,! ,?9 ,BLUE ,L9E IS A ,BURN+ ,FUSE 

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,IT %\LD HAVE COME AS NO SURPRISE YE/]DAY :5 ! GR& JURY 9 ,/4 ,L\IS REFUS$ TO 9DICT ,D>R5 ,WILSON1 ! POLICE (FIC] :O MURD]$ ,MI*AEL ,BR[N LA/ ,AUGU/ 9 ,F]GUSON1 ,MISS\RI4 ,V>I\S POLITICIANS & M$IA \TLETS HAD LABOR$ TO PREP>E ! PUBLIC = ?IS = MON?S 9 ADVANCE4 ,!Y KNEW :AT E>NE/ LIB]ALS & COMMUNITY LEAD]S HAVE YET TO ACKN[L$GE3 ?AT IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO PRES]VE ! PREVAIL+ SOCIAL ORD] BY GIV+ POLICE (FIC]S C>TE BLAN*E TO KILL BLACK M5 AT WILL4 ,O!RWISE1 IT W\LD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MA9TA9 ! RACIAL & ECONOMIC 9EQUALITIES ?AT >E FUNDAM5TAL TO ?IS SOCIETY4 ,9 DEFIANCE ( WIDESPREAD \TRAGE1 EV5 AT ! CO/ ( LOOT+ & >SON1 ! LEGAL SY/EM WILL ALWAYS PROTECT (FIC]S FROM ! CONSEQU5CES ( !IR ACTIONS--= )\T !M1 IT C\LD NOT EXI/4 

,! V]DICT ( ! GR& JURY IS NOT A FAILURE ( ! JU/ICE SY/EM1 BUT A LESSON 9 :AT IT IS !RE TO DO 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! UNRE/ RADIAT+ FROM ,F]GUSON IS NOT A TRAGIC FAILURE TO *ANNEL PROTE/ 9TO PRODUCTIVE V5UES1 BUT AN 9DICATION ( ! =M ALL FUTURE SOCIAL MOVEM5TS WILL HAVE TO TAKE TO /& ANY *ANCE ( ADDRESS+ ! PROBLEMS ?AT GIVE RISE TO !M4 

,A PR(IT-DRIV5 ECONOMY CREATES EV]-WID5+ GULFS BETWE5 ! RI* & ! POOR4 ,EV] S9CE SLAV]Y1 ?IS SITUATION HAS BE5 /ABILIZ$ BY ! 9V5TION ( :ITE PRIVILEGE--A BRIBE TO DISC\RAGE POOR :ITE PEOPLE FROM E/ABLI%+ COMMON 9T]E/S ) POOR PEOPLE ( COLOR4 ,BUT ! MORE IMBALANCES !RE >E 9 A SOCIETY--RACIAL1 ECONOMIC1 & O!RWISE--! MORE =CE IT TAKES TO IMPOSE !M4 

,?IS EXPLA9S ! MILIT>IZATION ( ! POLICE4 ,IT'S NOT JU/ A WAY TO SU/A9 ! PR(ITABILITY ( ! MILIT>Y-9DU/RIAL COMPLEX BEYOND ! 5D ( ! ,COLD ,W>4 ,JU/ AS IT HAS BE5 NECESS>Y TO DEPLOY TROOPS >\ND ! WORLD TO SECURE ! RAW MAT]IALS ?AT KEEP ! ECONOMY AFLOAT1 IT IS BECOM+ NECESS>Y TO DEPLOY TROOPS 9 ! ,U,S TO PRES]VE ! UNEQUAL DI/RIBUTION ( RES\RCES AT HOME4 ,JU/ AS ! AU/]ITY MEASURES PIONE]$ BY ! ,I,M,F 9 ,AFRICA1 ,ASIA1 & ,S\? ,AM]ICA >E APPE>+ 9 ! WEAL?IE/ NATIONS ( ! FIR/ WORLD1 ! TE*NIQUES ( ?REAT MANAGEM5T & C\NT]-9SURG5CY ?AT W]E DEBUT$ AGA9/ ,PALE/9IANS1 ,AF<ANIS1 & ,IRAQIS >E N[ BE+ TURN$ AGA9/ ! POPULATIONS ( ! C\NTRIES ?AT 9VAD$ !M4 ,PRIVATE MILIT>Y CONTACTORS :O OP]AT$ 9 ,PE%AW> >E N[ WORK+ 9 ,F]GUSON1 ALONGSIDE TANKS ?AT ROLL$ ?R\< ,BA<DAD4 ,= ! TIME BE+1 ?IS IS LIMIT$ TO ! POORE/1 BLACKE/ NEI<BORHOODS2 BUT :AT SEEMS EXCEPTIONAL 9 ,F]GUSON TODAY WILL BE COMMONPLACE >\ND ! C\NTRY TOMORR[4 

,?IS ALSO EXPLA9S :Y /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! POLICE HAVE TAK5 C5T] /AGE 9 ! POPUL> IMAG9ATION OV] ! PA/ DECADE4 ,! POLICE >E ! FRONT L9E ( CAPITALISM & RACISM 9 EV]Y FI<T4 ,Y\ MI<T NEV] SEE ! ,C,E,O :O PR(ITS ON FRACK+ Y\R WAT] SUPPLY1 BUT Y\'LL SEE ! POLICE :O BREAK UP Y\R PROTE/ AGA9/ HIM4 ,Y\ MI<T NOT MEET ! BANK DIRECTOR OR L&LORD :O =CES Y\ \T1 BUT Y\ WILL SEE ! %]IFF :O COMES TO REPOSSESS Y\R HOME OR EVICT Y\4 ,AS A BLACK P]SON1 Y\ MI<T NEV] 5T] ! GAT$ COMMUNITIES ( ! ONES :O B5EFIT MO/ FROM :ITE PRIVILEGE1 BUT Y\ WILL 5C\NT] ! OV]TLY RACI/ (FIC]S :O PR(ILE1 BULLY1 & >RE/ Y\4 

,! CIVIL RI<TS /RUGGLES ( TWO G5]ATIONS AGO HAVE BECOME /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! POLICE3 TODAY1 A BLACK MAN CAN BECOME PRESID5T1 BUT HE'S EXPON5TIALLY MORE LIKELY TO BE MURD]$ BY AN (FIC] ( ! LAW4 ,! WORK]S' /RUGGLES ( A G5]ATION AGO HAVE BECOME /RUGGLES AGA9/ ! POLICE3 9 PLACE ( /EADY EMPLOYM5T1 A POPULATIONR5D]$ EXP5DABLE BY GLOBALIZATION & AUTOMATION CAN ONLY BE 9TEGRAT$ 9TO ! FUNCTION+ ( ! ECONOMY AT GUNPO9T4 ,:AT BOSSES ONCE W]E TO WORK]S1 POLICE >E TO ! PREC>I\S & UNEMPLOY$4 

,9 VIEW ( ALL ?IS1 IT IS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT POLICE VIOL5CE HAS BE5 ! CATALY/ = MO/ ( ! MAJOR MOVEM5TS1 UPRIS+S1 & REVOLUTIONS ( ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S3  

,! RIOTS ?AT %OOK ,GREECE 9 ,DECEMB] #b#h1 U%]+ 9 AN ]A ( WORLDWIDE ANTI-AU/]ITY RESI/ANCE1 W]E SP>K$ BY ! POLICE MURD] ( #a#e-YE>-OLD ,ALEX&ROS ,GRIGOROP\LOS4  

,9 ,OAKL&1 ! RIOTS 9 RESPONSE TO ! POLICE MURD] ( ,OSC> ,GRANT AT ! OP5+ ( #bi SET ! /AGE = ! ,BAY ,>EA TO HO/ ! HI<-WAT] M>K ( ,OCCUPY & SEV]AL O!R MOVEM5TS4  

,! DAY ( PROTE/ ?AT SP>K$ ! ,EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION ( #baa WAS S*$UL$ = ,NATIONAL ,POLICE ,DAY1 ,JANU>Y #b#e1 BY ! ,FACEBOOK PAGE ,WE ,>E ,ALL ,KHAL$ ,SAID1 :I* MEMORIALIZ$ ANO!R Y\NG MAN KILL$ BY POLICE4  

,OCCUPY ,WALL ,/REET DIDN'T GA9 TRACTION UNTIL FOOTAGE ( POLICE ATTACKS CIRCULAT$ 9 LATE ,SEPTEMB] #b#a#a4  

,! POLICE EVICTION ( ,OCCUPY ,OAKL&1 9 :I* (FIC]S FRACTUR$ ! SKULL ( ,IRAQ ,W> VET]AN ,SCOTT ,OLS51 BR\<T ! ,OCCUPY MOVEM5T TO ITS PEAK1 PROVOK+ ! BLOCKADE ( ! ,PORT ( ,OAKL&4  

,9 #b#a#c1 ! F>E HIKE PROTE/S 9 ,BRAZIL & ! ,GEZI ,RESI/ANCE 9 ,TURKEYBO? META/ASIZ$ FROM SMALL S+LE-ISSUE PROTE/S TO MASSIVE UPRIS+S AS A RESULT ( CLUMSY POLICE REPRESSION4  

,! SAME ?+ HAPP5$ 9 ,EA/]N ,EUROPE1 SETT+ (F ! ,UKRA9IAN REVOLUTION AT ! 5D ( #bac & SP>K+ ! ,BOSNIAN UPRIS+ ( ,FEBRU>Y #b#a#d4  

,O!R CITIES >\ND ! ,U,S HAVE WITNESS$ A S]IES ( 9T5SIFY+ REBELLIONS AGA9/ POLICE MURD]S1 PEAK+ ) ! REVOLT 9 ,F]GUSON FOLL[+ ! MURD] ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N4  
  

,IT ISN'T JU/ ?AT ! POLICE >E CALL$ 9 TO REPRESS EV]Y MOVEM5T AS SOON AS IT POSES ANY ?REAT TO ! PREVAIL+ DI/RIBUTION ( P[] 7AL?\< ?AT REMA9S AS TRUE AS EV]74 ,RA!R1 REPRESSION ITSELF HAS BE5 PRODUC+ ! FLA%PO9TS ( REVOLT4 

,! POLICE CANNOT RULE BY BRUTE =CE ALONE4 ,!Y CAN'T BE EV]Y:]E AT ONCE--& !Y >E DRAWN FROM ! SAME SOCIAL BODY !Y REPRESS1 SO !IR CONFLICTS ) ?AT BODY CANNOT BE CONCLUD$ BY PURELY MILIT>Y MEANS4 ,EV5 MORE ?AN =CE1 !Y NE$ PUBLIC LEGITIMACY & ! APPE>ANCE ( 9V9CIBILITY4 ,:]EV] IT'S H>D = !M TO C\NT ON ONE ( !SE1 !Y'RE C>EFUL TO EXAGG]ATE ! O!R4 ,:5 !Y LOSE BO?1 AS !Y HAVE 9 ALL ( ! PREVI\SLY DESCRIB$ MOVEM5TS1 A W9D[ ( POSSIBILITY OP5S--A ,TAHRIROR ,TAKSIM ,SQU>E1 AN ,OCCUPY 5CAMPM5T OR BUILD+ OCCUPATION1 ! OCCUPI$ ,Q,T 9 ,F]GUSON LA/ ,AUGU/--9 :I* IT BECOMES POSSIBLE TO IMAG9E A WORLD )\T ! B\ND>IES & P[] IMBALANCES !Y 5=CE4 ,?IS W9D[ REMA9S OP5 UNTIL ! POLICE >E ABLE TO REE/ABLI% !IR FACADE ( 9VULN]ABILITY & EI!R DELEGITIMIZE ! K9D ( =CE IT TAKES TO CONFRONT !M1 A LA ,*RIS ,H$GES1 OR ELSE RELEGITIMIZE POLIC+ ITSELF4 

,SU* RELEGITIMIZATION CAN TAKE MANY =MS4 ,9 ,OCCUPY1 IT TOOK ! =M ( RHETORIC AB\T ! POLICE BE+ P>T ( ! #i#i.0 7:I* C\LD JU/ AS EASILY HAVE BE5 SAID ( ! ,KU ,KLUX ,KLAN74 ,9 ,EGYPT1 PEOPLE OV]?REW SEV]AL GOV]NM5TS 9 A R[ ONLY TO SEE ! POLICE & MILIT>Y RESUME ! SAME FUNCTION AGA9 & AGA91 EA* TIME RELEGITIMIZ$ BY ! REGIME *ANGE2 IT TURN$ \T ! PROBLEM WAS ! 9FRA/RUCTURE ( POLIC+ ITSELF1 NOT A P>TICUL> ADM9I/RATION4 ,9 ! ,UKRA9IAN REVOLUTION1 :5 ! POLICE W]E SUCCESSFULLY DEFEAT$1 ! SAME SELF-DEF5SE =CES ?AT HAD JU/ R\T$ !M TOOK OV] !IR ROLE1 P]=M+ IT ID5TICALLY4 ,CALLS = 0COMMUNITY SELF-POLIC+0 MAY S\ND 9NOCU\S1 BUT WE %\LD RECALL ! :ITE VIGILANTE GR\PS ?AT ROAM$ ,NEW ,ORLEANS AFT] ,HURRICANE ,KATR9A4 ,POLIC+1 9 PRACTICALLY EV]Y =M WE CAN IMAG9E IT1 IS B\ND TO P]PETUATE RACISM & 9EQUALITY4 ,IT W\LD BE BETT] TO TALK AB\T H[ TO DO AWAY ) ! FACTORS ?AT GIVE RISE TO \R SUPPOS$ NE$ = IT 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 

,9 PROTE/S AGA9/ ! KILL+ ( ,MI*AEL ,BR[N1 RELEGITIMIZ+ ! POLICE HAS TAK5 ! =M ( DEM&S = POLICE ACC\NTABILITY1 = CITIZ5S' REVIEW BO>DS1 = POLICE TO WE> CAM]AS--AS IF MORE SURVEILLANCE C\LD POSSIBLY BE A GOOD ?+ = ?OSE TOO POOR TO SURVIVE )9 ! LAW 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,IT IS NAIVE TO PRES5T DEM&S TO AU?ORITIES ?AT REG>D ! POLICE AS ESS5TIAL & SEE US AS EXP5DABLE4 ,?IS CAN ONLY RE9=CE !IR LEGITIMACY & \R PASSIVITY1 FO/]+ A CLASS ( GO-BETWE5S :O BUILD UP P]SONAL P[] 9 RETURN = DEFUZ+ OPPOSITION4 ,WE %\LD BE GRATEFUL TO ! DEMON/RATORS 9 ,F]GUSON :O REFUS$ TO BE PASSIVE LA/ NI<T1 REJECT+ REPRES5TATION & FALSE DIALOGUE AT GREAT P]SONAL RISK1 REFUS+ TO WAT] D[N !IR RAGE4 

,= ! ONLY POSSIBLE WAY \T ( ?IS MESS IS TO DEVELOP ! ABILITY TO WIELD P[] ON \R [N T]MS1 HORIZONTALLY & AUTONOM\SLY1 /RIPP+ ! POLICE ( LEGITIMACY & %ATT]+ ! ILLUSION ?AT !Y >E 9V9CIBLE4 ,?IS HAS BE5 ! COMMON ?READ BETWE5 PRACTICALLY ALL ! SIGNIFICANT MOVEM5TS ( ! PA/ SEV]AL YE>S4 ,IF WE LE>N H[ TO DO ?IS1 WE CAN SET \R [N AG5DA1 DISC\RAG+ ! AU?ORITIES FROM TAK+ ! LIVES ( Y\NG M5 LIKE ,MI*AEL ,BR[N & OP5+ UP A SPACE 9 :I* !Y CANNOT 5=CE ! /RUCTURAL 9EQUALITIES ( A RACI/ SOCIETY4 ,UNTIL WE DO1 WE CAN BE SURE ?AT ! POLICE WILL GO ON KILL+--& NO PROSECUTOR OR GR& JURY WILL /OP !M4 

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