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“Over the years, numerous local officials have told me they cannot support reducing police budgets because they are terrified of retaliation by police, including of cops raiding their homes or stopping and harassing their loved ones. Such intimidation is a pervasive fact of daily life for local progressive politicians--and even of numerous judges who have confided in me about their fear of retaliation against their families by police.” — Alec Karakatsanis
Over the years, numerous local officials have told me they cannot support reducing police budgets because they are terrified of retaliation by police, including of cops raiding their homes or stopping and harassing their loved ones. Such intimidation is a pervasive fact of daily life for local progressive politicians--and even of numerous judges who have confided in me about their fear of retaliation against their families by police.