Introduction As some of the left fall all over themseves referring to the genocide in Gaza and the West Bank as a breach of international law without gaining any criticial distancing from the limitations of "the law," , the actual nature of law and its procedural acrobatics lies hidden. It is better to remind workers, … Continue reading The Real World of the Rule of Law, Part 8: So-Called Voluntary Statements Made by a Charged Person Include Many Actions that a Normal Person Would Not Define as Voluntary
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The Political Bias of the Police: The Cases of a Knife-Wielding Supporter of Israel Versus a Crowd Engaging in an Act of Hiding Its Painting a Symbolic Red Line
fff John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke · A short while ago, a supporter of Israel, who was holding a knife, pulled down banners at the University of Toronto Palestine solidarity encampment. The police quietly escorted her away, with no charges … Continue reading The Political Bias of the Police: The Cases of a Knife-Wielding Supporter of Israel Versus a Crowd Engaging in an Act of Hiding Its Painting a Symbolic Red Line
The Rule of Law in Action: The Clearing of the University of Calgary Encampment in Protest Against the Gaza Genocide
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted this on Facebook. It illustrates the use of force to defend the property rights of a semi-state institution called a university: John Clarke A police attack on the Palestine solidarity encampment at the University of Calgary. From the Calgary Herald. … Continue reading The Rule of Law in Action: The Clearing of the University of Calgary Encampment in Protest Against the Gaza Genocide
Further Details of the Blockade Against Zim Ships, Melbourne, Australia, Part Two
John Clarke, former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), recently posted the following on Facebook: A vital lead given in Australia in targeting Israeli shipping. From Al Jazeera. Melbourne, Australia – Ports have emerged as the centre of pro-Palestine rallies in Australia as protesters target Israeli ships, and vessels alleged to have … Continue reading Further Details of the Blockade Against Zim Ships, Melbourne, Australia, Part Two
Another Example of the Limits of the Law, or Legal Reasoning
Introduction It is amazing how the so-called radical left refer to international law without qualification when they try to defend Palestine against Israel (see for example The Limitations of a Union Position–and Much of the Left– with Respect to the Israel-Palestine Conflict: The Idealization of International Law). Legal Opposition to a Particular Infringement of Civil … Continue reading Another Example of the Limits of the Law, or Legal Reasoning
Intimidation Tactics by the Police and the Rich Should Reinforce Our Efforts, Not Diminish Them
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted on Facebook the following (for context, see the post Idealization of the Rule of Law Once Again: The Case of Indigo CEO Heather Reisman and Activists Against Israel’s Palestinian Genocide ): The accusation that a challenge to a billionaire who uses her … Continue reading Intimidation Tactics by the Police and the Rich Should Reinforce Our Efforts, Not Diminish Them
Forces of the Real Class Enemy: The Police
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted this on Facebook: John Clarke sporSotdneug6mgu5am2m l2730c420f9f,yJ9h050u3i2 6a0317140a4lu · “When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on.” George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia.
The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part Three: Police Unions as Pseudo-Unions
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, recently posted the following on Facebook: John Clarke A very interesting article but two things to point out. Firstly, we really shouldn't accept that the bodies that represent the interests of those in the ranks of the police are unions in any meaningful sense. … Continue reading The Police and Racism in France (and Undoutedly Elsewhere), Part Three: Police Unions as Pseudo-Unions
The Police and Welfare Bureaucracies both Have Served to Oppress Working-Class Communities
John Clarke, former major organizer for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP, posted the following a couple of days ago on Facebook. There were also some comments, which I include. John Clarke · London's Metropolitan Police Service was set up in 1829, while the New Poor Law for England and Wales emerged in 1834. … Continue reading The Police and Welfare Bureaucracies both Have Served to Oppress Working-Class Communities
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): An Organization of Oppression
I was once arrested by the RCMP (charges dropped)--and have experienced first hand how this organization operates through intimidation tactics. I thought it would be appropriate to present John Clarke's article about RCMP oppression. John Clarke is a former major organizer of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP). He posted the following on Facebook this … Continue reading The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP): An Organization of Oppression
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