They do not and have not ever existed to help keep folks safe. That is quite literally not even in their constitutional job description.
yknow, this is what these entities are protecting …
“when the looting starts the shooting starts” he says during the highest unemployment rate in the country he himself has done little to mitigate outside of send folks to their deaths.
these people care about property, these systems care about property. it was never about protecting life.
Capitalized “thugs” is a huge signal to his racist buddies too. That cannot be accidental.
Moon Palace Books is an independent bookstore located just behind Minneapolis police precinct 3 - the starting point of the riots last night.
When the police tried to set up barricades around the store, they said, “no thanks” and instead set up a station for protesters to get food, water, treatment, etc… They hung up an “Abolish the Police” banner in their window and are just generally badass.
They are also an amazing bookstore that is doing mail orders. Please consider using them if you are looking to buy something new to read.