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\nWe’ve heard quite a bit about the institution of the police lately. We see them in places like Portland or Minneapolis sporting military weapons, driving armoured personnel carriers, and dressed like the jackboots from a dystopian 70s...\nWe’ve heard quite a bit about the institution of the police lately. We see them in places like Portland or Minneapolis sporting military weapons, driving armoured personnel carriers, and dressed like the jackboots from a dystopian 70s film. It’s hard to see these people in your neighbourhood without feeling like you’re under attack. How did we become comfortable with a state of affairs where armed agents of the state can attack our neighbours in the streets of our hometowns?\n
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17:36
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12th - Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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2021
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English
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police, civil rights, civil disobedience, weapons, time, neighbors, philadelphia, crime, racism
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