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For An Ordinary Citizen, What Is The Common Interaction You Have With A Police Officer? When They Pull You Over For Speeding, Or When They Write You A Ticket For Parking. The Rest Of The Time Is Patrolling Minority Neighborhoods Like An Occupying Army. It's Suppression Of Blacks, And It's Revenue Enhancement. Surveillance Is A Band-aid. That's Like Saying, "let's Surveil The Ss." No! Let's Get Rid Of The Ss!
-Ted Rall
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For An Ordinary Citizen, What Is The

Ted Rall
For An Ordinary Citizen, What Is The Common Interaction You Have With A Police Officer? When They Pull You Over For Speeding, Or When They Write You A Ticket For Parking. The Rest Of The Time Is Patrolling Minority Neighborhoods Like An Occupying Army. It's Suppression Of Blacks, And It's Revenue Enhancement. Surveillance Is A Band-aid. That's Like Saying, "let's Surveil The Ss." No! Let's Get Rid Of The Ss!
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