,! ,O!R ,:ITE ,VIGILANTE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,:ITE VIGILANTES PLAY A VITAL P>AMILIT>Y ROLE 9 ! FUNCTION+ ( ANY SETTL] /ATE4 ,! VIOL5CE ( SU* VIGILANTES WAS ! DRIV+ =CE 9 ! ,U,S'S WE/W>D EXPANSION1 & AT ! SAME TIME ! P>AMILIT>Y CULTURE !Y DEVELOP$ BECAME C5TRAL TO ! (FICIAL MILIT>Y1 AS DOCUM5T$ BY ,JOHN ,GR5I] & ,ROXANNE ,DUNB>-,ORTIZ4 ,! VIGILANTES ( ! ,K,K,K W]E ! VANGU>D ( ! T]RORI/ REACTION AGA9/ ,RECON/RUCTION1 BOL/]+ RACIAL CAPITALISM4 ,VIGILANTES LIKE ,JAMES ,E>L ,RAY CAN ASSASS9ATE PROBLEMATIC REBELS1 ALL[+ ! (FICIAL BRAN*ES ( LAW 5=CEM5T TO KEEP !IR H&S O/5SIBLY CLEAN4 ,:ITE VIGILANTES PATROL A BORD] DESIGN$ TO KILL1 & !Y HAVE ASSASS9AT$ & 9JUR$ NUM]\S PEOPLE P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! ,GEORGE ,FLOYD UPRIS+4 

,MORE REC5TLY1 ANO!R K9D ( :ITE VIGILANTE HAS C>V$ \T A NI*E4 ,?IS K9D COMES FROM ! ,LEFT1 & !Y CLAIM TO BE CRITICAL ( ! POLICE & ! :ITE SUPREMACI/ /RUCTURES ) :I* !Y WORK H& 9 H&4 

,MEET ,KRI/9A ,BEV]L94 ,KRI/9A WAS A P>TICIPANT 9 ! ,*,O,P 9 ,SEATTLE :O FREQU5TLY US$ H] SOCIAL M$IA 7@aKRISBEV]L9 ON ,TWITT] & @aM9DFULEXPLOR] ON ,9/AGRAM7 TO %>E _?,B,L,M PO/S & CRITICISMS ( ! POLICE4 

,ON ,JUNE #a#b1 H[EV]1 %E %>$ PHOTOS ( A ,BLACK MAN %E CLAIMS TO HAVE SE5 />T A FIRE AT ! ,EA/ ,PREC9CT4 0,I NE$ EV]YONE 9 ,SEATTLE TO RETWEET ! PHOTO ( ?IS MAN01 %E WRITES4 ,ON ,JULY #a#d1 ,ISAIAH ,?OMAS ,WILL\<BY WAS >RE/$ ON F$]AL *>GES ( >SON1 :I* C>RY A M9IMUM ( #e YE>S 9 PRISON & A MAXIMUM ( #b YE>S4 ,HE WAS ID5TIFI$ ?ANKS TO ,BEV]L9'S PHOTOGRAPH4 

,?IS IS NOT ! FIR/ TIME ,BEV]L9 HAS WORK$ AS A VOLUNTE] SNIT* UND] COV] ( H] 0J\RNALI/IC0 ACTIVITIES4 ,ON ,JUNE #d1 %E TWEET$ A VIDEO ( A ,SEATTLE PROTE/] :O %E CLAIMS WAS 0! FIR/1 TO BREAK ,NIKE'S W9D[S4 ,HE HAD NO FE> ( BE+ >RE/$4 ,NEV] TRI$ TO RUN40 ,MULTIPLE O!R TWEETS RECYCLE CONSPIRACY !ORIES ( POLICE TRY+ TO />T RIOTS1 ) L>GE SPECULATIVE LEAPS OR RUMORS 9 ! CR[D AS H] ONLY EVID5CE4 ,%E FREQU5TLY EXTOLS ! VIRTUE ( 0#a.0 PEACEFUL0 PROTE/S & CLAIMS1 ALSO BAS$ ON RUMOR1 ?AT ! ,S,P,D WANT$ PROTE/]S TO BURN ! ,EA/ ,PREC9CT D[N4 

,! M>RIAGE ( PACIFISM & CONSPIRATORIAL ?9K+ IS A KEY COMPON5T ( ! LEFT-W+ :ITE VIGILANTE4 ,BR\<T UP ON ,MEL ,GIBSON & ,JOSS ,:$ON MOVIES1 !Y BELIEVE ?AT REVOLUTION IS SIMPLY ! REVELATION ( SOME NEF>I\S CONSPIRACY ( P[]1 ?AT ONCE PEOPLE HAVE ! TRU?1 P[] WILL FALL4 ,! ROLE ( CONSPIRACY !ORIES 9 POLITICAL ?\<T HAS ANTI-,SEMITIC & ANTI-,BLACK ORIG9S1 & ! #i-#a#a ,TRU!R MOVEM5T HAS ALREADY %[N US ?AT CONSPIRATORIAL ?9K+ AIDS ! F> ,RI<T & WEAK5S ACTUAL MOVEM5TS = LIB]ATION4 

,BUT 9 ! *EAP MANEUV]S ( A SNIT* LIKE ,BEV]L91 WE CAN ALSO SEE H[ CONSPIRACY !ORIES S]VE AS AN ALIBI = :ITE PEOPLE4 ,?\< GOV]NM5TS HAVE !IR MORBID SECRETS1 ,N,O,N,E ,( ,! ,K,E,Y ,A,S,P,E,C,T,S ,( ,:,I,T,E ,S,U,P,R,E,M,A,C,Y ,& ,C,A,P,I,T,A,L,I,S,M ,H,A,V,E ,E,V,] ,B,E,5 ,H,I,D,D,54 ,! 9T]TW9$ BRUTALITY ( CAPITALISM & COLONIALISM--) ! RACE REGIMES !Y BR\<T TO LIFE--HAS ALWAYS EXI/$ 9 PLA9 VIEW4 ,! 0TRU?0 ?AT %\LD SUPPOS$LY BR+ ?IS SY/EM CRUMBL+ D[N HAS NEV] BE5 MORE ?AN ONE NEI<BORHOOD AWAY FROM EV5 ! MO/ %ELT]$ ( :ITE PEOPLE4 ,IF !RE >E :ITE PEOPLE :O DID NOT JO9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ! POLICE BE=E POLICE MURD]S W]E REGUL>LY CAU<T ON VIDEO1 IT IS BECAUSE !Y *OSE NOT TO LI/5 TO PEOPLE ( COLOR4 

,?OSE :OSE HYPOCRITICAL E?ICS =CE !M 9TO ! /REETS ONLY ONCE _?,B,L,M BECOMES ! TOP TR5D+ HA%TAG >E 9 DESP]ATE NE$ ( ANO!R CONSPIRACY TO PRES]VE !IR :ITE PRIVILEGE EV5 AS !Y TAKE UP AN OPPOSITIONAL POSE4 

,O,B,V,I,\,S,L,Y1 PEOPLE :O >E GETT+ SY/EMATICALLY MURD]$ BY ! COPS NE$ TO BE ABLE TO FI<T BACK1 TO DEF5D !MSELVES4 ,OBVI\SLY !IR EXPRESSIONS ( RAGE >E BO? LEGITIMATE & 9TELLIG5T1 & OBVI\SLY O!R PEOPLE %\LD FI<T ALONGSIDE !M1 ALSO EXPOS+ !MSELVES TO BODILY 9JURY & ! RISK ( IMPRISONM5T4 ,UNLESS4 ,UNLESS444 

,UNLESS ?AT'S :AT ! COPS ACTUALLY WANT US TO DO1 & WE'LL REALLY %[ !M BY BE+ COMPLETELY PEACEFUL1 NOT DE/ROY+ ANY?+1 NOT DISRUPT+ ANY?+4 

,?IS 9FANTILE LOGIC IS SO SELF-S]V+1 IT'S A/\ND+4 ,BUT SOME PEOPLE WILL DO ANY?+ TO PRES]VE !IR P[] & PRIVILEGE4 ,?AT'S :Y WE HAVE POLICE MURD]S 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,KRI/9A ,BEV]L9'S PR(ILE IMAGE %[S A P]SON1 PRESUMABLY H]1 WE>+ A ,BATMAN MASK1 :I*1 FRANKLY1 C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 SCRIPT$ BETT]1 AS ,BATMAN VALIDATES ! :ITE IMAG9>Y ( ! ULTRA-PUNITIVE VIGILANTE UPHOLD+ AN UNEQUAL SOCIAL ORD]1 ! ,NO ,HOLDS ,B>R$ T]RORISM ?AT IS NECESS>Y = POLITE COMPANY TO SPEAK ( RI<TS & DUE PROCESS1 JU/ AS EV]Y ,DI/RICT ,ATTORNEY MU/ BE ACCOMPANI$ BY ITS ,K,K,K OR EXTRAJUDICIAL ASSASS9ATIONS TO KEEP ! SY/EM RUNN+4 

,H] JU/IFICATIONS = H] SNIT*+ >E ALSO TELL+4 ,9 ! 9ITIAL ?READ AB\T ! PREC9CT FIRE1 %E REPEAT$LY USES LAW & ORD] LANGUAGE TO DELEGITIMIZE ?IS ,BLACK MAN :O ALLEG$LY LIT ! MAT*4 ,%E DESCRIBES ! BEHAVIOR ( A /REET P]SON ) ALL ! PA?OLOGY A ,K>5 CAN MU/]4 

0,HE IS ACT+ LIKE A DRUNK4 ,LIKE HE'S M5TALLY ILL.<444.> ,ONE GU>D :O SAID HE HAD TO PHYSICALLY REMOVE HIM FROM DAMAG+ PROP]TY YE/]DAY40 0HE WOBBL$ (F .<444.> MUTT]+ TO HIMSELF.<444.> MUMBL+04 

,N[ ?AT %E HAS CA/ HIM 9EQUIVOCALLY AS AN ANTISOCIAL ELEM5T1 HOMO SAC]1 %E WADES RI<T 9TO ANO!R TROPE SY/EMATICALLY US$ 9 ! DELEGITIMIZATION1 SURVEILLANCE1 & MURD] ( PEOPLE :O >E CONSID]$ PYS*O-EMOTIONALLY ABNORMAL1 ANO!R GR\P--TOGE!R & OV]LAPP+ ) ,BLACK PEOPLE--DISPROPORTIONATELY T>GET$ BY POLICE VIOL5CE4 ,%E CLAIMS HE IS FAK+ IT4 

0,BUT NO ONE :O IS DRUNK OR S*IZOPHR5IC NAVIGATES CR[DS LIKE ?AT4 ,OR BL5DS 9 LIKE ?AT40 

,! EXP]T J\RNALI/ HAS SPOK54 ,NOT ONLY >E ,A,L,L DRUNK PEOPLE 9CAPABLE ( WALK+ 9 /RAI<T L9ES1 ,A,L,L PEOPLE ) SOME M5TAL HEAL? DIAGNOSIS >E 9CAPABLE ( NAVIGAT+ >\ND OB/ACLES OR BL5D+ 9 ) A CR[D 7EV5 ?\< MANY 9 FACT HAVE SPECIAL PRACTICE AT DO+ EXACTLY ?AT TO AVOID ! VIOL5CE ( ! NORMIES74 

,ASIDE FROM ! DISGU/+ COMB9ATION ( RACISM1 ABLEISM1 IGNORANCE1 & SNIT*+1 ,BEV]L9 PRES5TS US ) A KEY MOVE \T ( ! CONSPIRACY !ORI/ PLAYBOOK3 >GUM5TS BAS$ ON FAULTY COMMON S5SE1 APPEAL+ !RE=E TO SOMEONE'S PREJUDICES 9 ! GUISE ( REASON4 ,:AT MAKES H] SU* AN EFFECTIVE SNIT*1 REPRES5TATIVE ( A BROAD PH5OM5ON1 >E ! COMB9ATION ( PREJUDICES %E IS APPEAL+ TO4 

,PEOPLE ) M5TAL ILLNESS CANNOT BE TRU/$4 ,BLACK M5 >E VIOL5T4 ,VIOL5CE IS BAD4 ,! POLICE >E LAWLESS & CONNIV+4 

,9 :AT TYPE ( P]SON1 EXACTLY1 DO !SE F\R DIFF]5T PREJUDICES CO9CIDE8 ,! ANSW]3 MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE & :ITE PEOPLE ) A SUP]FICIAL1 SPECTACUL> CRITIQUE ( POLIC+4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 ! VA/ MAJORITY ( :ITE ALLIES & O!R PEOPLE TRY+ TO PU% ! REBELLION 9 A RE=MI/ DIRECTION4 

,SUBSEQU5TLY1 9 DEF5D+ H] SNIT*+ AFT] ,WILL\<BY IS >RE/$1 ,BEV]L9 TURNS TO O!R >GUM5TS4 ,%E HI<LI<TS H] H>D-HITT+ CRITIQUES ( ! ,S,P,D4 ,%E'S A USEFUL ALLY1 %E SEEMS TO SAY1 & H] CONT9U$ PRES5CE 9 ! MOVEM5T IS WELL WOR? ! SACRIFICE ( ONE ,BLACK MAN'S LIFE4 ,BLACK LIVES MI<T MATT]1 BUT H] COM=T1 /ATUS1 & SELF-IMAGE MATT] MORE4 ,:5 ASK$ H[ MANY COPS HAVE BE5 >RE/$ OR FIR$ AS A RESULT ( H] CITIZ5 J\RNALISM1 %E DECL9ES TO ANSW]1 BUT WE CAN ASSUME ! NUMB] IS A BIG FAT Z]O4 

,DESP]ATE TO PRES]VE H] !ORY L9K+ ,WILL\<BY TO ! POLICE1 N[ ?AT IT IS PUBLIC KN[L$GE HE IS NOT ACTUALLY A COP1 %E CLAIMS !RE >E VIDEOS ( HIM SP\T+ PRO-POLICE POSITIONS 9 ! PA/4 ,REG>DLESS ( ! V]ACITY ( ! CLAIM1 & ! ABSOLUTE HYPOCRISY GIV5 ! FACT %E HAS ASSI/$ 9 A PROSECUTION1 IT IS /ILL A FACILE JU/IFICATION = S5D+ A ,BLACK MAN TO PRISON4 ,9 CONTRA/1 ! F$]AL AFFIDAVIT CLAIMS ,WILL\<BY WAS MOTIVAT$ BY ANG] AT H[ HE WAS TREAT$ 9 A PREVI\S >RE/4 ,9 O!R WORDS1 HE PUTATIVELY HAD PRO-POLICE POSITIONS 9 ! PA/1 BUT WAS N[ RESPOND+ TO AN 9CID5T ( BRUTALITY HE EXP]I5C$ AT ! H&S ( COPS1 & ?IS FUCK+ ,K>5 DE/ROYS HIS LIFE BECAUSE %E *OSE TO BELIEVE RUMORS ?AT IT WAS ACTUALLY ! POLICE :O WANT$ ! PREC9CT TO GET BURNT D[N4 

,OH1 & ALSO--& ?IS IS IMPORTANT--BECAUSE 0,I DAMN SURE DIDN'T WANT A S+LE P]SON TO ?9K ?AT -@> ,I