Around the world police safely disarm men, women, and children who are in the middle of a mental health crisis. U.S. police are trained to shoot to kill any time they get the heebie-jeebies. Walter Wallace needed an ambulance. Instead, he got bullets.
— The Breakdown with Shaun King (@TheBreakdown) October 27, 2020
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A reminder that Philadelphia Police Department was notified that 328 of their officers posted white supremacist and other hateful content online and decided to keep 96% of those officers on the force, where they continue to patrol communities of color with almost total immunity.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 6, 2019
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“A training slideshow used by the Kentucky State Police (KSP) — the second largest police force in the state — urges cadets to be ‘ruthless killer[s]’ and quotes Adolf Hitler advocating violence.” https://t.co/wO949qCeqi
— Jason Riley (@JasonRileyWDRB) October 30, 2020
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Alabama police captain threatens to execute every Biden voter with a “bullet in their skull.” https://t.co/iPg7oeZZwe
— Borzou Daragahi 🖊🗒 (@borzou) November 5, 2020
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She was too afraid to testify at her ex’s domestic abuse trial. So she was assaulted by police and jailed instead. This is a horrific example of the way the police punish survivors of domestic violence instead of supporting them. https://t.co/W1kz8yHgnC
— Angela Marie MacDougall (@_AngelaMarieMac) November 10, 2020