#SaveMedicaid: ADAPT Arrested in Colorado

Colorado ADAPT staged a nearly 3-day sit-in in Senator Cory Gardner’s office before he had them. Here’s the statement from Carrie Ann Lucas on what it’s like to be arrested as a wheelchair user with a non-standard wheelchair and a trach. A small quote, but go read Lucas’ whole statement and follow them on Twitter @disabilitycubed.  My … Continue Reading#SaveMedicaid: ADAPT Arrested in Colorado

Cult of Compliance: 77 Year Old Blind Man Beaten by Police; Police Department says “Within Department Policies”

This case is from 2012, but I first noticed it on this DailyKos diary. It’s a perfect example of the “cult of compliance,” a phrase I’ve been using since 2013 to link otherwise discrete incidents of police brutality, creeping authoritarianism, and broader examples of cultural discourse that venerate compliance as the greatest of all virtues. … Continue ReadingCult of Compliance: 77 Year Old Blind Man Beaten by Police; Police Department says “Within Department Policies”