I realize I have no words to describe those who are not outraged by this #abuse of #PolicePower. This is among the horrors of dictatorship that were cited to me as one example of how evil the #totalitarians of the early to mid 20th century were, and how much better the USA was.

Attorneys say that ICE has not improved S.F. holding cell conditions
https://missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-ice-immigration-lawyers-committee-lawsuit-sansome/

Police MYTH Busting | Legal Hints + Tips
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#44teeth #44teeth #44teeth.com #fagan #legaltips #policepower #speeding #WhiteDaltonMotorcyclesolicitors

I don't hate #cops or #police. I've had many interactions with them, in my professional + personal lives, and I am fully aware that there are many well-meaning people who go into law enforcement with the best of intentions, who believe in serving the public.

That doesn't prevent me from recognizing that #policing & #PolicePower has structural, institutionalized problems. Nor does it prevent me from pointing out that even the Bible says the road to iniquity is paved with the best of intentions.

#PaulChevignyRIP #civilrightslawyer, professor, expert on #policebrutality, and author of #PolicePower in the 1970s

https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/21/headlines/paul_chevigny_pioneering_lawyer_who_took_on_police_brutality_dies_at_88

#ACAB #policebrutality #globalproblemofpolicebrutality
#PoliceBrutalityNYC

A significant part of the value of money lies in the fact that it can be exchanged for labor. The value of money depends on a reliable supply of workers-for-hire. But if people aren't willing to work for money then that part of money's value is gone. Without a sufficient pool of laborers for hire having a lot of money doesn't mean much. But without police people may choose to work directly for subsistence or other reasons rather than for money. The more people that make this choice the fewer workers for hire are available, so the less value money has. The labor theory of value in some sense incorporates a police theory of value.

This idea is part of a long-term project of mine to understand the ramified role police play in creating the modern world. It's important to me b/c I think all mainstream economic theories omit the role of the police in maintaining capitalism. Just for instance they all treat labor supply as a natural resource rather than something painstakingly created and maintained through police violence. Here's a recent installment in this project:

https://chez-risk.in/2023/01/29/state-violence-the-diamond-water-paradox-and-an-invisible-axiom-of-classical-economics/

#Abolition #Anarchism #Economics #ACAB #Police #PoliceAbolition #LaborTheoryOfValue #DiamondWaterParadox #UseValue #Anarcy #Police #PolicePower

A note to myself on the relative invisibility of policing in contemporary capitalism.

#PoliceAbolition #Slavery #ChattelSlavery #Policing #SlavePatrols #PolicePower #StateViolence #Anarchism

https://chez-risk.in/2023/02/09/the-relative-invisibility-of-policing-in-contemporary-capitalism/