A thread of four observations from #UvaldePolice, but that apply in general.
1) The #1, deeply ingrained and trained priority of the police is to protect themselves and each other, not the public. 1/42) The massive amount of money and time spent on police militarization isn't just a waste, it's actively counterproductive. It turns them into 3rd rate soldiers with no clear command structure, all the worst traits of the military combined with the worst instincts of cops. 2/2
May 24, 2022 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Another massacre today at another school, this time in gun-crazed Texas. We can’t do anything about guns because gun ownership has always been tied in America to white power. 1/
The Moloch—worshipping cowards elected to protect white power - the ones who cut campaign ads in which they handle guns like erotic objects - will never allow us to even try and fix it.
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