Superheroes and the Police
What do you do when the authorities have been compromised?
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Bibliography and Further Reading
More general information about abolishing the police: https://www.thenation.com/article/arc...
Still don’t think the police need replacing? Consider this report from the inside: / confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop
Think prison is necessary? Here’s some information about that: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/ma...
PBS Newshour article on how white supremacists have infiltrated law enforcement: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/f...
New Republic article about police taking the side of white supremacists: https://newrepublic.com/article/15798...
Report on how trying to file a complaint about the police will get you followed and harassed (at least in Florida): • What Happens When You Try to File a Compla...
How riots can lead to social change: https://www.vox.com/2015/4/30/8518681...
Actual Context episode 1 about the police’s unhealthy obsession with the Punisher: • The Punisher/Police Problem | part 1
Some More News’ piece about how the police are trained to murder you: • How Cops Are Trained To Shoot You In Your ...
Compilation of police brutality during the protests: / 1266917228752056320
Officers talking about calling in sick in solidarity with officer who beat a student with a baton: https://www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Officers cheering for the Buffalo officers who pushed down an old man at their court hearing: / 1269322620316442625
How Adrien Schoolcraft reported his fellow police and was harassed and forcibly committed for his trouble. It was only because he taped his superiors discussing their crimes that he was believed. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/ny...
New York Times article about defunding the police: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/30/op...
The Guardian article on how the implicit bias and de-escalation training in Minneapolis did not work: https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
The End of Policing, now a free ebook from Verso: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2426...
How Dallas has been dispatching social workers to some 911 calls: https://www.lightworkers.com/dallas-d...