It's extraordinary how brutal police are willing to be, the lengths to which they are willing to go, the solidarity they are willing to show, in order to deliver to Black U.S. citizens—the protection of whom is their ostensible jobs—the clear message, "we are at war with you."
Even more extraordinary how patient Black citizens have been, staying so peaceful, despite having been given the message "we are at war with you."
Even more extraordinary how aggrieved police & those who align w/them are, when citizens finally agree "yes, you are at war with us"
I'm told that the most important thing in the wake of this latest in an unbroken string of brutal state sponsored murders of citizens by police is that the situation does not become violent.
It's a telling response to a string of brutal state-sponsored murders of citizens by police.
Specifically, it's telling that some people see violence as their exclusive property, and that they consider the police to be institutionally entrusted with its proper administration.
@JuliusGoat Humans haven’t yet invented a social structure that eliminates violence; the best we’ve come up with afaik is to designate some people who can under some circumstances be violent without reprisal, and then try to have democratic oversight of those ppl & circs. We currently lack that oversight, bc police have succeeded in resisting it. Idk how we could have laws wo enforcement or enforcement wo ultimate threat of violence, but @ very least enforcers must be overseen.
