"Any gathering of Black people expressing sadness or anger is a threat to be surveilled, and something that must be neutralized…In this framework, no corner of Black life is free from the threat of police violence — including mourning the people whose lives were taken by that same violence."
When Black Mourners are Threatened with Official Violence | ACLU
Police and federal agents were ordered to monitor George Floyd's burial and authorized to use "deadly force" if necessary. This racist, harmful role for policing is all the more reason for the need to...
One of the things that genuinely shocked me as I read through surveillance logs for the police is how much of their energy and attention is dedicated to shutting down vigils and other ceremonies of remembrance.
