We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both.
---Justice Louis Brandeis
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.
---Frederick Douglass
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
--Margaret Mead
Systematic racism, the acceptance of violence and immunity for police officers who commit it have make a lethal combination. The police should serve a community, not dominate it. Transparency and accountability are keys to enacting reforms on a federal, state and local level:
A Brief History Of Police Immunity
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How Police Unions And Arbitrators Keep Abusive Cops On The Street
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How Police Unions Got Their Power. The Rise Of The PBA And Lack Of Accountability In The NYPD
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Why Policing Is Broken
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My Family Saw A Police Car Hit A Kid On Halloween--A story of one incident and a family which illustrates the problem.
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Police Punish The Good Apples--Why it is not a case of a few bad apples
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NYPD Oversight Investigators' Job Has Become "Untenable" Because Of Body Cam Backlog
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What "Defund The Police" Really Means--"Defunding the police" is a attempt to address the issue of police violence. It means different things to different people. It phrase frightens people. This video explains that for most activists it does mean eliminating the police department.
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Uredacted FBI Document Sheds New Light On White Supremacist Infiltration Of Law Enforcement--This is a serious problem.
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The Inside Story Of How de Blasio Promised, Then Thwarted NYPD Accountability
John Oliver Explores A Dangerous Police Practice
Police Lies--Lies the police tell and lies we tell about the police are a big part of the problem.