@Politicalmath delivered a captivating rant on justice and power sparked by the Eric Garner case in New York City.
Later, I realized justice doesn't always prevail, but it is good to believe that it does or might or will so I'll teach my kids that (2)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
I no longer believe that justice will prevail. I believe that, more often than not, the powerful attack the weak & get away with it (3)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
Eric Garner is just one of many, many examples of the police brutalizing people and totally getting away with it (4)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
I *don't* believe police getting away with things like homicide are exclusively in the realm of racism. It is the powerful vs. the weak (5)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
.@politicalmath it is Man vs State.
— Captain Caveman (@paleo_captain) December 4, 2014
I think skin color is a factor that signals to cops who is institutionally weak (can't afford a lawyer), but it's not exclusive (6)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
https://twitter.com/Glossology/status/540336810207879169
@politicalmath In our age of tilted media and race preferences skin color can be a powerful advantage or a drawback.
— m (@mwbowler) December 4, 2014
Ex: cops shoot a white kid for doing what they said "Take your hands out of your pants" He does, they shoot him (7) http://t.co/1NofHcpoL3
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
@politicalmath Easy to feel this way based on news which only highlights when things go wrong, ignores overwhelming maj when things don't.
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) December 4, 2014
Or when a cop elbows this guy in the face, gets fired… AND REINSTATED WITH BACK PAY thanks to the police union (8) http://t.co/pr2D7fF0ms
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
It's the powerful vs. the weak. Police, prosecutors, unions, politicians. They have power, so they win (9)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
So I'm not going to teach my kids justice wins. I will tell them justice is good and we should do good things, but power wins (10)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
Of COURSE disclaimer, cops aren't all like this, most cops do good blah blah blah. But it can be a haven for bullies and monsters. (11)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
To move this conversation to another arena (which is a little perverse, but the theme remains) look at IRS abuse of power (12)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
Since the beginning, my call on the IRS was not "prove this thing happened", it was accountability & insurance against future abuse (13)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
IRS doesn't give a fuck for the same reason police don't give a fuck. What are you going to do about it? Nada. No one held to account (14)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
@politicalmath USGov lacks accountability & transparency, thus performance sucks. It's human nature.
— AceHolein1 (@SportsModelLuvr) December 4, 2014
I don't see anyone solving that problem. Not in fed gov't, not w/ prosecutors, not w/ police. No real reform or plan for accountability (15)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
So the next police shooting, railroading of an innocent, abuse of federal power, we'll be lucky if it comes to light. Punishment? Ha! (16)
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
OK. I'm done. Angry, but done.
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) December 4, 2014
@politicalmath I wish it weren’t true, but you are spot on.
— Christopher Esget (@esgetology) December 4, 2014
@esgetology @politicalmath: Agreed…great Tweetstorm. The cops have become just another unaccountable part of the Deep State.
— Commodore Matt Decker, MIA (@CdreMattDecker) December 4, 2014
@FricosisGuy What does “deep state” mean? I’m not familiar with the term.
— Christopher Esget (@esgetology) December 4, 2014
@esgetology: A parallel set of rules, people, institutions that operate outside of the state's formal checks & balances. Turkish term.
— Commodore Matt Decker, MIA (@CdreMattDecker) December 4, 2014
Washington DC is the deepest.