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Naji Mujahid commented on the diary post Police: Modern Day Slave Catchers and the Private Prison Industry by Naji Mujahid.
Hi Gerri, The history of police in this country is written about extensively in Kristian Williams book which I provided a link to within the article…. I dont propose punishment at all. I think that our punitive criminal “justice” model is part of the problem. In fact, its not a “criminal justice” (or “victim justice”, [...]
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Naji Mujahid wrote a new diary post: Police: Modern Day Slave Catchers and the Private Prison Industry
Modern day police in the United States evolved primarily, from slave patrols in the South and city guards in the North; both were concerned with the control and containment of Black people. The comparison of police officers to slave catchers goes against the grain of what most people reflexively think about police. Thus, it can [...]
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Naji Mujahid commented on the blog post Notes on Civil Liberties for August 25
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Naji Mujahid commented on the blog post Notes on Civil Liberties for August 25
HERE is a link to the audio from a DHS Task Force public hearing on S-Comm.
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Naji Mujahid wrote a new diary post: New report challenges S-Comm
Earlier this month, National Day Laborer Organizing Network ( NDLON) and a National Community Advisory Commission published Restoring Community: A National Community Advisory Report on ICE’s Failed “Secure Communities” Program . The report is an attempt to call peoples attention to the abuses produced by Secure Communities program (S-Comm); under the Obama administration, more people have been deproted than under [...] -
Naji Mujahid wrote a new diary post: DHS Task Force on S-COMM convenes a hearing in Arlington, VA
This past Wednesday, in Arlington, VA, the Homeland Security Advisory Council Task Force on Secure Communities convened a public hearing at George Mason University’s Founder’s Hall. The hearing was an opportunity for community comment regarding the Secure Communities program (S-COMM). The room was filled to capacity (I estimate about 300) with another crowd of people outside that [...]
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Naji Mujahid wrote a new diary post: Mueller and Murdoch: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The public was outraged at the recent revelation that Rupert Murdoch’s news outlet, News of the World, was hacking into phones for scoops on news. Clearly, people are offended by this kind of unwarranted privacy breach. Since this scandal began, I’ve been trying to figure out why there has been so much rage against Rupert [...] -
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