The “blue lives matter” slogan is nothing but an attempt by racists to oppose the Black Lives Matter movement’s protest of racially motivated police brutality and racism within our criminal justice system. There is no such thing a a “blue” life As a threshold matter, there is no such thing as a “blue” life. People…
Tag: Police Brutality
Rape and Sexual Misconduct by Police is a Widespread Problem
Police abuse their law enforcement powers to commit sexual crimes on a regular basis, often shielded from accountability by their fellow officers who ignore or even cover up their crimes. Background information Former police officer turned professor Phil Stinson conducted a national analysis of more than 500 officer arrests for sexual misconduct over a three-year…
“More Training” is NOT the Solution to Police Brutality
Additional training of police officers is not the solution to police brutality. Cruelty and depraved hearts can’t be fixed with training Some problems can be fixed by training, while others cannot. A pilot who is unskillful due to a lack of training can have their airmanship improved through additional training. That makes sense, as the…
Video from the April 10, 2021 protest against police brutality and racism in Davenport, Iowa
Video from our protest today, including a great discussion about police brutality, racism, and what we can all do about it that was had by those who attended. Despite the rain, wind, and cold, our protest was a success.
Planes Crashes and Killings by the Police
When a Boeing 737 crashes, you don’t see people rushing to “Back Boeing” or talk about how being a pilot is such a hard job. Instead, you see people mourn the loss of life and then demand an impartial investigation into what happened so that any accidents, mistakes, errors, or crimes can be appropriately addressed….
Think about it for a moment
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.
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…
A response to the “Why don’t you protest for [Insert name here]” attempt to derail civil rights progress
I’ve seen some variation of the image shown below posted by some friends. Please allow me to explain why this is utter garbage. The reason why we protest police brutality and racism is because the police (who are sworn to serve and protect, and who are paid with our tax dollars) get away with murder…
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…