Her mind traveled crooked streets and aimless goat paths, arriving sometimes at profundity, other times at the revelations of a three-year-old.” ~Toni Morrison
Somehow it's already been a month since my brother died. Time and memories and living have all taken on new dimensions and definitions in the space of his absence.
SIU has criminally charged Thunder Bay Police Service Cst Taylor Auger with assault causing bodily harm for an Apr. 11 incident, in which he allegedly caused "serious injury" to a 33-year-old man in custody.
https://t.co/hUxNG4jvdV
Every single day police, through their own actions, show decisively why they should be defunded, disarmed, and dismantled.
And politicians respond by giving them even more funding, weapons, and power.
When my daughter turns on the TV, she’ll see an Indigenous woman playing professional basketball right here in Minnesota.
Representation matters. I’m so excited Alissa Pili is joining the @minnesotalynx. Welcome to Minnesota, Alissa!
Cops value their right to take action, but not their responsibility to explain themselves. We can't fix a policing system that is working as intended, we have to replace it
My latest, on the outrageous prosecution of Umar Zameer, for @YesEverythingCA
https://t.co/bzkbh3wsHW
“Politicians have increasingly vilified judges, justices of the peace and defence counsel as part of a false narrative and moral panic about crime on our streets." - Federation of Ontario Law Associations on Doug Ford's comments re: Umar Zameer case
https://t.co/f1U9vG09Dc
Don’t be surprised if there’s a renewed call to disband the Thunder Bay Police Services Monday morning at QP. Families who’ve faced death investigations of loved ones under new police chief’s lead will be there.