For the second time in less than a month video shows police officers planting drugs. This time it was a car. The incident happened during the arrest in november. Officers searched a car , because , as they said, they witnessed a drug deal that involved this car. However, it’s enough to watch a body camera to be sure that the evidences were planted by the police officers.
What an amazing way to solve the crimes by making them up.
someone: prohibition in the united states was largely ineffective, cost millions, tried to force a religious belief on the entire country, only ever resulted in the increase in consumption of alcohol, as well as the increase in police violence, and ultimately failed
people: okay yeah that’s true
someone: the war on drugs is the exact same thing except this time because of the militarization of the police and private prison interests, is much, much more deadly and specifically exists to justify and widely reinstate slavery within the united states
people: what? but drugs are #bad, and we can’t let people use them. obviously this is the only way to deal with this situation
[now that I have your attention - sorry for cat-fishing you!!!!!!]
The Philippines has 1 week left until the ATB lapses into law. This law will criminalize dissent & opinions that are directed against the government.
I actually did not speak of this outside of Facebook and Twitter but I received death th/reats on some of my art pages and personal accounts for speaking and making art about and against this bill. Since March to June, a lot of my protest art was constantly reported and taken down on sites.
They also violently arrested queer activists in a peaceful protest against the bill and to approve SOGIE Equality Bill which approves LGBTQ+ rights in the Philippines
My people have been suffering in my country. This bill will label protesters as terrorists and arrest them without warrants. They are still not giving us medical aid. The military continues to consume so much of our country’s budget. They are censoring us to make us quiet.
If you would like to know more, you can read this twitter thread about it.
I will add more stories of injustice every single time I reblog this.
Let’s start with April 21, 2020 – The murder of Winston Ragos, an ex-military officer.
He was shot near a quarantine control point along Maligaya Drive in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City after he appeared to try to pull something from his sling bag while taunting the law enforcers.
While witnesses were shouting to search Winston first, Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo Jr, shot him twice. Winston’s mother said people were shouting because they believe Winston carried no firearms despite displaying anger at cops. He was mentally ill and could have challenged cops on a whim.
“They think he had bad intentions, but the bag that hung over his neck only has a water bottle inside,” Merlyn told Rappler in a phone interview on Thursday, April 23.
She should know, she said, because she gave her son the bag herself.
Police then reported to the public that they killed Winston because he kept a gun inside his bag.
However, on June 4, 2020, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has concluded that Master Sergeant Daniel Florendo Jr and other police companions murdered former soldier Winston Ragos, planted evidence in the crime scene during the scuffle over enforcing quarantine rules in Quezon City in April.
NBI Deputy Director Ferdinand Lavin confirmed to reporters that the bureau has filed complaints of murder, perjury and planting of evidence against Florendo before the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office. Murder is a non-bailable offense.
Aside from Florendo, police trainees Joy Flaviano, Arnel Fontillas, Dante Fronda and Dalejes Gaciles are also sued for murder. Florendo and Staff Sargeant Hector Besas are sued for planting of evidence.
May 21, 2020 - To cross coronavirus border, prostituted women abused by cops first
Please read articles about this issue hereandhere.
“Lying to cops is good” I mean yea, don’t tell cops the truth, but it’s generally good practice to say nothing at all, cops can use your lies against you and your community, please just don’t say anything, just pretend your lips are sown shut and your tongue is cut out if you have to but please don’t speak to cops
“I am exercising my right to remain silent and my right to an attorney. I will not speak any further until an attorney is provided”
me at a party: they don’t know I want to explain why “stranger danger” was a reagan propaganda campaign to promote nuclear family “values” and increase police power, which then lead to mass incarceration. they don’t know kidnappings in the 80s were purposefully sensationalized in the media and that the claimed statistics were exaggerated. they don’t know most children are abused or kidnapped by someone they know, especially a parent, and that isolation of families prevents children from seeking help and support within their communities not available at home.
wait until you learn a lot of “protect our children” rhetoric from politicians has the exact same goal and methods while straying from actual causes of abuse and solutions to it because there’s not enough money to be made in the truth
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