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Creating a fundamentally adversarial relationship with the people they’re (supposed to be) protecting
Fundamental misunderstanding as to the role of police in a capitalist society. They’re not there to protect you, they’re there to enforce laws which are designed to maintain the structure. It doesn’t matter how friendly and nice a cop is when they’re called to carry out an eviction, to haul off a worker who assaulted a business owner who refused to pay them, or put down a protest.
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I helped actively resist his killology training seminars in Spokane, WA a few years ago. We really had no idea if it would work out, but the collective efforts of activists, organizers, the general public, and city council caused him to no-show at his own event.
There’s fairly little news on the details of how it all went down, but here’s a good article leading up to the seminar that accurately accounts all the major details:
Spokane City Council condemns controversial ‘killology’ police training
If Grossman shows up to your community, you can resist him and win.
When people say police just need “more training,” remember that this is the training they’ll be getting.
It’s not that guy. It’s the people that hire him. I mean sure, that dude’s a fucking asshole. But the system that enables him is far more to blame.
Can we just blame them all? Address the symptoms and the disease.