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“Measuring Salvation in Chains and Corpses” - Andrew Krinks on the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization

Millennials Are Killing Capitalism

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Policing as Mortal Gods

This chapter examines the role of police as enforcers of racial capitalism and the societal order, presenting them as 'mortal gods' whose violence is framed as divinely sanctioned. It highlights the historical and theological dimensions of policing, emphasizing the maintenance of hierarchies and the law's sacredness in relation to state power and property protection.

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