We need a complete re-invention of policing in America.
Chicago is releasing bodycam video of the police killing of #AdamToledo, who was a 13-year-old boy. Police claim there was an "armed confrontation" and shot him in the chest. The mayor says she saw "no evidence whatsoever" that Toledo shot at police. (Photo: Elizabeth Toledo)

Apr 16, 2021 · 3:49 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
No “policing”. Police are overseers. We need the originally intended peace officers to be educated formally and held to a higher standard. You’d never face this reality. It’s a talking point for most of you
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I wonder if a politician might put forward their proposed solutions rather than “re-invent or defund”. Why are cops put in these terrible situations so often? Why are these young men in trouble? Why does our social structure, “education,neighborhoods and laws” fail them?
Replying to @marwilliamson
Yes Yes Yes — and I would add In EVERY State of these United States of America 🇺🇸
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And gun control
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And when we say, "Fuck the police," it is informed by personal experience, reading history, political theory & deep thought. No recklessness here.
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You'd think the American police were the American army by the way they are gung ho!
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Create a culture of PEACE OFFICERS not police officers. Create a culture of PEACE OFFICERS not police officers. Create a culture of PEACE OFFICERS not police officers. #EndQualifiedImmunity #HirePeaceOfficers
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13yrs old out with a 21yr old gang member with a pistol. Nicknames- lil homicide and Lil Diablo Fresh gang tattoos (again 13!!!!) This isn't a policing problem. This is a culture problem. I feel terrible for this boy. Everyone in his life failed him.
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We need progressive leaders like you to denounce people like Matt Taibbi, Jimmy Dore, & Glenn Greenwald who are promoting the idea that we should unite with Tucker Carlson & Steve Bannon. Why are u ignoring me on this?
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