For decades, police have employed violence and militarized tactics to stifle social movements nationwide, resulting in persistent police killings and brutality. These laws expand post 9/11 laws, to criminalize constitutionally protected activism, aligning with increased militarized policing and threatening democracy. The expansion of militarized policing is part of a larger national pattern. These centers signify a commitment to militarized policing strategies aimed at surveilling and repressing social movements. Tell CEOs to stop funding Cop City and militarized policing.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 19, 2024 08:33 UTC