The District Attorney has ruled that the brutal murder of Manuel #Tortuguita Teran was "justified" and that no charges will be brought against the officers involved in his murder.

Also "denies" request for records on the case.

@BendingUnit @igd_news there won't be justice. There might be vengeance.
@mstrmustache @igd_news
At this point, why call them "police?" Death squad or terror squad seems more accurate for the role they're fulfilling.

@BendingUnit @igd_news

https://www.etymonline.com/word/police

They have ALWAYS been a force of oppression. There is no benign use of the word.

Police - Etymology, Origin & Meaning

From Greek polis "city," Latin politia, Middle French police, "civil administration"; meaning regulation, control of a community, or to watch, guard, and govern.

etymonline
@mstrmustache @igd_news
100%. I just think it's beyond time for the average person to come to an understanding of what we're dealing with here. Calling them police let's people keep their heads in the sand and pretend that there are some "good ones" hanging out somewhere.

@BendingUnit @igd_news
The majority will not wake up. Even up until the last moment they will be expecting the State to rescue them.

We protect us.

@mstrmustache @igd_news
I regularly say "we keep us safe." But the sheer numbers of our reality still keeps me up at night.
@BendingUnit @igd_news
It's a controversial take but I continue building a space for me, mine, and our Comrades to pull together at. I believe that the definition of "safe spaces" will have much more militant overtones in the not terribly distant future
@mstrmustache @igd_news the way things are going, I think that shouldn't be regarded as "controversial" so much as realistic...
@BendingUnit @igd_news
In many of the "left" spaces I have run across; "realistic" is being negative.
@mstrmustache @igd_news
That makes sense, I've seen plenty of folks of that persuasion. When I "went left" years ago it was partially inspired by seeing active, armed individuals, so my different experience of seeing more alarmed folks follows that pretty logically.
@igd_news this document is an invitation to a party from their worst nightmares.

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DA: I see nothing wrong here. Also, no you cannot see the evidence I used to make my decision. Move along now, nothing to see here.