[lbo-talk] AC on police conduct at U-Michigan

[Dennis Perrin]

> Greetings! Here's a story by Alex Cockburn on some recent horrible
> events at University of Michigan, my alma mater. I should say, this
> issue is somewhat personal for me as I was one of about 15 students
> who occupied the administration building in opposition to the
> president's plan to deputize campus security goons as cops, and allow
> them to carry guns. Message? "No Guns No Cops!" It was not a
> complicated issue at all; it united hippies, libertarians, peaceniks
> like yours truly, and just about all the black students. thousands of
> students rallied in agreement...but we failed to stop the plan. It's
> disturbing to see what's happening now. I  doubt AC is right that UM
> is now a "jackboot campus," but still and all this is very f***ed up.
>
> xx Liza

This happened right down the road from me, and it shouldn't come as a 
surprise. Cops, campus and metro, apparently believe they can get away with 
this type of brutal conduct. Not that cop violence is anything new, but with 
the introduction of tasers, it seems there's an upswing in 
beat-down/deal-with-it-later actions. The war state will always assert its 
authority. And our friends the Dems will call for more cops on the streets. 
Not the most promising future around.

Anyway, I signed the petition, and urge all here to do the same.

<http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/defendwilkerson/>

Dennis