police state

Why cover up? The case for protest anonymity

It is important to remember that public order intelligence gathering by the police is carried out with a deliberate purpose: what some criminologists have called ‘strategic advantage’ and ‘strategic incapacitation’.1 Intelligence is used to understand the structures, sustainability and strengths of protest groups, in order to develop ways to undermine them.
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Freddie Gray and the Western District Way

Detective Ellis Carver: What he means to say is that we are effective deterrent in the war on drugs when we are on the street. Detective Thomas Hauk (“Herc”): Fucking motherfuckers up. Carver: Indeed. Herc: Fuck the paperwork. Collect bodies, split heads. Carver: Split ‘em wide. Det. Hauk: The Western District way. Det. Carver: A’ight. […]

Capitalism, the working class and the fight against police violence

The irony is hard to miss. The United States government, which wages war all over the world on the phony pretext of defending “democracy” and “human rights,” increasingly relies on the methods of martial law in response to any indication of social unrest within its borders.
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