In this episode, Nat and Shannon are joined by Matt Puckett, an NYC Art's and Culture Representative for the Poor People's Campaign, to talk about how Mayor Eric Adams' scandals ripple out and affect everyone. They're breaking down the FBI raid, what investigators might be looking for,  and why the Mayor's relationship with developers is a big red flag. 

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Elijah McClain was killed by police on August 30, 2019. The 23 year old massage therapist was walking through a neighborhood of  Aurora, Colorado when police stopped him for suspicious activity.  What resulted was an extreme use of force that ended McClain's life. In this episode, Nat and Shannon break down what happened, how and why it went down, and who is being held accountable. 

Sources:

• BWC audio
• https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1881137/File/Departments/APD/Press%20packet%20FINAL.PDF
• https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/stopped-by-police
• https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/carotid-neck-hold-myth-vs-reality
• https://www.llrmi.com/articles/legal_updates/2020_chokeholds/
• https://www.justice.gov/d9/pages/attachments/2021/09/14/2021.09.13_chokehold_carotid_restraint_knock_and_announce_policy_final_0.pdf
• https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28990246/
• https://www.ama-assn.org/press-center/press-releases/new-ama-policy-opposes-excited-delirium-diagnosis
• https://www.statnews.com/2021/04/06/excited-delirium-medicalized-racism-organized-medicine-take-a-stand/
• https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/aclu_report_on_taser_policy_12_2011.pdf
• https://officeofthecoroner.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MCCLAIN-amended-autopsy-report.pdf
• https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1881137/File/Departments/APD/Press%20packet%20FINAL.PDF
• https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/politics/colorado-polis-police-body-cameras-banning-chokeholds/index.html
• https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/03/us/officers-in-photos-near-elijah-mcclain-memorial-fired/index.html
• https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/15/us/aurora-colorado-police-fire-department-investigation/index.html
• https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/23/us/elijah-mcclain-police-death-trial-timeline/index.html

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Shannon and Nat do a deep dive into Cop City and where the issue stands today. After  unprecedented public outcry, Cop City has been given the green light. Atlanta residents are still pushing back. In this episode, they're going over the history of the South River Forest, why the city of Atlanta is trying to build Cop City, why City Council is ignoring public outcry, and how residents are still pushing back.

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The Wall of Silence is used by police departments as a way to evade accountability, control police officers, and maintain abuse.  Nat and Shan discuss the Wall of Silence and how an intense subculture of secrecy ends up emboldening conditional alliances and a dangerous status quo. Also, welcome back Nat!

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The Strategic Response Group has been the main riot breaker for the NYPD since 2015. The SRG has been proven to be a chaotic and violent force when responding to peaceful protests. Should they even exist anymore? New Yorker's have been making the case they should not.

Human Rights Watch || Mott Haven 

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We discuss the policy structure that is giving New York police the ability to make nonconsensual decisions about your mental health and why involuntary hospitalization is getting easier across the country.

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Welcome to Not a Narc! In this first episode, we are talking about the  ways police survey us and collect our data.  Andrew Guthrie Ferguson, the author of The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement, joins the conversation to explain how predictive policing keeps tabs on the public. 

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 Not a Narc Premieres Tuesday, January 17! 

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