Police have been a violent, dangerous force in the communities the “serve” since their inception. Born from violent slave patrols, this institution remains racist to its rotten core. We review the latest bodycam footage from Khadir Skinner, murdered by officers while being chased by a dog and GPS data from the Nolan Wells case who never returned home from visiting an Island with “friends”. The violence doesn’t stop there unfortunately. Another person, 37 year old Mary Alice, was shot 4 times during a response to a mental health crisis in front of her parents. ICE is brandishing guns and targeting people for skin color and people are rightfully calling for abolition. But what about the rest of the agencies which do the same everyday? Baltimore’s Mayor has shown us a better way.
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