ambimb’s Reviews > Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court > Status Update
ambimb
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Great perspective on the control of space and sound in courtrooms and how the sheriffs police this. Missing is the fact that many of the sheriffs are genuinely sweet and good people who have come to see "the public" and defendants as "other," and don't even realize the effect of what they're doing. That doesn't make it ok, but....
— Jun 14, 2016 04:45AM
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ambimb
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The two lanes for entry to the courthouse are both now inside and protected from the weather. Besides that, the "VIP lane" is for anyone who works in the courthouse and has a courthouse ID, so that includes *many* people of color — a majority, I would guess. I see the point and the metaphor is effective, but it's also misleading.
— Jun 11, 2016 10:44AM
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Describes the Cook County Courthouse as "a place where whites were allowed to stop being nice and start being racist." Disturbing bc true.
— Jun 03, 2016 04:56AM
