The video released Monday shows a tense moment in which former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson yells at Sonya Massey over moving a pot from the stove.
The police exist to serve the state against the interests of the citizens of that state. They are the only people who are empowered to do unwanted violence within the physical bounds of a state, and they do violence to protect the interests of the state, not to protect the citizens.
The difference between the state’s interests and those of its citizens are not small. The police are not here to help us. That is incidental to their purpose, which is to hurt us. Sending the police to help someone in emotional distress is absolutely absurd.
The police exist to serve the state against the interests of the citizens of that state. They are the only people who are empowered to do unwanted violence within the physical bounds of a state, and they do violence to protect the interests of the state, not to protect the citizens.
The difference between the state’s interests and those of its citizens are not small. The police are not here to help us. That is incidental to their purpose, which is to hurt us. Sending the police to help someone in emotional distress is absolutely absurd.