,MILLIONS ( ,DOLL>S 9 ,PRIZES6 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! HEELS ( ?REE NEW SETTLEM5TS 9 :I* ! GOV]NM5T ( ,WA%+TON1 ,D,C IS PAY+ PROTE/]S WELL OV] @s#b#b MILLION1 WE'VE COMPLET$ ! FOLL[+ >TICLE & A TWO-SID$ PO/] ON ! SUBJECT ( PAY\TS TO SURVIVORS ( POLICE REPRESSION4 

,OV] ! PA/ DECADE ( MOBILIZATIONS1 ,CRIME?,9C4 AG5TS HAVE REPEAT$LY PULL$ (F N>R[ ESCAPES FROM MASS->RE/ SITUATIONS 9 :I* ALL \R COMRADES W]E CAPTUR$4 ,WE FELT PRETTY PLEAS$ ) \RSELVES UNTIL WE LE>N$1 SOME YE>S TOO LATE1 ?AT EV]YONE :O DIDN'T GET AWAY WAS MAK+ ?\S&S ( DOLL>S6 ,H[ EMB>RASS+--WE'RE SU* DROP\TS1 WE CAN'T EV5 GET A JOB GETT+ >RE/$6 ,?IS1 DESPITE ! ,F,B,I DEFAM+ \R MILIEU AS ! 0TOP DOME/IC T]ROR ?REAT40 ,:AT'S A NE']-DO-WELL SUPPOS$ TO DO8 ,SO WE READ ) SYMPA?Y ! ACC\NT FROM \R COMRADES :O FOLL[$ 9 ! FOOT/EPS ( ! ,W>SAW ,<ETTO FI<T]S1 CRAWL+ ?R\< ! SEW]S TO ESCAPE >RE/ &1 LITTLE DID !Y KN[1 A :OPP+ @s#a#h14 

,PASS ! WORD >\ND--RESI/ANCE DOESN'T ALWAYS 5D 9 DEFEAT1 EV5 :5 WE GET BEAT5 & >RE/$4 ,WE MAY NOT BELIEVE 9 ! LEGITIMACY ( ! LAW ANY MORE ?AN \R RUL]S DO1 BUT WE /ILL \<T TO 9CLUDE ! BATTLE 9 ! C\RTS 9 \R /RATEGIZ+ ALONGSIDE ! BATTLE 9 ! /REETS4 ,BY BR++ LAWSUITS AGA9/ \R OPPRESSORS1 WE CAN 9CREASE ! CO/S ( REPRESS+ US1 & SOMETIMES TIE !IR H&S = FUTURE DEMON/RATIONS--COMP>E ! BEHAVIOR ( ! ,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C4 POLICE AT ! #b & #bb ,I,M,F PROTE/S TO !IR CONDUCT DUR+ ! #bg ,I,M,F PROTE/S4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 SOME SECTORS ( ! CURR5T AN>*I/ MILIEU HAVE SU* %ORT MEMORIES ?AT BY ! TIME ! LAWSUITS >E CONCLUD$1 MANY HAVE /OPP$ PAY+ ATT5TION1 & ! 9ITIAL ?\<TLESS APPRAISAL ( PROTE/S AS 0A FAILURE0 IS ALL ?AT /ICKS 9 PEOPLE'S HEADS4 ,WE'RE ONLY N[ LE>N+ ! NET RESULTS ( MOBILIZATIONS ?AT OCCURR$ A DECADE AGO4 ,TO M\NT AN EFFECTIVE RESI/ANCE TO CAPITALISM1 WE NE$ TO ?9K 9 T]MS ( DECADES1 NOT MON?S4 

,OV] ! PA/ DECADE1 GOV]NM5T AG5CIES >\ND ! ,U,S HAVE PAID \T MILLIONS & MILLIONS ( DOLL>S 9 SETTLEM5TS RESULT+ FROM F$]AL & POLICE VIOL5CE AGA9/ ACTIVI/S4 ,& ?OSE >E ONLY ! CASES TOO FLAGRANT TO SUPPRESS--?9K H[ MANY MORE MU/ GO UNREPORT$6 ,F> FROM AN ANOMALY1 ILLEGAL ACTIVITY 9 ! C\RSE ( LAW 5=CEM5T IS ! NORM2 PRESUMABLY IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MA9TA9 LAW & ORD] )\T IT4 

,! CO/S ( !SE VIOLATIONS >E FIGUR$ 9TO GOV]NM5T BUDGETS AS =EGONE CONCLUSIONS4 ,= EXAMPLE1 PRIOR TO ! #bh ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 ! ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,COMMITTEE (F]$ @s#a MILLION 9 ADVANCE TO COV] LAWSUITS FROM POLICE MISCONDUCT--ACKN[L$G+ ?AT1 DESPITE NEW LAWS PASS$ SPECIFICALLY = ! CONV5TION1 ! DESIR$ LEVEL ( REPRESSION W\LD REQUIRE ! AU?ORITIES TO BREAK !IR [N LAWS TO ! TUNE ( MILLIONS ( DOLL>S4 

,9 ALL S]I\SNESS1 Y\'RE NOT MU* MORE LIKELY TO W9 A MILLION-DOLL> SETTLEM5T ?AN Y\ >E TO GET Y\R H&S ON ! PRIZES PROMIS$ 9 CORPORATE COMPETITIONS--& BE+ BEAT5 BY POLICE IS NO MORE PLEASANT ?AN BE+ ABUS$ BY ! CAPITALI/ SY/EM 9 O!R WAYS4 ,! PO9T IS ?AT RESI/ANCE DOESN'T ALWAYS 5D 9 DEFEAT1 EV5 :5 IT RESULTS 9 REPRESSION & >RE/4 ,WE %\LD 9CLUDE ! BATTLE 9 ! C\RTS 9 \R /RATEGIES1 EV5 IF WE DON'T BELIEVE 9 ! LEGITIMACY ( ! LAW ANY MORE ?AN \R RUL]S DO4 ,9 CITIES ?AT HAVE SE5 A LOT ( REC5T DEMON/RATIONS & LAWSUITS1 POLICE DEP>TM5TS >E (T5 MORE HESITANT TO BEAT & >RE/ PROTE/]S4 

,SOME REC5T GOV]NM5T SETTLEM5TS3 

  

,FOLL[+ ! #aiii PROTE/S AT ! MEET+ ( ! ,WORLD ,TRADE ,ORGANIZATION 9 ,SEATTLE1 ! CITY GOV]NM5T PAID @s#a4#h MILLION TO RESOLVE *>GES ( BRUTALITY & WRONGFUL >RE/4  

,! GOV]NM5T ( ,LOS ,ANGELES PAID OV] @s#e MILLION AS A RESULT ( #aa LAWSUITS /EMM+ FROM POLICE CONDUCT DUR+ ! #b ,DEMOCRATIC ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION4  

,YE>S LAT]1 ! ,LOS ,ANGELES ,CITY ,C\NCIL AGRE$ TO PAY @s#a#b4#h#e MILLION TO DEMON/RATORS & BY/&]S ATTACK$ BY POLICE AT A #bg ,MAY ,DAY RALLY4  

,POLICE VIOL5CE AGA9/ ANTI-W> PROTE/]S 9 ,APRIL #bc CO/ ! GOV]NM5T ( ,OAKL&1 ,CALI=NIA OV] @s#b MILLION4  

,MEAN:ILE1 ACTIVI/S WON A SETTLEM5T ( @s#b MILLION = BE+ ILLEGALLY >RE/$ ! SAME MON? AT ANTI-W> PROTE/ 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY4  

,NEW ,YORK ,CITY HAS ALSO PAID @s#b#c#a1 & @s#e#e1 TO PROTE/]S >RE/$ DUR+ ! #bd ,REPUBLICAN ,NATIONAL ,CONV5TION1 & @s#d#f#i1 TO SETTLE A LAWSUIT FIL$ BY PEOPLE JAIL$ AFT] A PROTE/ ( ! MURD] ( ,AMAD\ ,DIALLO1 TO NAME JU/ A C\PLE SETTLEM5TS4  

,WA%+TON1 ,D4,C4 HAS WITNESS$ A SLEW ( SUCCESSFUL SUITS BY ACTIVI/S1 9CLUD+ A @s#a#c4#g MILLION SETTLEM5T FOLL[+ ! #b ,I,M,F_/,WORLD ,BANK PROTE/S & A @s#f#h#e1 SETTLEM5T = POLICE VIOL5CE DUR+ ! #ba 9AUGURATION4 ,PROTE/S AGA9/ ! ,WORLD ,BANK & ,9T]NATIONAL ,MONET>Y ,FUND ! FOLL[+ YE> RESULT$ 9 V>I\S LAWSUITS1 NETT+ @s#h4#b#e MILLION1 @s#a MILLION1 & @s#b1 = WRONGFUL >RE/S4 ,A #bb DET5TION ( EI<T ANTIW> PROTE/]S ALSO RESULT$ 9 A SETTLEM5T ( @s#d#e14  

,! P>TICUL>LY UGLY POLICE VIOL5CE DUR+ ! PROTE/S AGA9/ ! #bc ,FREE ,TRADE ,>EA ( ! ,AM]ICAS M9I/]IAL 9 ,MIAMI 5G5D]$ LAWSUITS ?AT CONCLUD$ 9 A NUMB] ( SETTLEM5TS1 9CLUD+ SEP>ATE PAY\TS ( @s#e#f#a11 @s#a#h11 & @s#a#g14  

,SETTLEM5TS RESULT FROM ONGO+ CAMPAIGNS AS WELL AS DEMON/RATIONS4 ,9 #b#b1 A F$]AL JURY RUL$ ?AT @s#d4#d MILLION %\LD BE AW>D$ TO ,JUDI ,B>I & ,D>RYL ,*]NEY = ! VIOLATION ( !IR RI<TS BY ,F,B,I & LAW 5=CEM5T AG5TS4 ,LIKEWISE1 5VIRONM5TALI/ ,JO% ,CONNOLE WAS AW>D$ A TOTAL ( @s#a#b1 = BE+ >RE/$ )\T PROBABLE CAUSE4  
  
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,ALL ! FRI5DS :O W]E GO+ TO SKIP S*OOL ) ME FLAK$ \T AT ! LA/ M9UTE1 SO ,I WASN'T ) AN AFF9ITY GR\P :5 ,I WAS >RE/$4 ,I HAD TO CALL MY DAD4 ,IT C\LD HAVE BE5 WORSE--HE GAVE MY JAIL]S HELL & WAS C>EFUL TO KEEP COPIES ( EV]Y PIECE ( PAP] !Y MADE HIM SIGN4 ,?IS CAME 9 H&Y ?REE YE>S LAT] :5 ,I HE>D AB\T ! CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT = ! MASS >RE/4 ,I SIGN$ ON1 !N WAIT$444 & WAIT$444 = A LONG TIME4 ,& !N WE WON6 ,( C\RSE1 ,I DONAT$ SOME MONEY TO AN>*I/ PRISON]S & LEGAL SUPPORT GR\PS4 ,I'D BE5 HE>+ GOOD ?+S AB\T AN UPCOM+ ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOBILIZATION OV]SEAS1 & ) ONLY TWO MON?S TO GO ,I B\<T A PLANE TICKET4 ,I US$ ! MONEY TO RE9VE/ MYSELF 9 ! MOVEM5T & CAME \T COMMITT$ TO A LIFE ( /RUGGLE T[>DS LIB]ATION4  
  
  

,:5 ! POLICE RAID$ \R BOOK/ORE1 WE MADE OV] @s#f1 9 LESS ?AN AN H\R4 ,?AT SURE IS MORE ?AN MY COLLEGE DEGREE HAS MADE ME6 ,) ! ,NATIONAL ,GOV]NORS' ,CONV5TION COM+ TO T[N1 ! AU?ORITIES FE>$ ?AT WE W]E UP TO SOME?+ & PREEMPTIVELY /ORM$ \R COLLECTIVE SPACE--ONLY TO DISCOV] ?AT \R MO/ S9I/] PLAN WAS A PUPPET %[4 ,TRU? BE TOLD1 !RE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO?+ WE NE$$ ?AT K9D ( MONEY =1 BUT IT WAS REASSUR+ TO KN[ ?AT ! ,CITY ( ,9DIANAPOLIS WASN'T GO+ TO USE IT4 ,SO LONG AS !RE IS HE>T1 REVOLUTION>Y *ANGE DOESN'T NE$ FUND+4 ,?AT SAID1 ,I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT = MY H\SE TO BE RAID$ AGA9--MY SON & ,I NE$ A VACATION6  
  
  

,?ANKS TO ! ,N,Y,P,D1 ,I'M A T5-?\S&AIRE6 ,AT AN ANTI-W> DEMO 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY1 ,I WAS >RE/$ :ILE /&+ ON ! SIDEWALK ) A BUN* ( PEOPLE :O W]E TRY+ TO GET TO A RALLY4 ',PREEMPTIVE >RE/' IS ! /RATEGY ( *OICE = COPS AT BIG PROTE/S1 ! AIM BE+ TO /OP TR\BLE BE=E IT />TS4 ,?IS RESULTS 9 A LOT ( PEOPLE GO+ TO JAIL ON M9OR *>GES BAS$ ON FLIMSY OR NON-EXI/5T EVID5CE1 !N BE+ RELEAS$ AFT] ! ACTION IS OV]4 ,AFT] SEV5 H\RS 9 JAIL1 ,I WAS DIS*>G$ ) A TICKET = DISORD]LY CONDUCT & TOLD TO %[ UP 9 C\RT A MON? LAT]4 ,I HIR$ A LAWY]1 GOT ! *>GE DISMISS$1 & FIL$ A LAWSUIT4 ,A FEW YE>S LAT] MY LAWY] CALL$ & SAID ,I'D BE5 AW>D$ @s#a#e1 = MY SEV5 H\RS ( TR\BLE4 ,IT DIDN'T CO/ ME A DIME & N[ ,I DON'T HAVE TO BUY ! /ORE BR& PA/A6  
  

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