Zajac19 t1_jcwbptw wrote
Reply to comment by SeparateAddress9070 in ‘Our system failed Najee’: Advocates renew calls for mental health support in wake of N.J. police killing by MrBravado
You brought up “ state violence “ so I decided to use statistics ( publicly available in New Jersey btw) to show you that in fact 95% of police officers in New Jersey exercise what you would call “ state violence “ less than once a year!
SeparateAddress9070 t1_jcwc243 wrote
......state violence does not just mean use of force. State violence can be anything from civil forfeiture, to arresting someone for a minor crime and leaving their belongings on the side of the road, to harrassing someone with police presence.
State violence is putting thousands of dollars of fines on people for misdemeanors that they can't afford to pay, and then taking their shit in retaliation. State violence is *being present as a cop with a gun in a black community.*
state violence is the anxiety that an encounter with the police gives a young minority male.
8 million cannabis arrests in the last 10 years is state violence.
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