*Georgia's outsized response to the #MemphisPolice murder of Tyre Nichols was the culmination of tensions that have been building for more than a year over a planned $90 million public safety training complex in a city-owned forest south of #Atlanta. Since late 2021, environmental and anti-police activists are squatting in the forest & living in its trees to stop construction of what they call “Cop City."*

#TyreNicholls
#CopCity

2/3

I’m so tired of Jason Whitlock. The crap that comes out of his mouth… But what he said about #TyreNicholls is infuriating. It’s all about the $ for Jason. He’s lost his soul. #uncletom #sellout #police #policebrutality #blackmastodon #black #africanamerican #murder #policeviolence #policeshootinginnocentman #trafficstop #racistbigot

My heart is heavy and angry at the loss of beautiful lives. How many have to die like this before we recognize it isn't racist white cops but the institution of policing that has the power to murder people who the government sees as threatening or out of place? #TyreNicholls #tortuguita

"If I wanna get shot, I'll call the cops...if I wanna die, I'll call the cops"

Would love abolitionist song recommendations.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2PEgLMnjMkAzHJBxVsx3st?si=aQQ3FS1ZT8eTavwk_oS2Ow

#ACAB #BlackLivesMatter #TyreNicholls https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/tyre-nichols-video-memphis.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

No cute cat pics from me today, though I’m grateful people here care so much for their pets.

This morning, I am saddened and angered by the violent death #TyreNicholls endured, beaten by those who are supposed to protect their communities.

I am angry that we are not committed to racial and social justice in the U.S. That we have governors, states and counties banning books and courses that teach actual history. That the violence, the heartbreak, the fear, and unimaginable pain continues.

#TyreNicholls
POLICE MUST PASS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION TO BE HIRED.
Change the exam.

After seeing the two videos I am at a loss of words & my heart is filled with sadness & rage. There’s a systemic problem here. A routine traffic stop should never end in a civilian’s death. #TyreNicholls #blackmastodon #police #policebrutality #blacklivesmatter #blackmen #lynching #beating #systemicproblems #policeviolence #BlackFedi #blackfediverse #humanity

I am not going to watch the #TyreNicholls video. I think it's important that it is being released as the public deserves to know what the police are doing and hopefully this will bring about change.

#GeorgeFloydJusticeInPolicingAct

But I also know, based on the attached article, that there is a portion of the population who will enjoy watching it and that infuriates more than I can say.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/21/us/kentucky-breonna-taylor-video-restaurant/index.html