Ep.39: B and P are for Becoming the Police? (Plus Chs 17 and 18 of Book 4 of "The Teacher and the Tree Man")

01/06/2020 1h 6min Temporada 1 Episodio 39

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Episode Synopsis

Yes, this episode is about the fuzz. Events over the past week in the United States after the murder of George Lloyd by a thug police officer and his three partners have compelled me to dive into many difficult, important conversations around the topic of how a society should police itself because the way it's being done in our world, whether out on the streets of America or Hong Kong, or on-line just ain't working. The episode starts with me reading an article from the Washington Post about just how the police forces across the United States have become so militarized. Next, I try something new. I use two posts from Facebook conversations I had this morning. The first starts with me sharing from a friend who participated in a peaceful protest in Indiana only to have the police turn violent. And this leads to how discussing this topic caused a Facebook friend to de-friend me, which leads to a final discussion about how we are going to work out policing our behavior on social media platforms. And then, last, two chapters of "The Teacher and the Tree Man," where the police also play a role. This week it's chapters 17 and 18 of book 4 which means this is the penultimate episode of this podcast. Enjoy!

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