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Notes Cover-Up (and misinformation) on Aiyana Jones' DeathThe 34-year-old suspect was wanted in connection to a shooting that happened Friday, when a teenager was shot to death at a strip mall near Beniteau and Mack.
The little girl was shot in the neck and taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The shooting is still under investigation.
Police say the suspect was found inside the home and taken into custody.It is very important to know that the “suspect” was in an upstairs apartment of the house, in no way linked to Aiyana’s family. While he was “found” and “taken into custody”, it is a flat out lie to say that he was found “inside the home”.
Home and house do not mean the same thing. Any decent journalist, and most regular folks, could tell you this. Each apartment within a house is its own home. Because home is where and who you come home to. The house had more than one apartment. Aiyana was in the downstairs apartment and that is the apartment that was attacked. The suspect was in the upstairs apartment, and it’s amazing he didn’t get away during all the confusion.
To say that the suspect was found in the home is a way of misinforming the public. People read that and say “ah, well, see, they was harboring him”. People say (i’ve personally seen this in comments elsewhere) “well, they didn’t have to do it the way they did, they should have waited him out or something, but they were just doing their job and it’s too bad this innocent child got in the way”.
That is not what happened. But the police would like for us to think it is. Because then Aiyana’s tragic death can be called an “accident”, a tragedy whose blame falls on the family for helping a suspected murderer, “collateral damage”.
That is not what happened.
And the media is intentionally misinforming you.
If this little girl and her family were white could you imagine the outrage?
God damn it would be a frenzy. But since it was a black girl and it’s being reported that the suspect the police were looking for was “in the home”, then of course it was just some tragic accident.
Fuck this milatirizing the police force bullshit. They’re not SWAT. They are POLICE. And would it kill them to stake out a location for a while before barging in with their guns drawn?!
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"The U.S. already has one of the most pro-government criminal justice systems in the world. That (along with our indescribably insane drug laws) is why we have the world’s largest prison population and the highest percentage of our citizenry incarcerated of any country in the Western world. It is hard to imagine a worse fate than being a defendant in the American justice system accused of Terrorism-related crimes. Conviction and a very long prison sentence are virtual certainties. Particularly in the wake of 9/11 and the Patriot Act era, the rules have been repeatedly rewritten to provide the Government with every conceivable advantage. The very idea that the Government is hamstrung in its ability to prosecute and imprison Terrorists is absurd on its face. Decades of pro-government laws in general, and post-9/11 changes in particular, have created a justice system that strangles the rights of those accused of Terrorism. Despite that, every new incident becomes a pretext for a fresh wave of fear-mongering and still new ways to erode core Constitutional protections even further."
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The authors conclude that in racialized societies like ours, crime is viewed through a warped lens, and that crime and criminality become associated with marginalized groups. (This is why people believe most drugs are used and sold by black people, when the opposite is true.) As the authors write, “when dominant groups associate criminality with well-defined and disliked ‘others,’ it brings into sharp focus those needed to be potentially repressed.”
Shocking, shocking, that people who hold racist beliefs are more likely to support lock ‘em up policy. Who knew?
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Busting Out: Ten Things Citizens Can Do to Reduce Rates of Incarceration
As much as we like to make China out to be the modern epitome of repressive states, there’s far more people imprisioned per capita in the US than there or anywhere else; perhaps the bulk of these people didn’t commit any violent crimes. There’s a whole scary industry built up around caging people in the so-called land of the free, one that perpetuates the degradation of communities & our democracy in general.
But instead of being yet another one of those overwhelming social problems that leave you feeling pissed & helpless, there’s lots of pretty easy things you can do to help.
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"The law discriminates against rape victims in a manner which would not be tolerated by victims of any other crime. In the following example, a holdup victim is asked questions similar in form to those usually asked a victim of rape. “Mr. Smith, you were held up at gunpoint on the corner of 16th and Locust?”
“Yes.”
“Did you struggle with the robber?”
“No.”
“Why not?”
“He was armed.”
“Then you made a conscious decision to comply with his demands rather than to resist?”
“Yes.”
“Did you scream? Cry out?”
“No. I was afraid.”
“I see. Have you ever been held up before?”
“No.”
“Have you ever given money away?”
“Yes, of course–”
“And did you do so willingly?”
“What are you getting at?”
“Well, let’s put it like this, Mr. Smith. You’ve given away money in the past–in fact, you have quite a reputation for philanthropy. How can we be sure that you weren’t contriving to have your money taken from you by force?”
“Listen, if I wanted–”
“Never mind. What time did this holdup take place, Mr. Smith?”
“About 11 p.m.”
“You were out on the streets at 11 p.m.? Doing what?”
“Just walking.”
“Just walking? You know it’s dangerous being out on the street that late at night. Weren’t you aware that you could have been held up?”
“I hadn’t thought about it.”
“What were you wearing at the time, Mr. Smith?”
“Let’s see. A suit. Yes, a suit.”
“An expensive suit?”
“Well–yes.”
“In other words, Mr. Smith, you were walking around the streets late at night in a suit that practically advertised the fact that you might be a good target for some easy money, isn’t that so? I mean, if we didn’t know better, Mr. Smith, we might even think you were asking for this to happen, mightn’t we?”
“Look, can’t we talkin about the past history of the guy who did this to me?”
“I’m afraid not, Mr. Smith. I don’t think you would want to violate his rights, now, would you?"anon.
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Notes"‘What was she wearing? What was she doing?’ Why are the first 10 questions about her behavior? Why don’t we talk about him?"Jeff O’Brien, on the common reactions to rape
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Tim Wise-The Pathology of White Privilege Part 1/6
I strongly urge you all to watch the rest of the videos. Tim Wise raises some amazing points and explains White Privilege.
Fascinating & oh-so-vital to watch! [Here’s part 2.]
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This amazing gif by xverdxse is close to my idea of what an...
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“For in a very concrete way Europe has stuffed herself inordinately with the gold and raw materials of colonial countries: Latin America, China and...”
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while we're talking about drugs
Zimmerman was on Adderall, Temazepam, and a medication called Librax.
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“You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.”— Isadora Duncan; Isadora Speaks: Uncollected Writings and Speeches of Isadora Duncan (via ...
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Teacher: Why did you not study?Me: A year has 365 days for you to study. After taking away 52 Sundays, there are only 313 days left. There are 50 days in the summer that is way too hot to work so there are only 263 days left. We sleep 8 hours a day, in a year, that counts up to 122 days so now we're left with 141 days. If we fooled around for only 1 hour a day, 15 days are gone, so we are left with 126 days. We spend 2 hours eating each day, 30 days are used in this way in the year, and we are left with 96 days in our year. We spend 1 hour a day speaking to friends and family, that takes away 15 days more and we are left with 81 days. Exams and tests take up at least 35 days in your year, hence you are only left with 46 days. Taking off approximately 40 days of holidays, you are only left with 6 days. Say you are sick for a minimum of 3 days, you're left with 3 days in the year to study! Let's say you only go out for 2 days... You're left with 1 day! But that 1 day is your birthday!... ...
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“We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m...”
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“For women, getting angry is socially unacceptable, even when the anger is over violence, discrimination, misogyny, and other forms of oppression....”
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legitimate criticisms of feminism:
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ennui (one of the trendy magazines that never never capitalized the first letter of its name) was the preferred...
