Law and Order Means "We Locking Niggas Up"... How to Survive Sessions

Donald Trump, the Pussy Grabber in Chief has chosen Jeff Sessions to be the new Attorney General of the good ole US of A. Last night Sessions was narrowly confirmed by the senate. This is bad news for America... and like all things that tend to be problematic in the United States, this new administrative addition will most certainly prove even more troublesome for the Black community. Simply put, Jeff Sessions is an old school bigot. He's not one for passive and closeted racism, he just flat out votes "no" on measures that favor people of color, gays and women. In a nutshell, Sessions is touting the Nixon era dog whistle bigotry that is " law and order". Hopefully you have sat through Ava DuVernay's "13th" so you know exactly what that means. If you haven't seen this amazing documentary, just know that a white man vehemently and repetitiously uttering "law and order" pretty much means " I'M LOCKING NIGGAS UP". We all know that the industrial prison complex that literally profits from the privatization of incarceration is mostly fueled by black and brown detention but let me try to quickly explain the workings of such a system.

Mass Incarceration for Dummies: If you start a business then you must have workers. By privatizing prisons and running them for profit, having prisoners to fill them and charging the state for their occupation is the key objective. These prisons need more prisoners so they lock people up for even the smallest of crimes and for unjustly long sentences. This is where people like Jeff Sessions come into play. By advocating law and order, you can rest assured that the new Attorney General will be moving for harsher sentences, increased surveillance of minority communities and most likely a new " war on drugs". The increased incarceration of black men will put further strain on our community, splinter more families and ultimately keep the privatized prison giants churning on for at least the next four years. If you sell dope or run scams for a living it would be ideal for you to take a break but if you can't leave the streets alone for the next four years, here are a few tips to consider.

A Hooder and Quicker Breakdown: I want to make sure this is very clear. Prison in America is big business and while the authorities will lock anyone up, they would rather fill these institutions with niggas. An even simpler breakdown goes like this: state prisons become overcrowded so white guy goes to the state and says hey, I'll take some of those niggas and put them in my prison and you can pay me $10,000 a week for it. State prison says fine. White guy's prison gets full so he opens another and another until he has prisons all over the place, making money off Daquan and Cortezio because they want to be like Kodak Black and shoot Dracos ( or whatever rapper it is that y'all want to be like these days). White guy has become a billionaire from the state paying him rent for housing these black criminals and he's getting even richer by having the niggas in his prisons make furniture for Walmart and tires for Goodyear. The more laws passed that encourage locking niggas up, the more rent the white guy gets paid by the state. So what does the white guy do? He sends lawyers and legislators to pass more laws that will lock niggas up to make sure he has a steady flow of prisoners.

Jeff Session's role is to be the enforcer of this industrial prison complex bullshit. There is a problem though. With so many African-Americans obtaining college degrees, starting businesses and gaining key credentials as well as white america facing a devastating herion/opiod crisis much of the demographics of prisons are changing. We can most likely expect Jeff Sessions to curb sentences for drug offences for white addicts and come down harder on crimes associated with the distribution of narcotics instead. Here is what you can do:

1. Be Aware!
Just by knowing that prison in America is big business you are one step ahead and already mindful of the notion that business people ( even Michael Jordan) are waiting for you to do some dumb shit so they can profit from your incarceration.

2. Stop Flexing
If you are into some janky shit at least keep a low profile. Jeff Sessions has fought for less transparency when it comes to domestic surveillance by pushing for extensive phone wire tapping.

3. Keep Your Phone Charged:
With the imminent threat of more police interaction be prepared to document all exchanges with law enforcement. Nothing makes an officer more prone to stick to the rules than a cellphone in their face. Remain calm and well-mannered ( even if you do not want to) when interacting with these officers because as we know they can and will exercise deadly force for the slightest of reasons.

4. Contact The ACLU:
The ACLU has thus far done an excellent job of being vigilant and helping citizens maintain their rights. Reach out to them for council on any questions you have regarding your interaction with the police and unjust treatment.

5. Be Careful:
This is a man who has done more to make flag burning illegal than protecting women against domestic violence. This guy is pretty fucking sick. He doesn't believe gay people should be protected against hate crimes. He thinks affirmative action is unnecessary. Coretta Scott King wrote an entire letter on why he shouldn't be confirmed to the senate way back in 1986! If you have a son who likes to do stupid shit, its time to make sure he is home by 8:00 PM. Put him in some activities, move to a better neighborhood if you can. Whatever it takes to remove yourself and your loved ones from the perspective settings that would place you guys in the cross-hairs of this man's agenda must be done.