Ep. 427 - Did you know that Philando Castile was pulled over by police a staggering 53 times? Every day, as he traveled to and from his government job, he was harassed by local police. And the 53rd time they pulled him over was his last.
The Breakdown with Shaun King
The North Star
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 March 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
Racism is deeply baked into the fiber of America. It's full embedded in our systems and structures of policing. And it's not a bug, but a key feature. So much so that I don't think it will ever be extracted from these systems. So, one sure fire way to reduce police violence in America is to reduce the number of times people interact with police altogether. As it is in the rest of the world.
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| 0:00.0 | Police brutality at its root is a math problem. |
| 0:10.1 | And I want to explain to you what I mean. |
| 0:12.2 | I go in deep detail in a brand new series I have called Abolition right now at the North |
| 0:18.4 | Star.com. |
| 0:20.0 | But let me tell you why math is at the center of how we solve police brutality in America. |
| 0:27.8 | Let me unpack and explain it. |
| 0:29.2 | This is Sean King and you are listening to The Breakdown. |
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| 2:03.0 | Before we get rolling with today's episode, I just want to thank all of you for your support |
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