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Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect?: Police Violence and Resistance in the United States by Maya Schenwar
5.0
Phenomenal collection. All of these articles are expertly written and thoroughly poignant. These stories about law enforcement failing to protect the communities that they serve is a dominant vindication for much of the radical and transformative ideals that are brought up and persuaded to readers in hopes of universal change. My favorite is “Our Dreams, Our History”—which talked about the intersection of Black People and Native Americans. Not only was it insightful and well-written, but it was frightening evidence that Native Americans—a marginalized group who have been colonized and subsequently brutalized by police—are just as displaced and terrorized as Black and Latinx people. Whether it be context about the ongoing corruption of Chicago Police Departments or the additional punishment that pregnant women face in our legal system, this book is successful in presenting detailed stories about marginalized groups that are facing an ongoing battle with police who simply don’t serve to protect them. It’s a harrowing but immensely important read.