Episode 40 - The Story of Martese Johnson and the Over-Policing of America

In this episode we tell the story of two UVa students and their interactions with Virginia ABC Special Agents and discuss the history and origins of policing in America.

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Martese Johnson and Elizabeth Daly are the primary subjects named in this episode. You can find their images by searching the internet but in the interests of respecting their privacy I will not post them here. In particular, the bloody photo of Martese being victimized by Virginia ABC special agents serves no useful purpose other than to witness him in a moment of fear.

- JP

SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Alcoholic_Beverage_Control_Authority

https://dailyprogress.com/elizabeth-daly-and-the-va-abc/collection_0b9aa23e-2bda-11ea-a20a-4fa9ebf7e598.html

https://dailyprogress.com/news/bottled-water-purchase-leads-to-night-in-jail-for-uva-student/article_b5ab5f62-df9b-11e2-81c4-0019bb30f31a.html

https://dailyprogress.com/news/uva-case-prompts-abc-change/article_ff5800b6-e5e5-11e2-aa1e-0019bb30f31a.html

https://dailyprogress.com/news/abc-two-agents-violated-policy-in-daly-case/article_3f3d71a8-47fb-11e3-a074-001a4bcf6878.html

https://dailyprogress.com/news/bill-would-restrict-abcs-use-of-force/article_e00bd440-7e5f-11e3-b99c-001a4bcf6878.html

https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/elizabeth-daly-disheartened-by-arrest-of-martese-johnson/article_ef02c5f4-d245-11e4-a7dc-b32a75b3c637.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/07/02/198047492/felony-arrest-of-student-who-bought-water-riles-many-in-virginia

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/uva-student-martese-johnson-bloodied-violent-arrest-suing-3-million-n448226

https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/johnson-abc-reach-250k-settlement-over-2015-arrest/article_4831a180-7492-11e8-b679-3742593a5651.html

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/10/martese-johnson-the-uva-student-assaulted-by-officers-last-spring-speaks-out

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition#United_States

https://plsonline.eku.edu/insidelook/brief-history-slavery-and-origins-american-policing

https://time.com/4779112/police-history-origins/

https://www.insider.com/history-of-police-in-the-us-photos-2020-6

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/black-people-are-up-to-6-times-more-likely-to-be-killed-by-police-harvard-study-says-2020-06-26