Theme Policing The practice of law enforcement focused on maintaining order and safety, which, when characterized by excessive surveillance or overpolicing, can lead to violations of civil liberties, disproportionately impact marginalized communities, and contribute to mistrust between the public and authorities.
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Tagged Highlights You bring things and you talk it out Not criminalizing people who are experiencing houselessness I just find it so fulfilling We really had to be there for each other You have power that you shouldn't have Safer alternatives for folks to turn to than just the police There's definitely been some challenges especially community violence It is a very scary thing because it sometimes can feel like you can't win either way People pour out their mind when they say things without fear When that bell rang it was so hard to get to your locker Cops just feeling it being Black in the city I shouldn't change you know what I'm saying I feel like there's not a lot of support for Black people People should be comfortable going outside whenever they want I grew my whole life sitting on these steps waiting for everybody Is today going to be last week the only safety initiative that I've seen for real is speed bumps Y'all don't really do shit y'all need to get it together The shit they get paid to do they just don't do it The hood has so much vibrancy and character I love the hood because in a suburban area you can't walk I'm heated I'm tight like what Eustace said You could only bring a case if that person was a harm to self or others Neighbors being able to feel like they can talk to each other I feel their innate hostility to the idea that someone who looks like me knows anything I feel those are the things that I worry about most day to day That kid shouldn't be back the next day Using children as drug dealers You feel that you're able to walk around with no issues Every park that I used to go to is overtaken by white families We need to figure out ways to support them so they're not getting burned out right away I was thinking about the number of disabled people that I see I know I have a lot of neighbors who are Dominican I might not see her again because ICE might get my mom I had to be late for my appointment but I'm really glad she felt okay My dad's side of the family they're originally from Cape Verde They can't really defend themselves they can't talk for themselves I live around a lot of Dominican people so they were outside