cops
ACAB, but not because every single person who signs up to be a cop is a fundamentally evil person; because the police as an institution have a tendency of pushing out or silencing every naïve person who thinks they can work within it as a force for good. Police forces were basically founded to crush the growing unrest among the heavily-oppressed working class (and, in the US, enslaved people!), and to this day they heavily prioritise the “order” part of “law and order”, taking disruption to business way more seriously than actual crimes committed against ordinary people (which they don’t give a crap about). In Australia (like, I’m sure, other countries), they are known to be mostly racist and regularly leak info on domestic violence survivors to their abusers. Considering the cops’ utter lack of solidarity with any other part of the workers’ movement, I would also add that police unions aren’t real unions.
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- : 👮 Link: “It’s the anniversary of Malcolm X’s assassination.…” by Hari Kunzru
- : 👮 Link: “Britain’s Government Has Decided No One Should Police the Police”
- : 👮 Link: “More than 5,500 people get NSW police record after strip searches which found nothing illegal”
- : 👮 Link: “Rosie told police she was a victim of domestic violence. She was the one arrested”
- : 👮 Link: “NSW Police pushed for Black Lives Matter mural on private property in Redfern to be removed, recordings reveal”
- : 👮 Link: “Police in Latin America are turning activists’ phones against them”
- : 👮 Link: “British Police Have Disturbingly Deceived Many Activists Into Romantic Relationships”
- : 👮 Link: “Police failed to adequately investigate deaths of four Indigenous women, former officer says”
- : 👮 Link: “Blockade Australia climate activist can’t use encrypted apps, must let police access phone”
- : 👮 Link: “The Border Patrol Has Vast, Largely Unchecked Powers That Are Expanding”
- : 👮 Link: “Leaked audio reveals Queensland police staff in racist conversations, joking about violence to black people and protestors”
Jessica Smith is a socialist and a feminist who loves animals, books, gaming, and cooking; she’s also interested in linguistics, history, technology and society.