#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #Abolition #Police Today's story out of the Gothamist show why transparency and accountability are necessary when discussion reform, but will never be enough. Transparency: clear public info on what police do. Accountability: holding someone responsible for what the police do. Neither stop police killing or reform police agencies, but they tell us something. NYC pays over $82 Mil on police misconduct, meaning taxpayers pay. https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-has-spent-82-million-on-police-misconduct-lawsuits-this-year-advocacy-group-says