,REBELLION ,AGA9/ ,POLICE ,VIOL5CE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,FIR/ ( ,MAY ,AN>*I/ ,ALLIANCE 

,TEXT 3 

,9TRODUCTION 

  

,! MURD] ( ,MIKE ,BR[N AT ! H&S ( A POLICE (FIC] 9 ,F]GUSON1 ,M,O EVOK$ RAGE AMONG ! PEOPLE1 BO? 9 HIS NEI<BORHOOD & ACROSS ! C\NTRY4 ,! MILITANT PROTE/S ?AT FOLL[$ W]E AN UND]/&ABLE & APPROPRIATE RESPONSE4 ,9 MANY COMMUNITIES :]E PEOPLE >E JU/ /RUGGL+ TO GET BY1 !RE IS ! ADDITIONAL CON/ANT WORRY ( BECOM+ A VICTIM ( POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,?IS =CE HAS ITS ROOTS 9 ! BRUTAL & RACI/ 9/ITUTIONS ( COLONIAL ,AM]ICA1 & /ILL S]VES TO 5=CE & MA9TA9 ECONOMIC & RACIAL 9EQUALITIES4 ,TO DEAL ) ! PROBLEM ( POLICE VIOL5CE WE MU/ REBEL AGA9/ POLICE OCCUPATION1 BUILD ! CAPACITY TO DEF5D \RSELVES AS WELL AS \R NEI<BORS1 & CREATE ALT]NATIVE 9/ITUTIONS :]E PEOPLE CAN TURN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS )9 \R COMMUNITIES 9 A FAIR & HEAL?Y WAY4 

,POLICE ,BRUTALITY ,EV]YDAY 

  

,A /UDY CONDUCT$ BY ! ,MALCOLM ,X ,GRASSROOTS ,MOVEM5T REPORT$ ?AT POLICE (FIC]S1 SECURITY GU>DS1 OR SELF-APPO9T$ VIGILANTES E,XTRAJUDICIALLY KILL$ AT LEA/ #cac ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICANS 9 #b#a#b1 ACCORD+ TO A REC5T /UDY4 ,?IS MEANS POLICE KILL$ A BLACK P]SON EV]Y #bh H\RS6 ,SIMIL>LY1 EV5 ?\< ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICANS USE OR SELL DRUGS AB\T ! SAME RATE AS :ITES1 !Y >E F> MORE LIKELY TO BE >RE/$ = DRUGS ?AN :ITES & RECEIVE LONG] PRISON S5T5CES ?AN :ITES4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 :ILE ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICANS CON/ITUTE #a#c4#a.0 ( ! NATION'S POPULATION1 !Y MAKE UP NE>LY #d.0 ( ! PRISON POPULATION4 

,MANY ( ?OSE KILL$1 #fh PEOPLE OR #b#b.01 SUFF]$ FROM M5TAL HEAL? ISSUES4 #d#c.0 ( ! %OOT+S OCCURR$ AFT] AN 9CID5T ( RACIAL PR(IL+1 MEAN+ ! CONFLICT BEGAN ) RACI/ COPS NE$LESSLY H>ASS+ A P]SON ( COLOR4 ,ONLY #b#d.0 ( ! %OOT+S ACTUALLY OCCURR$ DUR+ A CRIM9AL 9VE/IGATION4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! REPORT1 #acf PEOPLE OR #d#d.01 HAD NO WEAPON AT ALL ! TIME !Y W]E KILL$ BY POLICE (FIC]S4 ,ANO!R #b#g.0 W]E DEA?S 9 :I* POLICE CLAIM$ ! SUSPECT HAD A GUN1 BUT !RE WAS NO ACTUAL PRO(4 ,?OSE :O DID1 9 FACT1 POSSESS GUNS OR KNIVES W]E ONLY #b.0 7#f#b PEOPLE7 & #g.0 7#b#c PEOPLE7 ( ! /UDY1 RESPECTIVELY4 ,ONLY #a#c.0 OR #db PEOPLE FIR$ A WEAPON 0BE=E OR DUR+ ! (FIC]'S >RIVAL40 

,( ! #cac KILL+S1 ! REPORT F\ND ?AT #bge ( !M OR #h#h.0 W]E CASES ( E,XCESSIVE =CE4 ,ONLY #h.0 W]E NOT CONSID]$ E,XCESSIVE AS !Y 9VOLV$ CASES W]E SUSPECTS %OT AT1 W\ND$1 OR KILL$ A POLICE &_/OR O!RS4 ,ADDITIONALLY1 #d.0 W]E SITUATIONS W]E ! FACTS SURR\ND+ ! KILL+ W]E 0UNCLE> OR SP>SELY REPORT$04 ,POLICE1 SECURITY GU>DS & VIGILANTES >E ALMO/ NEV] HELD ACC\NTABLE = !IR KILL+S4 

,! ,/ATE AS A MONOPOLY ON VIOL5CE 

  

,AS LONG AS WE HAVE A ,/ATE WE WILL HAVE REBELLIONS AGA9/ IT4 ,:Y8 ,BECAUSE ! ,/ATE IS A TOOL BY :I* A SMALL GR\P ( PEOPLE RULE A L>GE GR\P ( PEOPLE1 AGA9/ !IR 9T]E/S4 ,CAN Y\ IMAG9E PEOPLE BE+ OK ) #a.0 ( PEOPLE [N+ #d.0 ( ! WORLD OR Y\R BOSS MAK+ #a TIMES AS MU* AS Y\ DO IF !RE WASN'T VIOL5CE KEEP+ ?AT RELATION%IP 9 PLACE8 ,:5 PEOPLE >E /RUGGL+ TO EAT8 ,PEOPLE CALL POLICE ! BIGGE/ GANG >\ND = A REASON4 

,G]MAN SOCIOLOGI/ ,MA,X ,WEB] DEF9ES ! /ATE AS A 0HUMAN COMMUNITY ?AT 7SUCCESSFULLY7 CLAIMS ! MONOPOLY ( ! LEGITIMATE USE ( PHYSICAL =CE )9 A GIV5 T]RITORY40 ,?IS MONOPOLY IS PORTRAY$ AS 5SUR+ LAW & ORD]1 BUT :5 WE REALIZE :OSE LAW & ORD] WE >E TALK+ AB\T ?+S BEG9 TO LOOK DIFF]5T4 ,! ,/ATE IS AN 9/RUM5T ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 & DEP5DS ON VIOL5CE TO MA9TA9 ITS AU?ORITY & DOM9ATION ( ! PEOPLE & CONTROL ( P[] & RES\RCES4 ,AS LONG AS IT CONT9UES TO PROMOTE ! CONCEPT ?AT IT IS ! ONLY S\RCE ( LEGITIMATE VIOL5CE1 IT MA9TA9S ! CAPACITY TO 5=CE ?IS MONOPOLY4 

,! PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLE,X 7,P,I,C7 IS A T]M WE USE TO DESCRIBE ! OV]LAPP+ 9T]E/S ( GOV]NM5T & 9DU/RY ?AT USE SURVEILLANCE1 POLIC+1 & IMPRISONM5T AS SOLUTIONS TO ECONOMIC1 SOCIAL & POLITICAL PROBLEMS4 ,BE+ ! REPRESSIVE BRAN* ( ! /ATE1 ! ,P,I,C HELPS & MA9TA9S ! AU?ORITY ( ! RUL+ CLASS1 ?OSE :O HAVE GREAT] ACCESS TO P[] & RES\RCES1 ?R\< RACIAL1 ECONOMIC & O!R PRIVILEGES4 ,!RE >E ALSO 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! PRIVATE SECTOR MAK+ HUGE PR(ITS ?R\< [N]%IP ( PRIVATE FACILITIES1 SLAVE LABOR DONE BY PEOPLE :O >E 9C>C]AT$1 BUY+ PRODUCTS MADE BY SLAVE LABOR 9 ! PRISON SY/EM1 OR SELL+ PRODUCTS NE$$ = ! CONT9U$ FUNCTION+ ( ! PRISON 9DU/RIAL COMPLE,X4 ,! ,P,I,C IS ALSO 9/RUM5TAL 9 ELIM9AT+ SOCIAL & POLITICAL DISS5T BY OPPRESS$ COMMUNITIES ?AT MAKE DEM&S = SELF-DET]M9ATION )9 ! ,U,S4 

,! ,/ATE CLAIMS TO BE ! ONLY S\RCE ( LEGITIMATE USE ( VIOL5CE1 BUT ! RUL+ CLASS IS MADE ( ONLY ! FEW MO/ P[]FUL ELITES4 ,9 ORD] TO SECURE & MA9TA9 ITS CONTROL ( P[] & RES\RCES1 ! RUL+ CLASS MU/ GRANT P]MISSION OR EMPLOY SOME ( ! POPULATION TO C>RY \T VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! RE/ ( US4 ,?IS IS ! FUNCTION ( ! POLICE1 TO 5=CE ! DECISIONS & TO PROTECT ! 9T]E/S ( ! RUL+ CLASS & IMPOSE !IR WILL ON ! PEOPLE1 ?R\< VIOL5CE4 

,:O ,WILL ,PROTECT ,& ,S]VE ,US8 

  

,IT IS CLE> ?AT 9 9/ANCES ( POLICE BRUTALITY & MURD]1 WE CANNOT C\NT ON ! C\RT SY/EMS TO BR+ ?OSE :O COMMIT ACTS ( VIOL5CE UND] AU?ORIZATION FROM ! /ATE TO JU/ICE1 AS !Y >E A P>T ( ! SY/EM ?AT IS RESPONSIBLE = ! MANY VIOL5T ACTS COMMITT$ AGA9/ WORK+ CLASS PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,S9CE WE KN[ WE CANNOT DEP5D ON ! POLICE TO PROTECT US1 WE MU/ BUILD ! CAPACITY TO PROTECT \R [N COMMUNITIES4 ,! PEOPLE AFFECT$ MU/ ORGANIZE & *ALL5GE ! /ATE MONOPOLY ON ! LEGITIMATE USE ( VIOL5CE & E/ABLI% !MSELVES AS A P>ALLEL S\RCE ( LEGITIMATE P[] RUN BY !IR [N COMMUNITIES4 

,WE MU/ E/ABLI% COMMUNITY DEF5SE C\NCILS1 :I* >E CAPABLE ( DEF5D+ WORK+ CLASS NEI<BORHOODS FROM POLICE1 AS WELL AS PROVID+ M$IATION TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS BETWE5 MEMB]S ( ! COMMUNITY & O!RS NE>BY4 ,! FOCUS ( !SE =MATIONS %\LD BE ON ACCOMPLI%+ ?REE ?+S3 ,FIR/ WE %\LD BE ABLE TO MOBILIZE & RESPOND QUICKLY 9 \R NEI<BORHOODS 9 ORD] TO PREV5T1 DEF5D1 OR RETALIATE AGA9/ POLICE T]RORISM4 ,SECOND1 WE %\LD BE ABLE TO HOLD REGUL> MEET+S 9 ! COMMUNITY 9 ORD] TO ADDRESS CONFLICTS BETWE5 NEI<BORS SO AS TO ELIM9ATE \R DEP5D5CE ON POLICE TO RESOLVE \R DISAGREEM5TS4 ,F9ALLY1 %\LD ONE SOMEONE 9 \R COMMUNITIES BECOME A VICTIM ( POLICE VIOL5CE1 WE %\LD HAVE ! ABILITY TO CREATE 5\< ( A DISRUPTION 9 ! LIVES ( ! RUL+ CLASS 9 ORD] TO =CE !M TO GIVE US JU/ICE BY MEET+ ! DEM&S ( ! VICTIM &_/OR !IR FAMILY4 

,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT ! DEF5SE C\NCILS %\LD NOT BE ANO!R GANG1 OR HI]>*ICAL ORGANIZATION OV] ! PEOPLE1 LIKE ! POLICE4 ,\R CAPACITY = SELF-DEF5SE %\LD BE G5]ALIZ$1 & ! DIVISIONS ?AT ALL[ \R COMMUNITY TO BE 5SLAV$ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE MU/ BE KNIT TOGE!R TO CREATE A P[] ?AT CAN DEF5D EV]YONE )9 IT ) C>E1 RESPECT1 & JU/ICE4 

,CONCLUSION 

  

,TO DEAL ) ! PROBLEM ( POLICE VIOL5CE WE MU/ REBEL AGA9/ POLICE OCCUPATION1 BUILD ! CAPACITY TO DEF5D \RSELVES AS WELL AS \R NEI<BORS1 & CREATE ALT]NATIVE 9/ITUTIONS :]E PEOPLE CAN TURN TO SOLVE PROBLEMS )9 \R COMMUNITIES 9 A FAIR & HEAL?Y WAY4 ,( C\RSE ?IS WILL NOT HAPP5 OV]NI<T4 ,NOR WILL IT HAPP5 IF WE WAIT = SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT4 ,WE MU/ BE REALI/IC AB\T ?IS PROCESS1 BUT DET]M9$ 9 ADVANC+ IT4 

,!RE >E LESSONS & E,XAMPLES FROM ! PA/ ( TACTICS TO EMBRACE & ?OSE TO AVOID4 ,!RE >E *>ISMATIC LEAD]S ?AT MAY HAVE SUGGE/IONS AB\T H[ TO REACT AS A COMMUNITY :5 PEOPLE >E MURD]$ BY ! POLICE1 BUT WE ALL NE$ TO BE PRES5T MAK+ DECISIONS FROM ! FRAMEWORK ?AT WE NE$ MORE ?AN SIMPLY PROSECUT+ ! POLICE & JU/ICE = ONE MURD]4 

,! PEOPLE 9 ! COMMUNITIES AFFECT$ %\LD CONTROL ! MOVEM5T = DIGNITY1 JU/ICE & FRE$OM4 ,! POLICE >E PROPP+ UP A SY/EM ( VIOL5CE ?AT CONDEMNS US TO LIVE UND] UNEQUAL CONDITIONS4 ,! 5TIRE POLIC+ SY/EM NE$S TO BE DONE AWAY )1 ALONG ) ! /ATE IT PROTECTS4 ,:O HAS MORE LEGITIMACY TO POLICE A COMMUNITY ?AN ! COMMUNITY ITSELF8 ,ALL P[] TO ! PEOPLE4 

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