In this episode, your intrepid hosts discuss the ongoing wave of protests over police brutality and racism. Our conversation lasted over two hours, so we decided to make this the first half of our first two-part episode.
More information on issues we mentioned in the show: COMSTAT and NYPD arrest stats: https://gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all/o2hx34 Adrian Schoolcraft: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/nyregion/officer-who-disclosed-police-misconduct-settles-suit.html Ferguson activist disappearances: https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-ferguson-activist-deaths-black-lives-matter-20190317-story.html Local representation and environmental racism: https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2019/09/nicholas-school-duke-grad-black-experience-environmental-spaces Police targeting legal observers: https://www.nlg.org/police-targeting-nlg-legal-observers-at-black-lives-matter-protests/?fbclid=IwAR00z_1A1Cs7wfV8TTa5EnoP5aZqliJBSgTeHC_h-Huh8mGip8QX1amkJeA Massive spreadsheet full of instances of Police brutality: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YmZeSxpz52qT-10tkCjWOwOGkQqle7Wd1P7ZM1wMW0E/edit?usp=sharing