Episode 105: When Police Lie: More Thoughts on the Philly Train Assault
Available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and iHeartRadio.
On this Halloween themed episode, we continue our discussion on the October 13 sexual assault that occurred on the Market Frankford Train Line in the Philadelphia area now that it has been revealed that police officers misrepresented the actions of bystanders in order to fuel a false narrative about urban chaos. We also discuss Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and his offer to out-of-state police officers who disagree with vaccine mandates to move to his state with a $5,000 bonus and we give a brief reflection on the fact that the Not Your Black Friends Podcast is now 2.
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Klas, Mary Ellen. Florida surgeon general doesn’t apologize, says he can’t talk clearly with mask. Tampa Bay Times. October 26, 2021.
Levin, Bess. Ron DeSantis Is Now Offering Anti-vaxxer Cops $5,000 to Move to Florida. Vanity Fair. October 25, 2021.
NPR. American Police. Throughline (Podcast). June 4, 2020.
Orso, Anna. Philadelphia will pay $2M to Rickia Young, the woman police beat in front of her child during unrest. Philadelphia Inquirer. September 15, 2021.
Palmer, Chris and Vella, Vinny. Delaware County DA: It is ‘simply not true’ that witnesses took cellphone videos of SEPTA train rape instead of calling police. Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 2021.
