#Philadelphia — https://twitter.com/BoozyBadger/status/1285613160985231360

He's just so close to getting it

He decided to take the bus downtown to talk with the officers. David, who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, wore his Navy sweatshirt and Navy wrestling hat, thinking they’d respect him because of he was a veteran.

“I thought the clothing would be a shield,” he said. “Turns out it had zero effect. They didn’t care.”

“I stood my ground at that point and just stayed there … I did nothing provocative. They just started wailing on me with batons [...] I wanted to ask them about the oath they took. Everyone was screaming. No one heard me. Then one of the officers hit me hit me and kept hitting me. It didn’t seem like any of them were trained for this. [...] Those officers were small. They seemed scared. They had no tactics, just seemed like a gang.”

https://truthout.org/articles/navy-veteran-speaks-out-after-being-attacked-by-secret-police-in-portland/

"Nonviolence Chicago’s workers are guided by Martin Luther King’s principles and defuse conflict through mediation rather than by force. Whenever there is a shooting, outreach workers arrive at the scene within 30 minutes to advocate against retaliation — and even when they insert themselves in potentially dangerous situations, they do not wear bullet proof vests and refuse to carry weapons."

https://truthout.org/articles/community-peacemakers-in-chicago-offer-a-proven-alternative-to-policing/

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https://twitter.com/evanmcmurry/status/1285957415918276608

#Richmond - #July25 #J25

#Richmond - #July25 #J25