More and more Americans are voicing their outrage at the tactics being deployed by federal agents in Minnesota. But it’s important to understand the broader implications of what this administration is doing, and the threat it poses to the basic freedoms of every American.
In fiscal year 2019, there were 2.87M citations processed in Washington DC for a city intake of $376M total. The average citation was valued at $131. Jeff Bezos’ average citation cost $28– less than a quarter of the average DC traffic citation— and he STILL HAD $16000 worth.
White people:
We gotta talk about burn out. You aren’t conditioned to be thinking about race this much because of your privilege. We need you to do all you’re doing today, tomorrow, and until the end of time.
Let’s talk about ways to focus on current & systemic change.
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