#19: Police Unions with Kelcey Duggan

The Entry Level Left Podcast

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Mat's friend and our special guest Kelcey Duggan comes on to talk with us about her work as a policy analyst, abolitionist, & researcher focused on community safety and justice.

5:25: Why do leftists consider police to be “class traitors?”

10:00: Oakland mothers evicted https://bit.ly/33phD2J

12:30: How are typical labor unions different from police unions?

14:40: Chicago police academy approved https://bit.ly/2WtsYwW

18:00: Police unions hold asymmetrical power over the working class

35:00: Kelcey’s Community Resource Hub https://bit.ly/3ddMuDZ

36:30: Massachusetts Bail Fund https://bit.ly/3b86mGH

37:05: Kelcey’s paper on ending cash bail https://bit.ly/3d4y9tg

39:30: Seattle PD sues to fight oversight https://bit.ly/390aEyn

42:10: Police unions shield officers from accountability https://reut.rs/3b75YIa

47:15: Which cities are leading the charge on criminal justice reform?

51:50: Has U.S culture imposed the idea that police are above the law?

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Music produced by @southpointe__ on Instagram.

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