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.
“Very few white Americans stray far from this country’s racist origins.”
“Zero context is given as to why the slave auctions exist in the first place.”
“The West, led by Britain and the U.S., have been engaged in a regime policy against the Southern African nation for the last 18 years.”
“Does the larger public consider how extremely, cruelly isolated US prisoners are in the age of digital communication?”
“NAFTA strengthened the ability of U.S. employers to force workers to accept lower wages and benefits.”
