How America Exports Police Violence Around the World
As the protest movement responding to the police killing of George Floyd has erupted across the country in recent weeks, my now habitual encounters with police clad in full riot gear in my usually calm Brooklyn neighborhood has been a new and disconcerting experience. In certain moments, while listening to close-flying helicopters and begrudgingly following curfew mandates, as journalists are roughly arrested and beat up by police, I’ve found myself responding to the surreal scenes with some familiar cliches. Читать дальше...