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.
āI would cite you to the Apostle Paul and his clear and wise command in Romans 13, to obey the laws of the government because God has ordained the government for his purposesā
āAmerican exceptionalism is rooted in the fairy-tale belief of racial superiority, of which American exceptionalism is a national and imperial expression.ā
āMore censure of Israel is no doubt in the works, given Israelās latest massacres in Gaza.ā
āIf the federal government ācaging childrenā and āseparating familiesā doesnāt put you in the streets, what will?ā
āThe bipartisan war making consensus is in full effect.ā
