“Yeah, there’s a hatchet on the bus — with a bunch of wood sitting next to a wood-burning stove. Well, duh. The rocks were crystals and fossils. They emptied out a knife block [from the kitchen area] and said they found a meat cleaver.”https://t.co/i9Vz1xMrQl
— Andy Downing (@andydowning33) June 12, 2020
Category: Police State
When you’re explaining, you’re losing
Almost as swiftly as the demand to defund the police has spread, a swell of new voices have moved in over the last few days to soothe the public by arguing that when Black Lives Matter say they want to defund the police, that’s not what they really mean. https://t.co/VXcL03zAcP
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) June 9, 2020
I can see why Minneapolis is disbanding their police department
"Two law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the recent protests knifed the tires of numerous vehicles parked and unoccupied in at least two locations." https://t.co/RrZjdtGWx7
— Blake News (@blakehounshell) June 8, 2020
We need a #NewBlue
Nothing wrong with what they’re proposing — but the term “defunded” is not just shitty, it’s really loaded against the Dems:
Meghan McCain asks Kamala Harris whether she is “defunding the police,” then proceeds to get schooled by her and Sunny Houston 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 #BlackLivesMatter #TheView pic.twitter.com/DtwyFllUwC
— Madam Auntie Kamala Harris for VP! (@flywithkamala) June 8, 2020
On call, Clyburn warned against using defund police rhetoric, and others spoke out too including Cicilline and Bass. AOC, who has previously spoke out in favor of defunding and slashing NYPD budget, urged her colleagues to try to understand the debate and not mock it, per sources https://t.co/QFJCg4YU3P
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) June 8, 2020
Joe Biden's campaign promises police reform without defunding departments https://t.co/rwIdIK7Z3L
— TIME (@TIME) June 8, 2020
After cops ignored the Mayor’s 30-day ban on teargas, Seattle City Council is now talking about defunding their PD by 50% and reinvesting those $ elsewhere.
— Joshua Holland 🔥 (@JoshuaHol) June 8, 2020
This is the scandal. Not defunding the police, which isn’t even Biden’s policy. https://t.co/YeDQIFskBw
— Janet Johnson (@JJohnsonLaw) June 8, 2020
Oh my
And this is a poll by the famously conservative Rasmussen:
For the First Time Ever, Majority of Americans Believe Black People Are Treated Unfairly by Police: Rasmussen
— Chief Resistance Officer (@crushthebigots) June 8, 2020
https://t.co/qEDGOoo06M
This is huge
I hope other cities follow their lead:
Breaking News: A veto-proof majority of the Minneapolis City Council pledged to dismantle the city’s Police Department, vowing to create a new public safety system https://t.co/mYBqMpwG0g pic.twitter.com/zYHBH59dU0
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 7, 2020
🚨PEOPLE: It is really happening. The Minneapolis City Council *just* announced their intent to disband the Police Department & replace it w/ a new community-led system that truly prioritizes the safety & health of community. Transformation. Not “reform.”https://t.co/N7VuzfemA0
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) June 7, 2020
Ending the week on a high note
Ambulance EMT just got on her radio to cheer on the Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Brooklyn. People flipping out pic.twitter.com/Yalwh8hn37
— Scott Heins (@scottheins) June 5, 2020
Good
Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police https://t.co/bmjMJfOsyl pic.twitter.com/4ReAoR2Fgv
— City Pages (@citypages) June 4, 2020
Outrageous
Puts their cooperation in a whole new light, huh. One of them had only worked three shifts!
Those other cops were brand new. Chauvin was their training officer. Goddamn, they assigned this violent creep to train new recruits! They should sue the department. https://t.co/uEESGE37y1
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) June 4, 2020
To serve and protect
Alternate view..https://t.co/TqQ43GGlNf
— That Grrrl 🦋 (@that_grrrrl) June 5, 2020