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.
“It is a catch-all for blanket repression of Black activism of any kind.
“A distracted and hypnotized public won’t ask questions, make demands, or build movements.”
“One man essentially wants to exploit all the wealth of the country for himself.”
“Movements for self-determination must be judged on the concrete pressure they place to either unite the oppressed or empower the imperialist order.”
“Any set of demands regarding police reform should include a strategy to directly confront the police union in order to limit its power and influence.”
