“The myth of policing in a liberal democracy is that the police exist to prevent political activity that crosses the line into criminal activity, such as property destruction and violence. But they have always focused on detecting and disrupting movements that threaten the economic and political status quo, regardless of the presence of criminality. While […]
Los Angeles-based political pundit Jimmy Dore’s disdain for civilian law enforcement is a thing of primal beauty. He calls them maniacs. He says they crack heads because “they fucking love it.” He’s also the son, grandson, and brother of Chicago police officers, so I have to assume he knows what he’s talking about. As you might expect, Dore rejects […]
“I don’t feel protected or served,” I tell him. “I do,” he says. The back-to-back public executions of Alton Sterling (07.05.16 Baton Rouge, LA) and Philando Castile (07.06.16 St. Paul, MN) give him pause, and he concedes that something is rotten in the state of Denmark, but at the same time he wonders what it must be like […]
