Police Unions VS the Public, Mass Incarceration VS Restorative Justice
A radio interview by Chuck Mertz on This is Hell Radio.
Flint Taylor, co-founder of the Peoples Law Office in Chicago, who has represented the victims of police and political violence for 45 years explains the role of police unions, public defenders, the problems of supposedly progressive candidates who claim more cops will solve problems, and what restorative justice might look like.
Among much else, Flint Taylor is the author of "Blood On Their Hands: The Racist History of Modern Police Unions," and helped author model legislation now before Chicago's City Council that would guarantee reparations to the victims of police torture.
The US long war on the Black liberation movement is far from over.
Judi Rever risked her life to write the true story of the Rwandan Genocide.
This week we discuss the internal colony theory, Hollywoodâs portrayal of the Central Park Five, and continue the discussion on the future of Black Lives Matter. We share letters about â
Liberal reforms continue to fail to make the police more accountable. âLAPD officials helped create the âwarsâ it fought to assert their authority.â
People of African descent, no matter where they come from, face challenges in the American racial hierarchy.
