In the interest of full disclosure, I have been beaten by a group of more than six cops, I have been pepper-sprayed, and I have been shot with a tazer.
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I have been, as the saying goes, beaten into submission. Unlike some of my friends, I have been lucky enough to avoid tear gas, rubber bullets, telescopic batons, bean-bag rounds, and wooden slugs.
No, the officer isn't showering these patriots with champagne to celebrate their standing behind the barrier while exercising their constitutional rights. No, in Portland our finest use pepper-spray for such celebrations This is exactly the problem with police brutality. When allowed to go on unchecked, it creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. When confronted with the opportunity to go out and defend their rights and act in the name of justice only to be beaten with impunity, most will opt to sit at home and watch all of the things they believe in fall away as they take comfort in the fact that they have no bandages on their heads.
This is what it looks like after the police beat a man to death in downtown PortlandSo what's this all about, then? Well, today happens to be International Day Against Police Brutality. In honor of such, I suggest we all not be brutalized by police today. In order to make this happen I suggest that you, at least for today, refrain from being homeless, mentally ill, and anything other than lily-white. It would be best if you could stay out of public spaces for the remainder of the day. If you absolutely must leave your house, at least do your best to look like an upstanding citizen. This means no baggy pants, no cheap cars, and, for God's sake, no bicycles! And while your at it, get a damn haircut, will ya? And if you're thinking of going out and doing something like this, well, expect a good beating...We can do it folks, it's just one day! So come on, give it the old college try, and tomorrow we can return to beatings as usual.Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Somebody posted the other day asking why they should like System of a Down. Well, I think this goes a little way towards answering that question. Enjoy:
No, the officer isn't showering these patriots with champagne to celebrate their standing behind the barrier while exercising their constitutional rights. No, in Portland our finest use pepper-spray for such celebrations This is exactly the problem with police brutality. When allowed to go on unchecked, it creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity. When confronted with the opportunity to go out and defend their rights and act in the name of justice only to be beaten with impunity, most will opt to sit at home and watch all of the things they believe in fall away as they take comfort in the fact that they have no bandages on their heads. This is what it looks like after the police beat a man to death in downtown PortlandSo what's this all about, then? Well, today happens to be International Day Against Police Brutality. In honor of such, I suggest we all not be brutalized by police today. In order to make this happen I suggest that you, at least for today, refrain from being homeless, mentally ill, and anything other than lily-white. It would be best if you could stay out of public spaces for the remainder of the day. If you absolutely must leave your house, at least do your best to look like an upstanding citizen. This means no baggy pants, no cheap cars, and, for God's sake, no bicycles! And while your at it, get a damn haircut, will ya? And if you're thinking of going out and doing something like this, well, expect a good beating...We can do it folks, it's just one day! So come on, give it the old college try, and tomorrow we can return to beatings as usual.Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Somebody posted the other day asking why they should like System of a Down. Well, I think this goes a little way towards answering that question. Enjoy:
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