Imagine living in an America that didn’t spend our money on:
Endless wars
Corporate welfare
Mass incarceration
And instead spent our money on:
Saving our planet #GreenNewDeal
Healing our people #MedicareForAll
Righting our wrongs #Reparations
We’d actually be a great nation.
This will be Portland’s 4th Police Chief in 4 years (5 if you count a brief interim one in 2016). The problem is not who is charge of the Portland Police Bureau, the problem is the Portland Police Bureau. #DisbandPPB
BREAKING: Minneapolis City Council members announce their intent to disband the city's police department. "It's clear that our existing system of policing and public safety isn’t working. Our efforts at incremental reform have failed.” #GeorgeFloyd https://t.co/DjOCTbTy6p
For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)
I grew up sheltered, so when I went to my first protest in my 30's I was shocked at the aggression I saw... from the police. I thought free speech meant free movement, free expression. It feels sad, and raw, to see so many people experience their own loss of naivety right now too
A curfew is just a way to sanction violence against peaceful protestors whose only crime is expressing their speech after 8:01. The first amendment doesn't go to bed.
Mayor Wheeler & Chief Resch:
A curfew on the entire City of Portland is an extraordinary measure that will likely lead to selective enforcement. It is not necessary to allow police to intervene in acts of actual lawbreaking. We urge you to look for a less restrictive approach.