Listen "A Shoplifting Panic to Cover Police Terror with Amy Martyn and Damena Page"
Episode Synopsis
Starting in 2021, a shoplifting panic was hatched and spread by corporate media, cops, and politicians, resulting in life-or-death consequences (see: Banko Brown). Damena Page called from SF county jail to report on the conditions, abuse, and how reporting abuse can result in retaliation. Amy Martyn is a journalist based in the Bay, who's been covering the shoplifting panic since the beginning of the pandemic. Damena on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/girlyfacemena/ America's absurd war on 'organized retail crime' (Amy Martyn, Business Insider) https://www.businessinsider.com/americas-war-organized-retail-crime-target-cvs-victorias-secret-2024-9 Women Languish at San Francisco's Jail for Years Without Answers—or Sunlight (Amy, The Appeal) https://theappeal.org/women-languish-at-san-franciscos-jail-for-years-without-answers-or-sunlight/ The Killing of Banko Brown (Toshio, The Nation) https://www.thenation.com/article/society/banko-brown-killing-san-francisco-crisis/ Sad Francisco episode: "Avenge Banko" https://episodes.fm/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzQ0NTgyNC9yc3M/episode/ZTI4NDgxYzQtZmVjNy00MDUxLWE1ZTEtYmQ1ODA0MmE5ZDJi
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