Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop
Coming February 6, 2024 . . . MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Pre-order at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
Though not a news article, this personal account of police abuse is chilling. An excerpt:
i was arrested while sitting on a bench outside the church, drinking a water bottle, nursing an injured foot. the church is not only private property, but was agreed to be a sanctuary by the police. they pushed me off the bench with their nightsticks and jumped me when i couldn't move fast enough for them. the cops behind me discussed what they could pin on me in retrospect: Interference & Resisting Arrest. i was not allowed to keep my glasses, and they stole an expensive water bottle i'd borrowed. im told the church afterward was surrounded by cops who threatened to fire tear gas into the church if they opened their doors to let out those who they'd corralled in.