,:AT ,WILL ,IT ,TAKE TO ,/OP ! ,POLICE FROM ,KILL+8 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,WE'VE REA*$ A BREAK+ PO9T4 ,! MURD]S ( ,GEORGE ,FLOYD--& ,BREONA ,TAYLOR1 ,TONY ,MC,DADE1 & ! O!R ,BLACK PEOPLE :OSE LIVES W]E 5D$ BY POLICE JU/ ?IS MON?-->E ONLY ! LATE/ 9 A C5TURIES-LONG /R+ ( TRAG$IES4 ,BUT 9 ! CONTEXT ( ! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i P&EMIC1 :5 ! /ATE IS OP5LY TREAT+ ,BLACK COMMUNITIES AS A SURPLUS POPULATION TO BE CULL$ BY ! VIRUS1 ! >ROGANCE & S5SELESSNESS ( ! MURD] C>RI$ \T BY ,(FIC] ,D]EK ,*AUV9 CROSS$ A L9E4 ,SUPPORT$ BY HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ACROSS ! ,U,S & BEYOND1 ! PEOPLE ( ,M9NEAPOLIS HAVE MADE IT CLE> ?AT ?IS 9TOL]ABLE SITUATION MU/ 5D1 NO MATT] :AT IT TAKES4 

,S9CE ! ,F]GUSON UPRIS+ ( #b#a#d1 CONSID]ABLE ATT5TION HAS FOCUS$ ON RACI/ POLICE KILL+S 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,RE=M]S ( MANY /RIPES HAVE 9TRODUC$ NEW POLICIES 9 HOPES ( RE9+ 9 ! VIOL5CE4 ,YET ACCORD+ TO ! ,POLICE ,%OOT+S ,DATABASE1 ! POLICE KILL$ MORE PEOPLE 9 ! ,U,S LA/ YE> ?AN 9 #b#a#e4 ,IF POLICE KILL+S >E CONT9U+ OR EV5 9CREAS+ DESPITE WIDESPREAD PUBLIC ATT5TION & RE=M EF=TS1 WE NE$ TO REVISIT \R /RATEGY4 

,H[ CAN WE BR+ AN 5D TO RACI/ POLICE MURD]S ONCE & = ALL8 

,CRIM9AL ,*>GES & ,CIVIL ,LAWSUITS 

  

,IT'S WIDELY KN[N ?AT ! *ANCES ( 9DIVIDUAL (FIC]S OR DEP>TM5TS SUFF]+ REAL CONSEQU5CES = KILL+ PEOPLE1 ESPECIALLY ,BLACK PEOPLE1 >E NEXT TO NO?+4 ,IT MAKES S5SE ?AT PROTE/]S & GRIEV+ FAMILIES (T5 DEM& CRIM9AL *>GES AGA9/ MURD]\S COPS--! ,U,S CRIM9AL LEGAL SY/EM (F]S NO O!R MODEL = 0JU/ICE10 & BY REFUS+ TO PRESS *>GES1 ! AU?ORITIES %[ H[ LITTLE !Y VALUE ,BLACK LIVES4 ,BUT LOCK+ ORD9>Y PEOPLE 9 CAGES DOESN'T PREV5T ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITY--& CONSID]+ ?AT POLICE VIOL5CE IS LEGITIMIZ$ BY EXCEPTIONAL LAWS & P[]FUL 9/ITUTIONS1 ?IS DET]R5T SEEMS TO BE EV5 LESS EFFECTIVE = POLICE4 ,JOHANNES ,MEHS]LE1 ! (FIC] :O MURD]$ ,OSC> ,GRANT 9 ,OAKL& 9 #b#h1 WAS ONE ( V]Y FEW POLICE TO S]VE PRISON TIME2 YET ! #bah KILL+ ( ,JO%UA ,PAWLIK & MANY O!R POLICE MURD]S 9 ! REGION SUGGE/ ?AT ?IS PREC$5T HAS NOT DET]R$ ,BAY ,>EA POLICE FROM FATALLY %OOT+ PEOPLE4 

,NOR DO LAWSUITS SEEM TO MAKE A DIFF]5CE4 ,! FAMILY ( ,JU/9E ,DAMOND RECEIV$ A @s#b MILLION SETTLEM5T AFT] H] MURD] BY ,M9NEAPOLIS POLICE--AN EXTREMELY R>E OCCURR5CE1 LIKELY RELAT$ TO ! UNUSUAL CIRCUM/ANCE ( A ,BLACK MALE (FIC] KILL+ A :ITE WOMAN4 ,BUT =C+ ! CITY'S TAXPAY]S--SOME ( :OM SUFF] POLICE VIOL5CE DAILY--TO %ELL \T MILLIONS TO PAY = !IR MURD]\S ACTIVITY DOESN'T WORK TO /OP POLICE KILL+S4 

,IF IT DID1 ,GEORGE ,FLOYD W\LD /ILL BE ALIVE4 

,CIVILIAN ,REVIEW ,BO>DS & ,POLICE ,ACC\NTABILITY ,MEASURES 

  

,M9NEAPOLIS ALREADY HAS A CIVILIAN REVIEW BO>D1 BUT ?IS DIDN'T PREV5T ,*AUV9 FROM KILL+ ,GEORGE ,FLOYD4 ,9 FACT1 ! REVIEW BO>D HAD FAIL$ TO IMPOSE CONSEQU5CES = ANY ( ! EI<TE5 PREVI\S COMPLA9TS MADE AGA9/ ,*AUV94 ,IT ALSO DIDN'T PREV5T ! MURD]S ( ,JU/9E ,DAMOND1 ,JAM> ,CL>K1 OR ANY ( ! O!R PEOPLE KILL$ BY ! CITY'S POLICE4 

,POLICE COMMISSION]S !MSELVES >E N[ CALL+ = OV]SI<T & ACC\NTABILITY1 LIKELY 9 HOPES ( PREV5T+ FUR!R RIOT+4 ,?IS %[S H[ LITTLE ?REAT SU* MEASURES POSE TO !IR P[]4 

,BODY ,CAM]AS & ,FILM+ ! ,POLICE 

  

,MO/ ( ! POLICE KILL+S ?AT HAVE TAK5 PLACE OV] ! PA/ FEW YE>S HAVE BE5 C>RI$ \T BY (FIC]S WE>+ BODY CAM]AS4 ,?IS HASN'T /OPP$ !M FROM KILL+--& IT HAS ALMO/ NEV] RESULT$ 9 CRIM9AL CONVICTIONS4 ,AN 9DEP5D5T #baf ,TEMPLE ,UNIV]SITY /UDY CONCLUD$ ?AT ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! USE ( WE>ABLE BODY CAM]AS CORRELAT$ ) AN 9CREASE 9 FATAL %OOT+S BY POLICE1 DISPROPORTIONATELY ?REAT5+ MALES1 Y\NG PEOPLE1 & PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,O!R RESE>* EF=TS ?AT HAVE T\T$ ! TE*NOLOGY'S B5EFITS1 SU* AS ! #bag ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NEVADA ,LAS ,VEGAS /UDY1 W]E CONDUCT$ 9 P>T BY POLICE DEP>TM5TS LOOK+ TO SAVE MONEY ON COMPLA9TS4 

,AL?\< IT DOESN'T SEEM TO R$UCE KILL+S1 BODY CAM]A FOOTAGE DOES PUT ! RE/ ( US 9 DANG]1 AS IT PROVIDES EVID5CE ?AT PROSECUTORS SYMPA!TIC TO POLICE CAN *]RY-PICK TO F9D WAYS TO BLAME US :5 (FIC]S ATTACK US4  
  

,WE DON'T NE$ MORE ?OR\< 9=MATION AB\T :AT ! POLICE >E DO+4 ,WE NE$ TO /OP !M FROM DO+ :AT !Y DO4 ,WE'RE NOT LOOK+ = TRANSP>5CY OR ACC\NTABILITY4 ,WE'RE LOOK+ = A WORLD )\T POLICE4 

-0,CAM]AS ,EV]Y:]E1 ,SAFETY ,NO:]E2 ,:Y ,POLICE ,BODY ,CAM]AS ,WON'T ,MAKE ,US ,SAF]0  
  

,CIVILIAN FILM+ ALSO ISN'T 5\<4 ,D]EK ,*AUV9 KNEW HE WAS BE+ FILM$1 YET HE /ILL MURD]$ ,GEORGE ,FLOYD )\T HESITATION4 ,! (FIC]S :O MURD]$ ,PHIL&O ,CA/ILE1 ,]IC ,G>N]1 & C\NTLESS O!R PEOPLE W]5'T /OPP$ BY ! CAM]AS TRA9$ ON !M4 ,EV5 IF 0! :OLE WORLD IS WAT*+10 MORE SURVEILLANCE WON'T MAKE US ANY SAF] AS LONG AS KILL] COPS CAN ACT ) IMPUNITY4 

,PRESSUR+ ,POLITICIANS 

  

,P]HAPS WE %\LD DIRECT \R RAGE AT POLITICIANS RA!R ?AN POLICE1 AS ,NEW ,YORK ,CITY ,MAYOR ,BILL DE ,BLASIO SUGGE/S8 

,( C\RSE POLITICIANS >E COMPLICIT = !IR C[>DLY SUPPORT = ! POLICE4 ,BUT !Y'RE NOT ! ONES :O H>ASS & BULLY US EV]Y DAY1 :O 9VADE \R PRIVACY & SPY ON US1 :O PHYSICALLY /& BETWE5 US & ! RES\RCES WE NE$1 :O BEAT & %OOT & KILL US4 ,9 FACT1 UNLIKE ! POLICE ) !IR GUNS1 TE> GAS1 & TANKS1 ! P[] ( POLITICIANS IS AN ILLUSION2 IT ONLY EXI/S BECAUSE ( ! WAYS WE C$E \R P[] TO MAKE DECISIONS TO !M4 ,IF NOT = ! POLICE PROTECT+ !IR PRIVILEGES & 5=C+ !IR ORD]S1 POLITICIANS W\LDN'T MATT] AT ALL4 ,)\T ! MILIT>Y1 ,HOMEL& ,SECURITY1 ,SECRET ,S]VICE1 & >M$ VIGILANTES TO 5SURE ?AT WE DO HIS BIDD+1 ,TRUMP W\LD BE NO?+ MORE ?AN AN ESPECIALLY OBNOXI\S BULLY4 ,AS LONG AS ! POLICE REGULATE EV]Y?+ WE CAN DO1 DIRECT+ \R ANG] AGA9/ POLITICIANS WILL MAKE LITTLE IMPACT4 

,9 A TIME ( 9CREAS+ SOCIAL T5SION & VOLATILITY1 :5 P[] /RUCTURES 9CREAS+LY RELY ON BRUTE =CE RA!R ?AN ! CONS5T ( ! G5]AL POPULATION1 POLITICIANS ( ALL /RIPES >E ESPECIALLY FE>FUL AB\T LOS+ ! LOYALTY ( ! >M$ W+ ( ! /ATE4 ,IF !Y DON'T GU>ANTEE POLICE (FIC]S IMPUNITY1 !Y RISK UND]M9+ !IR [N P[]2 9 AN EXTREME CASE1 !Y MI<T EV5 BE DEPOS$1 AS WE HAVE SE5 9 C\PS FROM ,*ILI TO ,EGYPT4 ,:Y DID A ,BLACK PRESID5T ) 0SOCIAL JU/ICE0 CR$5TIALS /& BY & WAT* AS ! KILL]S ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N1 ,FR$DIE ,GRAY1 ,]IC ,G>N]1 & SO MANY O!RS GOT AWAY ) MURD]8 ,P]HAPS BECAUSE IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO ,B>ACK ,OBAMA TO PROTECT ! /ABILITY ( HIS REGIME ?AN TO PURSUE JU/ICE = RACI/ KILL+S4 ,?IS MAKES IT EV5 MORE UNLIKELY ?AT APPEALS TO POLITICIANS WILL MAKE A DIFF]5CE4 

,VOT+ 

  

,%\LD WE BE REGI/]+ TO VOTE & MAK+ \R VOICES HE>D 9 ! BALLOT BOX1 AS ,ATLANTA ,MAYOR ,KEI%A ,BOTTOMS 9SI/S8 

,AGA91 :AT HAPP5$ 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS IMPLIES ?AT ?IS DOESN'T WORK4 ,IF A CITY ) A PROGRESSIVE MAYOR & A CITY C\NCIL COMPOS$ 5TIRELY ( ,DEMOCRATS & ,GRE5 ,P>TY MEMB]S /ILL CAN'T PREV5T \T-(-CONTROL RACI/ COPS FROM KILL+ PEOPLE AGA9 & AGA9 & AGA91 !RE'S NO REASON TO BELIEVE ?AT VOT+ DIFF]5TLY 9 ?OSE ELECTIONS W\LD HAVE MADE ANY DIFF]5CE4 ,RACI/ POLICE VIOL5CE IS ONLY ON ! NATIONAL AG5DA BECAUSE ! C\RAGE\S1 DEFIANT RESI/ANCE ( PEOPLE 9 ! /REETS HAS PUT IT !RE4 ,POLICE MURD] HAS NEV] BE5 ON ! BALLOT AS AN ITEM TO VOTE = OR AGA9/4 ,!IR VIOL5CE IS ! GLUE HOLD+ TOGE!R A SY/EM WE NEV] *OSE4 ,IT WON'T BE VOTES ?AT ABOLI% IT1 EI!R4 ,IT'LL BE BY ACTION4 

,PEACEFUL ,PROTE/ 

  

,WELL !N1 IF DIRECT ACTION IS ! ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS POLICE MURD]S1 !N C]TA9LY ! MO/ EFFECTIVE WAY TO MAKE *ANGE IS ?R\< /RICT NONVIOL5CE1 AS ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+ ,JR4'S GR&DAU<T] TELLS US4 

,UN=TUNATELY1 ?AT'S RHETORIC1 NOT HI/ORY4 ,9 FACT1 ! CIVIL RI<TS MOVEM5T DREW ITS SUCCESSES FROM A COMB9ATION ( MILITANT DIRECT ACTION1 >M$ SELF-DEF5SE1 RIOT+1 & NONVIOL5T CIVIL DISOB$I5CE4 ,K+'S APPEAL AS A CIVIL RI<TS LEAD]--& ! 9T]E/ POLITICIANS TODAY HAVE 9 PROMOT+ HIS LEGACY TO ! EXCLUSION ( ALL O!RS-->OSE 9 NO SMALL P>T BECAUSE HE (F]$ AN ALT]NATIVE TO ! ?REAT ( UNGOV]NABLE URBAN RIOTS & ,BLACK ,P[] MILITANCY4 ,CONDEMN+ ALL ACTION ?AT FALLS \TSIDE ! P>ADIGM ( NONVIOL5CE DIVIDES MOVEM5TS1 PROTECT+ ! REIGN+ ORD] & CONCEAL+ ! HI/ORY ( H[ *ANGE REALLY HAPP5S4 

,RIOTS 

  

,IF NOT /RICTLY NONVIOL5T PROTE/S1 >E RIOTS ! ONLY WAY TO 5SURE ?AT POLICE /OP KILL+ & >E HELD ACC\NTABLE8 

,RIOTS CAN ACCOMPLI% MANY ?+S ?AT PEACEFUL PROTE/+ USUALLY DOES NOT4 ,!Y RAISE ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL CO/S ( POLICE VIOL5CE = ! REGIMES ?AT P]PETRATE IT4 ,!Y 5ABLE M>G9ALIZ$ PEOPLE TO MEET !IR NE$S DIRECTLY VIA EMP[]+ GR\P ACTION--!IR NE$S = COLLECTIVE GRIEV+1 = V5GEANCE1 EV5 = MAT]IAL GOODS4 ,!Y DISPEL ! MY? ?AT ! POLICE >E 9VULN]ABLE & RUPTURE ! ILLUSION ( POLITICAL CONS5SUS4 ,!Y EXP& ! HORIZONS ( \R COLLECTIVE IMAG9ATION AB\T :AT WE CAN DO TOGE!R & H[ ! WORLD C\LD BE DIFF]5T4 

,BUT RIOTS ALONE >5'T 5\<1 EI!R4 ,:ILE !Y HAVE =C$ RELUCTANT AU?ORITIES TO PRESS *>GES AGA9/ KILL] COPS--9 ,OAKL&1 9 ,F]GUSON1 9 ,BALTIMORE1 & N[ 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS--!Y DON'T SECURE CONVICTIONS1 AS ! C\RT CASES 9 ,F]GUSON & ,BALTIMORE MAKE CLE>4 ,& EV5 IF !Y C\LD DISC\RAGE FUR!R KILL+S BY SOME SPECIFIC POLICE =CES1 ! CONSI/5T RATE ( POLICE MURD]S OV] ! PA/ FIVE YE>S %[ ?AT !Y HAV5'T MADE A D5T 9 ! OV]ALL PROBLEM4 ,! FLAMES ( ,F]GUSON W]E JU/ DY+ D[N :5 ,/4 ,L\IS POLICE FATALLY %OT ,ISAAC ,HOLMES1 DESPITE ! ?REAT ( FUR!R UNRE/4 

,IF WE HAVE TO BURN D[N :OLE NEI<BORHOODS JU/ TO GET A S+LE (FIC] 9DICT$1 ?AT'S NOT A VIABLE PROGRAM TO MAKE ! ,U,S JU/ICE 9DU/RY ACC\NTABLE4 ,! C\RAGE & DET]M9ATION ( ! REBELS 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS & >\ND ! C\NTRY REPRES5TS AN 9SPIR+ FIR/ /EP4 ,BUT TO CUT ! PROBLEM \T AT ! ROOTS1 WE'VE GOT TO GO DEEP]4 

,SO ,:AT ,DO ,WE ,DO8 

  

,IF NONE ( ! 0SOLUTIONS0 ?AT GOV]NM5TS1 POLICE DEP>TM5TS1 & SOME COMMUNITY ACTIVI/S HAVE PROPOS$ WILL SUFFICE1 :AT C\LD PUT A /OP TO RACI/ POLICE MURD]S ONCE & = ALL8 ,IT IS NOT EASY TO ANSW] ?IS QUE/ION1 BUT WE HAVE TO ASK IT 9 E>NE/4 ,WE HAVE TO MOVE 9TO ACTION BE=E ! NEXT POLICE KILL+4 

,! ASSUMPTION ?AT ,BLACK & ,BR[N LIVES >E EXP5DABLE IS FUNDAM5TAL TO ALL ( ! 9/ITUTIONALIZ$ P[] /RUCTURES ( \R TIME4 ,WE WILL ANSW] ! QUE/ION ( :AT WILL WORK TO ABOLI% POLICE MURD]S 9 PRACTICE1 ?R\< A LIFELONG PROCESS ( EXP]IM5TATION--BUT IT IS CLE> ?AT IT WILL REQUIRE US TO ABOLI% OR UTT]LY TRANS=M ALL ( !SE P[] /RUCTURES4 ,/>T+ FROM ! MODEL ( COLLECTIVE DEFIANCE WE HAVE SE5 OV] ! PA/ WEEK1 WE HAVE TO .-4 ,H]E >E SOME LONG-T]M OBJECTIVES .- />S TO NAVIGATE BY4 

,DIS>M & ABOLI% ! POLICE4 

  

,AS LONG AS POLICE HAVE WEAPONS & IMPUNITY1 !Y WILL GO ON KILL+ US4 ,ALL ( \R EF=TS HAVE ONLY MADE A D5T 9 !IR IMPUNITY2 IT'S TIME TO GO ALL ! WAY4 ,ONLY :5 ! HI<WAY PATROL CANNOT 5D \R LIVES DUR+ A R\T9E TRAFFIC /OP WILL ! T]ROR ?AT SO MANY ( US FEEL EV]Y TIME WE SEE BLUE LI<TS FLA%+ BEG9 TO EASE4 ,ONLY :5 NO GR\P ( UNI=M$ ?UGS FEELS 5TITL$ TO P9 ANYONE TO ! GR\ND & IGNORE HIS PLEAS WILL ALL ( US BE FREE FROM ! ?REAT ( BECOM+ ! NEXT ,GEORGE ,FLOYD4 

,ONCE POLICE >E DIS>M$1 IT WILL BECOME CLE> TO EV]YONE H[ USELESS !Y >E AT ! ?+S WE ?9K WE NE$ !M =4 ,:5 M5TALLY ILL PEOPLE ACT 9 WAYS ?AT SEEM ]RATIC TO O!RS1 WE NE$ C\NSELORS & ADVOCATES1 NOT >M$ GUNM54 ,:5 ROMANTIC P>TN]S & NEI<BORS HAVE CONFLICTS1 WE NE$ PEOPLE ) CONFLICT RESOLUTION & DE-ESCALATION SKILLS1 NOT VIOL5T ESCALATORS 5=C+ A PATRI>*AL AG5DA4 ,:5 KIDS NE$ TRAFFIC DIRECT$ SO !Y CAN CROSS ! /REET1 WE NE$ FRI5DLY ELD]S & NEI<BORS :O KN[ !M1 NOT PEOPLE TOT+ LE?AL WEAPONS :O HAVE LITTLE EXP]I5CE WORK+ ) *ILDR54 ,:5 WE LOSE ?+S OR F9D ?+S1 WE NE$ A COMMUNITY C5T] TO EX*ANGE !M1 NOT A PREC9CT4 ,:5 \R C>S BREAK D[N BY ! SIDE ( ! ROAD1 WE NE$ A COMMUNITY ( ,GOOD ,SAM>ITANS1 NOT A M]C5>Y LOOK+ TO WRITE US A TICKET4 ,! MAJORITY ( :AT ! POLICE DO IS H>MFUL & %\LD BE IMM$IATELY ELIM9AT$ TO MAKE US ALL SAF]2 MU* ( ! RE/ C\LD BE DONE MU* BETT] BY SKILL$1 UN>M$ VOLUNTE]S ( GOOD WILL4 

,AS AN 9/ITUTION1 POLIC+ ITSELF IS VIOL5T & OPPRESSIVE TO ! CORE4 ,! ?\S&S ( MURD]S 9DIVIDUAL (FIC]S P]PETRATE >E JU/ ! TIP ( ! ICEB]G4 ,H[ CAN WE MEASURE ! DAILY ANXIETY1 ! ACUTE T]ROR1 ! PETTY HUMILIATIONS1 ! IMPACT ( FAMILY MEMB]S BE+ KIDNAPP$ & %AK5 D[N ?AT SO MANY PEOPLE EXP]I5CE EV]Y TIME !Y MU/ 5GAGE ) 9FURIAT+ >ROGANCE GR9N+ FROM BEH9D A BADGE8 ,FROM !IR ORIG9 9 SLAVE PATROLS TO TODAY'S HI<-TE* SPY DRONES & PR$ICTIVE POLIC+ ALGORI?MS1 POLICE HAVE NEV] EXI/$ TO PROTECT US4 

,IT'S NOT A QUE/ION ( BAD APPLES4 ,! 5TIRE B>REL IS ROTT54 

,PROMOTE COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE4 

  

,! *ANT 0,:O KEEPS US SAFE8 ,WE KEEP US SAFE60 IS MORE ?AN A SLOGAN--IT'S A NECESSITY4 ,!RE IS NO SAFETY WE CAN C\NT ON ?AT IS NOT BUILT ON \R TRU/ & RELATION%IPS ) EA* O!R4 ,TO BE C]TA9 ( \R SAFETY1 WE MU/ BE ABLE TO DEF9E = \RSELVES :AT RISKS WE FACE & H[ TO ADDRESS !M TOGE!R4 

,CRITICS >GUE ?AT IT'S NAIVE TO TALK AB\T DIS>M+ & ABOLI%+ ! POLICE1 CIT+ ! AGGRESSION & *AOS WE WILL SUPPOS$LY UNLEA% ON EA* O!R )\T ! VIOL5CE ( ! ?9 BLUE L9E TO KEEP US 9 *ECK4 ,BUT :AT'S TRULY NAIVE IS TO CONT9UE BELIEV+ ?AT AN 9/ITUTION RESPONSIBLE = KILL+ A ?\S& PEOPLE EV]Y YE> IS SOMEH[ KEEP+ US SAFE4 

,COLLECTIVE SELF-DEF5SE WILL NOT BE EASY1 BUT IT'S \R ONLY HOPE4 ,IT WILL MEAN ORGANIZ+ TO PREV5T ! VIOL5CE ( ! F> RI<T--( ?OSE 5C\RAG$ BY ,TRUMP TO %OOT LOOT]S & BY /ATE GOV]NM5TS TO RUN OV] PROTE/]S4 ,IT WILL MEAN TAK+ RESPONSIBILITY = DEVELOP+ NEW SKILLS 9 CONFLICT RESOLUTION & NEW /RUCTURES = RAPID RESPONSE 9 TIMES ( CRISIS4 ,! 9DICATIONS ?AT ,M9NEAPOLIS GANGS >E ORGANIZ+ A TRUCE TO COLLABORATE ON PROTECT+ PROTE/]S FROM F>-RI<T VIOL5CE >E 5C\RAG+4 ,WE WILL NE$ ALL ( \R C\RAGE & CREATIVITY TO DEVELOP NEW APPROA*ES ?AT VALUE & PROTECT ALL ( US1 RA!R ?AN SACRIFIC+ MILLIONS ( US TO BE CAG$ OR KILL$ 9 ORD] TO SECURE ! SAFETY & PROP]TY ( SOME4 

,%>E RES\RCES FREELY ?R\< MUTUAL AID4 

  

,WANT TO PREV5T LOOT+8 ,5SURE ?AT EV]YONE HAS H\S+1 5\< TO EAT1 & 5\< RES\RCES TO LIVE A DIGNIFI$ LIFE4 ,:5 !Y DON'T1 :O CAN BLAME !M = TAK+ \T !IR RAGE AGA9/ ?OSE :O /& BETWE5 !M & ! RES\RCES !Y NE$8 

,9 ,M9NEAPOLIS1 LOCAL COMMUNITIES >E E/ABLI%+ SUPPLY DEPOTS :]E RES\RCES R$I/RIBUT$ DUR+ ! RIOTS CAN BE FREELY %>$1 BO? TO SUPPORT ! PROTE/S & TO 5ABLE NEI<BORS TO LIVE4 ,! ,C,O,V,I,D-#a#i CRISIS HAS POPUL>IZ$ MUTUAL AID NETWORKS2 ! RIOTS >E TAK+ !M TO ! NEXT LEVEL4 ,! POLICE EXI/ TO 5SURE ?AT RES\RCES >E DI/RIBUT$ NOT ACCORD+ TO NE$1 BUT ACCORD+ TO AN >*AIC SY/EM ( PROP]TY RI<TS ?AT B5EFITS ?OSE :O HO>D !M = !MSELVES RA!R ?AN %>+ !M4 ,! PROTE/]S HAVE TURN$ ?IS UPSIDE D[N4 ,CONTR>Y TO CRITICS :O SEE LOOT]S ( A ,T>GET AS 0DE/ROY+ !IR [N COMMUNITY10 IT'S MORE ACCURATE TO SAY ?AT !Y HAVE TRANS=M$ AN 9/ITUTION ?AT EXI/$ TO SIPHON PR(ITS \T ( !IR NEI<BORHOOD TO \TSIDE 9VE/ORS 9TO A PROJECT ?AT ACTUALLY S]VES !IR IMM$IATE MAT]IAL NE$S4 ,DE/ROY+ ! B>RI]S ?AT SEP>ATE \R COMMUNITIES FROM ! RES\RCES WE NE$ IS ONE ( ! MO/ CRUCIAL ?+S WE CAN DO TO TRANS=M \R SOCIETY4 ,ABOLI%+ ! POLICE IS A /EP T[>DS ACCOMPLI%+ ?IS1 :ILE 5D+ ! KILL+S !Y P]PETRATE4 

,DELEGITIMIZE & DISEMP[] ALL ! 9/ITUTIONS ?AT EXCUSE POLICE MURD]4 

  

,ONE ( ! REASONS :Y COPS GET AWAY ) MURD] SO (T5 IS ?AT ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT HAS 9T]PRET$ LAWS TO GRANT POLICE 0QUALIFI$ IMMUNITY0 = KILL+ PEOPLE--:I* HAS HAPP5$ 9 OV] HALF ( ! CASES ?AT REA*$ APPELLATE C\RTS 9 ! PA/ FIVE YE>S4 ,:Y %\LD AN UNREP5TANT RAPI/ & HIS CRONIES BE 9 ! POSITION TO AU?ORIZE COPS TO KILL US :5EV] !Y SEE FIT8 ,= ?AT MATT]1 :Y %\LD !Y BE ABLE TO DET]M9E :E!R WE CAN HAVE ABORTIONS1 OR H[ WE CAN ORGANIZE UNIONS1 OR ! LIMITS ( 9DIG5\S SOV]EIGNTY1 OR ANY?+ ELSE8 

,! P]SI/5CE ( POLICE MURD] IS JU/ ONE ( ! RISKS WE 5G5D] BY REL9QUI%+ \R P[] TO N9E BLACK-ROB$ FIGURES4 ,TO 5SURE \R FRE$OM1 WE MU/ TAKE BACK \R SELF-DET]M9ATION FROM ! CLUT*ES ( ! C\RTS4  
  

0,! MORE WE CAN DELEGITIMIZE ! AU?ORITY ( ,SUPREME ,C\RTS TO %APE \R LIVES1 & ! MORE P[]FUL & CREATIVE WE CAN MAKE \R ALT]NATIVES1 ! LESS WE WILL HAVE TO FE> FROM ! ,TRUMPS & ,KAVANAU<S ( ! WORLD4 ,LET'S BUILD A SOCIETY ?AT 5ABLES EV]YONE TO 5GAGE 9 G5U9E SELF-DET]M9ATION--9 :I* NO MAN CAN DECIDE :AT ALL ( US MAY DO ) \R BODIES--9 :I* NO /ATE CAN TAKE AWAY \R P[] TO %APE \R FUTURE40 

-0,KAVANAU< ,%\LDN'T ,BE ON ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT4 ,NEI!R ,%\LD ,ANYONE ,ELSE40  
  

,:ILE WE'RE AT IT1 :AT AB\T ?OSE POLITICIANS8 ,IF ELECT+ NEW (FICIALS CAN'T /OP ! POLICE FROM KILL+ US1 :AT GOOD >E !Y8 ,IF WE REALLY WANT TO SECURE \R FUTURE AGA9/ ! >BITR>Y P[] ( ! AU?ORITIES1 WE CAN'T GO HALF WAY4 ,AS WE ORGANIZE 9 \R NEI<BORHOODS TO %>E & DI/RIBUTE RES\RCES1 LET'S LAY ! GR\NDWORK = A NEW GRASSROOTS =M ( POLITICAL ORGANIZATION ?AT CAN EX]CISE P[] DIRECTLY )\T NE$ = REPRES5TATIVES4 ,9SPIR$ BY ! C\NCIL SY/EM 9 ! ,KURDI% T]RITORIES ( ,ROJAVA1 ! ASSEMBLIES ( ! ,GREEK AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 ! /UD5T /RIKES 9 ,MONTREAL1 & MANY O!R EXAMPLES1 WE CAN BUILD A NEW WORLD FROM ! BOTTOM UP1 )\T POLITICIANS AT ! TOP TO BOSS US >\ND4 

,TO ,5D ,POLICE ,MURD] ,ONCE & ,= ,ALL 

  

,SO :AT WILL IT TAKE = US TO 5D POLICE MURD]S ONCE & = ALL8 ,NO?+ %ORT ( REVOLUTION4 

,BUT ?AT REVOLUTION ISN'T A DI/ANT UTOPIA1 OR A S+LE SPASM 9 :I* WE /ORM ! ,W9T] ,PALACE4 ,IT'S AN ONGO+ PROCESS ( BUILD+ RELATION%IPS1 %>+ RES\RCES1 DEF5D+ \RSELVES1 UNDO+ ! 9T]LOCK+ /RUCTURES ( :ITE SUPREMACY1 & ORGANIZ+ TO MEET \R NE$S TOGE!R )\T POLICE OR POLITICIANS--& IT'S ALREADY HAPP5+4 ,IT'S TIME = EA* & EV]Y ONE ( US TO *OOSE A SIDE & TAKE A /&4 ,! /AKES >E HI<--! LIFE Y\ SAVE MI<T BE Y\R [N4 ,BUT AS ! C\RAGE\S PROTE/]S 9 ,M9NEAPOLIS & BEYOND HAVE %[N US1 NOT EV5 ! P[] ( ! POLICE IS ABSOLUTE4 ,TOGE!R1 WE CAN OV]COME !IR VIOL5CE & BUILD A NEW WORLD4 

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