The underpinning of the rising police state is the changing economy and the mass poverty it produces. Given American history, it could not be otherwise that the victims of police brutality are overwhelmingly minorities. History also shows that as this brutality becomes accepted by the majority, it is inevitably used against everyone.
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Rude Awakening: Protests in LA to stop police murders
After Chicago Police gunned down her son, she says: ‘I’m holding them accountable for his murder’
Teen killed by Texas police
Thousands protest in Baltimore for Justice for Freddie Gray
Prison inmates held in solitary for 20 plus years
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