Ep. 305 - American Police Exist to Advance White Power

The Breakdown with Shaun King

The North Star

News, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Last night in Kenosha, Wisconsin armed white supremacists literally worked directly with local police, sharing water and refreshments and strategies with them, before they murdered two people and injured another ---- If you listen to The Breakdown and want to help support the work we do, consider becoming a member of our Patreon at www.patreon.com/thebreakdown for exclusive members perks and early access to content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is one of those days where my blood is boiling so hot that right before I literally
0:10.0	just hit the record button I just had to take a deep breath to calm myself down from the
0:17.1	frustration from what we're seeing in this country, where police continue to murder and maim and effectively lynch black folk.
0:30.0	And then the country gets shocked when in response to them refusing to be held accountable,
0:37.0	cities get burned down.
0:41.0	Well, what I see is this country is choosing for cities to be burned down every time
0:49.6	its police kill somebody and no one's held responsible. That's where we are right now.
0:57.0	The breakdown.
1:03.0	The breakdown.
1:05.0	The breakdown. The breakdown.
1:06.0	The breakdown.
1:10.0	Last night in Kenosha, Wisconsin, armed white supremacist, walking around with AR-15s with literal assault rifles.
1:25.0	Our scene on video, hanging out with the police,
1:31.0	provided water and refreshments by police. police, armed white supremacist literally shoot and kill two protesters and seriously critically injure
1:49.3	another. This is this is America.
1:55.0	That situation is the United States in one nutshell.
2:00.0	That you really can't tell the difference between armed white supremacist who don't have badges and
2:11.7	armed white supremacist who do.
2:14.9	Because the truth is, what we saw with Jacob Blake,
2:18.9	what we saw with George Floyd,
2:22.0	what we saw with Brianna Taylor,
2:25.0	is that American police are just an extension of white power.
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