Stop Snitching, Stop The System

Title: The Wire and Philosophy
Published by: Open Court
Release Date: 2013

In The Wire and Philosophy selected philosophers who are fans of The Wire tap into these conflicts and interconnections to expose the underlying philosophical issues and assumptions and pursue questions. In “Stop Snitching, Stop the System,” I argue that law abiding citizens do not cooperate with the police because of the rampant state violence they witness and the police’s blatant disregard for their lives. I argue that the refusal of law abiding citizens to snitch to the police against neighborhood criminals is ‘non-cooperation’ and this non-cooperation is an act of political resistance.