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Am still processing yesterday's verdict. More and more Oscar Grant is becoming a symbol. While that is inevitable and speaks to the larger issues around racism, police violence, and what it means to actually be valued in this society, I find myself mostly wondering about how Grant's family is dealing with all of this, especially his daughter. Is
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I sort of wonder who all of the news coverage is talking to, honestly. CNN was pretending like all that happened was that a Foot Locker got smashed and that everything else was perfectly peaceful. Are they trying to create reality by pretending that the anger has gone nowhere? Are they unaware that such things have a slow burn that overrides increasingly shorter news cycles? Are they trying to justify the increasingly militarized policing of certain neighborhoods?
By the way, the difference in police presence between Bob's house and mine was just ridiculous. Not a cop car in sight here in Bob's white subdivision (dunno about Inglewood). My racially-diverse working-class neighborhood and points east? Look like a Chicago hog yard-crawling with 'em. Of course, the LA budget crisis has limited the amount of visual intimidation possible.
I bet this verdict has been like fucking Christmas for them. They get to try out all their new toys.
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