It's important to understand that white supremacy enables white civilians to become de facto police in several scenarios, which then grants the right to extrajudicial killing. This has been officially and unofficially codified in the US from the start.
Reposted from Lara Witt
Daniel Penny's background as a Marine has a lot to do with how the state views his violence as acceptable—similar to police executions. Immunity extends to people like Penny and it reminds me of this piece by @williamcson.bsky.social for @prismreports.bsky.social

prismreports.org/2023/01/31/p...

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