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Black Lives Matter and the Marathon: A Pair of Dilemmas (Updated)
Posted by Greg Laden on October 1, 2015 
______________________ UPDATE: BLM and the St Paul authorities have come to a compromise. … the Mayor announced that Turner and the St. Paul Black Lives Matter chapter have agreed to refrain from interfering with runners trying to complete the course, as had previously been threatened. Instead, BLM, will demonstrate near the finish line, raising their…
Gangs in #Baltimore Did Not Band Together To Go After Cops
Posted by Greg Laden on April 29, 2015 
You all heard that gangs in Baltimore had banded together to go after cops. But if you did hear that, you heard wrong. Gangs are universally vilified, and the term “gang” is also used by law enforcement and their other as a euphemism. (For people it is OK to shoot, apparently.) The reality of gangs…
Reactions to the Baltimore Riot (2015)
Posted by Greg Laden on April 28, 2015 I have a few partly formed, preliminary thoughts about some people’s reaction to Baltimore (originally posted on my friend Miles Kurland’s page as a comment, then on my facebook page, edited.) What I’m mainly reacting to is the constant drone of people saying that rioting and anti-state violence in Baltimore is fully 100% wrong and…
One step in solving the police problem
Posted by Greg Laden on January 1, 2015 
People, usually people of color, more often than not Native Americans and African Americans (according the the available statistics) suffer regular repression by the police. Day to day, the most common form of repression is about the small stuff. Jay walking, being out after curfew, walking around in a shopping mall, driving while black, and…
Welcome to the Police State
Posted by Greg Laden on September 4, 2014 
I was going to put this on my facebook page, but it seemed worthy of a higher status. As it were. We live in a police state, here in America, in the same way one gives oneself a particular religion or non-religious label. Unless you are a priest, a habitually repentant sinner, or like me,…
#Ferguson Police Are At Your Door
Posted by Greg Laden on August 14, 2014 
Above: Ferguson police spent the evening dropping tear gas containers on reporters to keep news of police repression from getting out. They are unaware of the deadly truthful combination of cell phones, citizens, and twitter. My fellow American: You live in Ferguson, you just don’t know it yet. NOTE: BREAKING: Rep. Clay Says St. Louis…
In case of emergency, think twice before you dial 911
Posted by Greg Laden on March 26, 2014 Trigger warning: Explicit video of a homeless man being executed by the cops. I strongly recommend that you don’t call the police. If you do, because for some reason you have to, get the hell out of there before they arrive. Why? Because our Post-9/11 first responder philosophy is not the first responder philosophy you…