in fascist italy, opponents of capital and the state lit up police cars used by train cops. from the communicae (italian, english):
Si è scelto di attaccare con il fuoco la polizia ferroviaria, misera appendice della polizia di stato, addetta all’infame compito della salvaguardia della sicurezza in ambito ferroviario. Il loro ruolo di guardiani dei cosiddetti confini di stato ha rappresentato un motivo in più per fargli visita proprio sotto casa loro. Infatti il costante monitoraggio che la polfer agisce su “presunte” persone senza documenti rappresenta un serio ostacolo per chi vuole muoversi liberamente.
[The choice was made to attack with fire the railway police, a miserable appendage of the state police, assigned to the infamous task of safeguarding security in the railroad sphere. Their role as guardians of the so-called state borders was all the more reason to pay them a visit right on their doorstep. In fact, the constant monitoring that the polfer acts on “alleged” undocumented persons is a serious obstacle for those who want to move freely.]
those in struggle against the fascist u.s.a. should take note. major rail companies in the u.s. have private police forces, like cop city backers norfolk southern:
The company has its own private police force, the Norfolk Southern Police Department (NSPD). As of 2015, the NSPD had more than 200 members operating across 22 states, “including 11 K-9 units, a Special Operations Response Team trained in special surveillance and investigative techniques,” according to a company report. The force is headquartered in Atlanta and often collaborates with the Atlanta Police Department, as well as other local departments throughout the Eastern United States, and boasts membership in the FBI’s Counterterrorism group.
in major u.s. cities, the subway systems also have their own specialized police departments, which spend their time extorting money from riders and harassing black people until they have an excuse to jail or kill them.
in the hostile enemy occupation that is the city of atlanta, osiris bennett was killed by marta police in march.
this is the world cop city aims to reinforce. this is the world we must put to the torch.
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