#copcities — Public Fediverse posts
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HT @KimPerales
Alarms sound after 'horrifying' red-state police training exposed: 'More people will die'
by Alexander Willis
July 14, 2026 2:53PM ET"Progressive activist and media figure #JustinKanew sounded an alarm Tuesday after a Democratic district attorney shared a 'horrifying' account of law enforcement training in the GOP-controlled state of #Tennessee.
"On Saturday, an op-ed written by Democratic District Attorney Steven Mulroy of Memphis was published in USA Today detailing his experience attending a 'weeklong use-of-force training for law enforcement by #ForceScience, a private company hired by many law enforcement agencies across the country.' "
Read more:
https://www.rawstory.com/police-2677222901/#PoliceState #USPol #ACAB #CopCities #PrivateSecurity #UseOfForce #DeadlyForce #StateViolence
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This seems like a no-brainer. More #GreenSpace helps to ground and calm folks!
Eastern #Kentucky residents debate #rewilding former #mine or turning it into a #prison
WBUR, February 12, 2025
"Residents of #RoxanaKentucky, are battling it out over whether to transform a piece of land, which formerly housed a strip mine, into a federal penitentiary or to rewild it and let the bison roam free.
"Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Grist's Katie Myers about the activists who want to keep the land from becoming another industrial hazard to the area."
Listen:
https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/02/12/kentucky-prison-rewilding-land
#SolarPunkSunday
More #GreenSpaces! #LessPrisons (and #CopCities)!
#StopCopCitiesEverywhere #DefendTheForest #DefendWeelauneeForest -
The quiet rollout of #CopCities across the #US meets a growing resistance;
As Cop Cities spread to nearly every state, #grassroots #activists are pushing back by forming coalitions that press for investment in communities over #militarized #policing. -
#CopCities Are Popping Up Across Entire U.S., Costing Hundreds of Millions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qktmlYrCqZo
Lee and Eleanor delve into the construction of these mega-#police-centered complexes costing #taxpayers hundreds of millions. Stay informed, stay engaged, share this video, and join the discussion!
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"The U.S. has long supported the repression of Latin American #LandDefenders. The tactics it exported are coming to the #Atlanta forest."
#CopCities in a Militarized World
https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/cop-cities-in-a-militarized-world/#StopCopCity #ForestProtectors #WeelauneeForest #police #RacializedPolicing #CopCity #StateRepression