did I mention the top LA cop is brazenly lying? And every knows it? Why isn’t this national news?
Here is the top cop in LA (@LACoSheriff) admitting there are *two* upcoming academies for new cops despite minutes earlier claiming that he’s been forced into a hiring freeze & he’s also being defunded. The lies are so brazen. He doesn’t care. He’ll get away with them.
Follow @cerisecastle for more from the horrible top cop of Los Angeles here now describing fearmongering hypothetical nightmares inspiring hate & disgust for people w/o homes to justify cops taking over public transportation.
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2 Dec
THREAD: This is about Compton, CA. About the choices we make as taxpayers. Whether to invest in families, in community, in health & safety. Or continue to throw billions away at police & incarceration that only harms. This thread is also about what you can do right now. Read on: Image
Compton, CA is an American cultural capital. And a city where glaring social inequities overlap. 30% of residents are Black, 68% are Latino. And incredibly, 1 in 5 are below the poverty line. Not enough money for medication, groceries, school, transportation, housing. The basics. Image
As families, children, & elderly struggle to survive, Compton taxpayers pay more per resident per geographic area to the Sheriff than any city in LA County. $22 million. All despite the harm of Compton Executioners: 1 of the Sheriff's violent deputy gangs.knock-la.com/lasd-gangs-lit…
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30 Nov
Thread: More problematic “crime” reporting. This time from @NPR. The very premise—man charged in Wisconsin parade killings is “poster boy for backlash against bail reform”—is only bc outlets like NPR promote the lie. Nothing to do w/ “bail reform.” More:npr.org/2021/11/25/105…
I ache for the victims in Wisconsin. Committed to finding solutions to avoid future tragedies like this one. Thats why I want to set record straight: There is no “bail reform” in Wisconsin. No significant change to bail laws in Wisconsin in a decade. Bail was set in this case.
NPR (& other outlets) even mentioning “bail reform” in context of deaths in Wisconsin is enough to generate the fear & anger to incentivize judges & prosecutors to cage way more at expense of law/reason. Lawmakers to pass harsher laws. Real bail stories:
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27 Nov
This is a breathless, sensationalist lie from a NYT reporter. NYPD has never come close to “solving” 90% of anything. And violent crime didn’t “spike.” All major crimes, save for homicides (still at historic lows), continued their 30+ year decline. Why are you doing this, Ali?
More on the story in the NYT in this important thread.
Look at the “spike” in violent crime Ali claims—contrary to all evidence & a simple Google search—exists.
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21 Nov
As a public defender, I represented literally hundreds of Black men & women accused of doing this. Most literally couldn’t afford $2.75 subway fare. Difference between eating/not. Arrested, caged, forced to plea to the crime of “theft of services.” But when you’re white & proud:
This year, NYC hired *500 more subway cops.* There were already 4000 NYPD in subway. $245 million/yr. They mostly target Black people for jumping the turnstile & attack. Fail to prevent crime. Instead of investing in free/affordable public transportation. gothamist.com/news/500-more-…
This is what subway policing normally looks like. NYPD surround woman selling churros. Crying. Telling her she stops or get arrested. Trying to talk to them in Spanish. Rolling their eyes. Lead out in cuffs. Cart taken away. This is police violence.
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15 Nov
THREAD: I critique the NYT when they publish problematic reporting on crime & punishment. Allowing speculation on short-run stats. Sensationalizing. Failing to provide critical context. Today, I want to highlight what they did right in this story. More: nytimes.com/2021/11/15/us/…
Although the headline’s use of the word “surge” is sensational & can lead to gut-reaction misperceptions, the NYT’s subtitle clarifies the universal nature of the increase (“cities, towns, rural areas”) & stresses right away that “reasons are elusive.”
NYT is careful to couch more recent increase in homicides within important context: (1) homicides are still at historic lows & far lower than in 90s, (2) homicides make up a tiny fraction of all crime, (3) overall major crimes continued their decline, (4) homicides slowing again.
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15 Nov
Kyle Rittenhouse had his gun possession charge dismissed. In Illinois, a Black gun owner--licensed in another state-put his bag through metal detector at an Air & Water show. Prosecuted for possession. Jailed. Lost job. Faced housing instability. 2 systems.thenation.com/article/politi…
Kyle Rittenhouse had his gun possession charge dismissed. In Chicago, a father of 4 & professional driver, who purchased a firearm after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting was arrested & is now charged w/ a felony for not having the right license.thenation.com/article/politi…
Kyle Rittenhouse had his gun possession charge dismissed. In Illinois, 75% of firearm possession convictions occur in Cook County, in a few Chicago neighborhoods. "100s of young Black men arrested & facing years in prison for simple possession of a gun."thenation.com/article/politi…
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