It is unreal how people who spent last year (quite correctly) recognizing that the American government is violent and racist are now asking that same government to have a monopoly on guns – and that it use the police to enforce such a monopoly.
Tag: Police
Cops who commit crimes often avoid being held criminally accountable
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/24/nj-criminal-police-should-go-jail-records-show-they-dont/3514323001/
A response to the baseless “why don’t you join the police department and fix it” argument
The Dallas, TX police chief famously told people protesting police brutality to “Get off that protest line and put an application in [to become a police officer].” That sort of argument has been repeatedly used by those attempting to undermine protests, and it lacks any semblance of a basis in logic for the reasons discussed…
What “Defunding” the police means
Defunding the police is a simple and viable solution that will go a long way towards reducing police brutality and racism. It involves having other agencies that are better equipped to handle a specific problem get the mission (and budget) to handle that problem, instead of giving the over-worked police departments that mission. Scaremongering from…
A Summary of Police Brutality and Racism
The purpose of this page is to compile a convenient list of articles on police brutality, racism, protesting, and that situation in general. More specifically, I wanted to create a single page I could use when debating those issues online, and to have a good starting point for those who are new to the subject….
A response to the “why are you protesting for this criminal?” attempt at excusing police brutality
When speaking out against instances of police brutality and racism, I often hear a response along the lines of “why are you protesting for this criminal?” Since I hear it enough, I thought I would write a brief response here so that I can just provide the link in the future and not waste type…
Respondeat superior liability for protesters but not police?
The idea that protesters should be collectively responsible for the small number of people who engage in violence or property damage lacks merit. On the other hand, the same logic does factually work when it comes to police officers engaging in brutality, racism, and other misconduct. Respondeat Superior Starting with some legal history, Respondeat Superior…
Why innocent people fear and run from the police
Innocent people rightfully fear the police. Some of them run from the police as a result. In response to the question of “if they are innocent why do they run from the police” I would note that there are many sound reasons for innocent people to run from the police. Those include fear of having…
News articles about problems in policing in the greater Quad cities (IL and IA) Area
The purpose of this page is to provide a list of links that address problems with policing in the greater Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. I created this page to have an efficient way of responding to people who incorrectly argue that there are no problems with policing in our community. News articles…
The Neonazi counter-protest to our peaceful protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa on August 22, 2020
Below are screenshots that provide information on Dave Coghlan Jr., the guy behind the armed “back the blue” rally in Davenport. His swastika tattoo is clearly visible, as is the AtomWaffen Division neonazi mask that he is wearing. His facebook shows a “Fuck Black Lives Matter” meme. But he does post how “White Lives Matter”…