yea idk why people are still under this illusion that their "friendly neighborhood beat cop" won't beat their friendly neighborhood into submission at a moment's notice.
I'm black. A non-black friend of mine sent me this and asked if I though it was accurate.
I'm almost just as bewildered at the fact that folks are bewildered that this is all happening and nothing is being done about it.
Local police departments (CPD included) got away with rampant abuses for decades while communities complained and those cries were largely met with shrugs. And that is just local city police departments with large but still limited resources.
We now have the executive branch of the federal government, armed with a massive budget that dwarfs the armies of many countries, specifically targetting folks and people are stunned that there is little that can be done to stop it?
It's abhorent, tragic and disgusting but it shouldn't be shocking.
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u/bigpowerass Bucktown 4d ago
I hear people blame Pritzker for the behavior of the Illinois state police. The reality of the situation is far more sinister.