“Izinga lempucuko emphakathini,” kubhala umbhali wamanoveli waseRussia uFyodor Dostoevsky, “lingahlulelwa ngokungena emajele awo.” Njengesivakashi esivamile e-Nevada eminyakeni yamuva nje, ngiye ngamangazwa ukuhlukahluka kwamasiko nokunotha okungokomoya okungatholakala e-Las Vegas. Noma kunjalo, ngicabanga ukuthi uDostoyevsky wayeqinisile. Ukuhlolwa okunembe kakhudlwana kwezinga lempucuko e-Las Vegas kanye nomphakathi obanzi idolobha elithi “Inhlokodolobha Yezokuzijabulisa” kungenziwa ngokungena kumaseli e-Clark County Correctional Center kunokuya phezulu I-Stratosphere, ukuhamba ngomkhumbi i-Strip noma ngokuthatha umbukiso we-Cirque du Soleil.
Ngangingomunye wabangamashumi amabili nanhlanu ababoshwa ngamaphoyisa kaMasipala wase-Las Vegas e-Creech Air Force Base, isikhungo sokubulawa kwe-drone yi-US Air Force kanye ne-CIA amakhilomitha angamashumi amane enyakatho-ntshonalanga yedolobha ngo-March 31 kanye no-April 1. "Shut Down Creech" kwaba wukuhlangana kwesonto lonke kwezishoshovu ezivela ezweni lonke. Iningi lethu lihlala ematendeni endaweni yesikhashana ethi "Camp Justice" ogwadule ngaphesheya komgwaqo omkhulu ukusuka esisekelweni, izinsuku zethu zengxoxo, ukufunda, ingoma, ukucabangisisa kanye nokwenza amasu kwakhiwe ochungechungeni olumangalisayo lwezenzo ezididiyelwe, okuhlanganisa yaseshashalazini yasemgwaqweni kanye nezindawo ezivinjiwe. , lokho kwaphazamisa ibhizinisi eliyingozi njengenjwayelo yaseCreech. Nakuba sasilindele ukuboshwa, lokhu kwakungesona isifiso sethu noma umgomo wethu. Aphinde futhi, amaphoyisa aphinde abopha abantu abangalungile njengoba ezama izigebengu futhi athatha labo abazama ukunqanda ubugebengu obuqhubekayo edolobheni ukuba babhukhe.
Kusukela ngo-2009, ngibe nolunye uhambo okungenani olubili emaphoyiseni ukusuka e-Creech ukuya ejele lesifunda ekhelini elihlonishwayo, i-330 S Casino Centre Blvd e-Las Vegas, ukuze ngibhekane nenqubo eyisicefe yokubhuka, ukunyathelisa iminwe, ama-mugshots nokunye ukudelela ngaphambili. ukukhishelwa eceleni komgwaqo amahora ambalwa kamuva. Nokho, kulokhu, ngemva kokukhululwa kwabangane bami kanye nozakwethu ngamunye ngamunye, ngasala. Ngagqunywa ejele izinsuku ezine ezalandela, hhayi ngenxa yengxenye yami yokubhikisha kosuku, kodwa ngenxa yencwadi egunyaza ibhentshi ngenxa yenhlawulo yomgwaqo engakhokhelwa.
Ngangike ngaboshwa esikhathini esingangonyaka komunye umbhikisho eCreech futhi ngacaphuna ubugebengu bokuthikameza izimoto futhi ngakhululwa nabanye abangu-30 ngesethembiso sethu sokubuyela enkantolo. Emasontweni athile kamuva, amacala esiyishumi ancishiswa ekubeni icala lomgwaqo “lomuntu ohamba ngezinyawo ocela ukugitsheliswa noma ibhizinisi emgwaqeni” futhi sahlolwa inhlawulo engu-$98 ngaphandle kwendlela esobala yokuphika icala. Yize labo abagcina bequlile ngamacala okuqala betholwa bengenacala noma amacala abo ahoxiswa, thina “esigungwini sabaqwayizi” sonke sehlulekile emizamweni yethu eyahlukene yokuqulwa kwamacala ethu. “Ngingalingenela kanjani leli thikithi?” Ngabuza umabhalane eNkantolo Yezobulungiswa (sic) eLas Vegas. “Awukuphikisi,” kwaba impendulo, “UYAKHOKHA.” E-Las Vegas, kulula ukuphika icala lobudlova kunokuncintisana nethikithi lomgwaqo.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ngathola ikhadi leposi elicwebezelayo eposini elinesithombe esinemibala ye-perp eboshwa ozankosi emotweni yamaphoyisa kaMasipala, enesexwayiso esihlakaniphile esithi “Khokha Ithikithi, Gwema Ukulichofoza.” Lokhu isithombe, nakho kungaba njalo okutholiwe kusizindalwazi senkantolo, ifike nalokhu kusabisa: “INkantolo Yezobulungiswa Yaselokishini Las Vegas izokhipha izincwadi ezigunyaza ukuboshwa kwawo wonke amathikithi omgwaqo angakhokhelwa. Inkokhelo eyengeziwe yewaranti engu-$150 kanye nemali ekhokhwa sekwephuzile engu-$100 izokwengezwa kuwo wonke amathikithi aqhubekela esimweni sewaranti. Ngaphezu kwezimali ezigunyazwayo nezijeziso, wonke amathikithi omgwaqo angakakhokhelwa azobikwa ezikhungweni zikazwelonke ezibika ngezikweletu.” Ukuseshwa kwecala lami kusizindalwazi senkantolo kwabonisa ukuthi ngangikhokhiswe imali yokukhokhela eyami incwadi yemvume kanye nenye “imali yokuthobela umthetho,” ngokusobala ukuze ngikhokhele i-akhawunti yami yokudluliselwa enkampanini eqoqayo, okwenza isikweletu sami sifike ku-$348.
Lezi zinhlawulo ezikhuphukayo kanye nokuntuleka kokufinyelela ezinkantolo kanye nezingcingo ezaqala ukuvela ejensi eqoqa imali kwaba isicefe esincane kimi, kodwa ziyinkomba yenkinga enkulu yesistimu. Isitatimende Somsebenzi Wenkantolo Yezobulungiswa Yase-Las Vegas (“Umbono Wenkantolo Yezobulungiswa Yase-Las Vegas uwukukhulisa ukufinyelela koBulungiswa, ukuze kuzuzwe izinga eliphezulu kakhulu Lokuthenjwa Nokwethembeka Komphakathi”) noma kunjalo, lezi zinqubo kanye nalezo ezinjengazo ezinkantolo eziseduze. izwe akukho emthethweni.
Ngo-March 16, 2016, “Dear Zakwethu” incwadi evela eHhovisi Lokufinyelela Kubulungisa Lomnyango Wezobulungisa WaseMelika, Isigaba Samalungelo Abantu, eya ezinkantolo zezifundazwe nezendawo iyakubeka: “Eminyakeni yamuva kuye kwagxilwa kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni ngokungemthetho kwezinhlawulo nezindleko ezindaweni ezithile ezweni lonke. -ngokuvamile maqondana nabantu abasolwa ngamaphutha, ukwephulwa kwemithetho efana nobugebengu, noma ukwephulwa kwemithetho yomphakathi. Ngokujwayelekile, izinkantolo azibagwebi abamangalelwa ukuboshwa kulawa macala; izinhlawulo zemali zivamile. Nokho umonakalo odalwe imikhuba engekho emthethweni kulezi zindawo ungaba mkhulu. Abantu ngabanye bangase babhekane nezikweletu ezikhulayo; babhekane nokuboshwa ngokuphindaphindiwe, ngokungadingekile ngenxa yokungakhokhi naphezu kokungafaki ingozi emphakathini; balahlekelwa yimisebenzi; futhi uvaleleke emijikelezweni yobumpofu okungenzeka cishe kungenzeki ukubaleka. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngaphezu kokungqubuzana nomthetho, ngezinga lapho le mikhuba ingahloselwe ukubhekana nokuphepha komphakathi, kodwa esikhundleni sokuqoqa imali, ingafaka ukungabaza ngokungakhethi kwenkantolo futhi iqede ukwethembana phakathi kohulumeni basekhaya nabangaphansi kwabo.”
Le ncwadi icaphuna isinqumo seNkantolo Ephakeme sokuthi inqubo efanele kanye nezimiso zokuvikela ezilinganayo zeSichibiyelo Seshumi Nane ziyakwenqabela “ukujezisa umuntu ngobumpofu bakhe” futhi iqhubeka igcizelela ukuthi “ukusetshenziswa kwezincwadi ezigunyaza ukuboshwa njengendlela yokuqoqwa kwezikweletu, kunokuba kuphendulwe izidingo zokuphepha komphakathi, kudala ubungozi obungadingekile bokwephulwa kwamalungelo abantu omthethosisekelo. Amawaranti akumele akhishwe ngokwehluleka ukukhokha ngaphandle kokunikeza isaziso esanele kummangalelwa, ukulalelwa kwecala lapho kuhlolwa khona ikhono lommangalelwa lokukhokha, kanye nokunye ukuvikela okuyisisekelo kwenqubo. … Uma abantu beboshwa futhi bevalelwa ngalezi ziqinisekiso, umphumela uba ukuphucwa inkululeko ngokungqubuzana nomthethosisekelo.”
Ngandlela-thile, imemo ayizange ifike e-Las Vegas. Nakuba izibalo zingatholakali, phakathi naleyo mpelasonto ende bekungemina ngedwa isiboshwa ejele laseClark County evalelwe ngenxa yokungakhokhi inhlawulo emacaleni amancane.
Izimo ezidabukisayo nonya lwaleli jele akulona ihaba futhi ziwubukhazikhazi njengoba kubonakala emakhasino nasemahhotela edolobha. Kwaphela amahora angaphezu kwayisishiyagalombili ngiboshiwe lapho ngagcina ngikhishwe khona emaketangeni. Sasigcwele indawo yokuma kuphela, abantu abangaphezu kwamashumi amane esitokisini esincane lawo mahora okuqala siboshwe ngamaketanga.
Kungakapheli sikhathi esingakanani ngifikile, njengoba unogada evula umnyango ukuze asunduze esinye isiboshwa, insizwa encane yaqonda phambili futhi yazama ukuchaza ukuthi yayihlushwa ukukhathazeka futhi idinga umoya. Akazange alalele, unogada wazama ukugaklaza isicabha le nsizwa eyangena emnyango. Unogada wabe eseyibamba le nsizwa wayiphonsa phansi ephaseji futhi nakuba izandla zayo zaziboshelwe okhalweni futhi yayingakwazi ukubuyisela emuva, okungenani onogada abahlanu, bonke babebakhulu kunaye, bonke babeguqe ngamadolo emzimbeni. bemshaya ngezibhakela. Lapho ngigcina ukumbona, ubuso bakhe babugcwele igazi futhi uhanjiswa ngamasondo, izihlakala namaqakala eboshelwe esihlalweni sokuzivikela. Lena kwakuyimpendulo yabagcini bejele ekuphenduleni komuntu okuvamile esimweni esingenabuntu futhi labo abagula ngengqondo noma imiphumela yokuhoxa baphathwa ngendlela enesihluku.
Njengomdlalo webhodi oyinqaba, thina ziboshwa sasuswa ngendlela engaqondakali esitokisini siya esitokisini esiminyene ngawo wonke amahora. Ngezinye izikhathi isiboshwa sasifika nje ngaphambi kokuba kubizwe igama laso ukuze sithuthe. Ngezinye izikhathi onogada babengena esitokisini ngesitokisi bememeza igama lomuntu abambeke kabi ngandlela-thile. Abanye esasivalelwe nabo baphikelela ngokuthi base benezinsuku eziningi besendaweni eyodwa futhi bekhathazekile ngokuthi nabo babelahlekile. Onogada babehlale benikeza “ukwaziswa” okungqubuzana nokunephutha, njengokuthi lapho siya enkantolo noma siyiswa endaweni evulekile nenethezekile. Abanye bonogada, bengazange bavinjwe ukuntula kwabo siqu izincwadi, babesakaza ngomusa izeluleko zomthetho kulabo ababelungiselela ukubona ijaji. Ngathola kamuva ukuthi abangane bami ababengaphandle nabo babedukiswe izisebenzi zasejele njengoba zazizama ukungilandelela.
Ngangifike ekuseni ejele a Friday futhi yagcinwa kulezi zitokisini kuze kube UMsombuluko ekuseni ngo I-3 ngehora. Ukudla bekungagculisi ngokomsoco nangokobuhle, kodwa futhi, kwakuphakwa njengoba kwakunjalo ngo-3 AM, 9AM futhi 3PM, ayizange isebenze ngisho nokuphawula ukuhamba kwesikhathi kulo mgodi ongenamafasitela nalapho izibani zingafihli khona. Lamangqamuzana ayehluka ngobukhulu futhi umzimba ubala kuwo ihora nehora. Kwakunamabhentshi amancane azungeze izindonga lapho abambalwa babengacambalala khona futhi balale, kodwa iningi lethu laba nenhlanhla lapho kunendawo eyanele yokuzelula ngaphandle kwengubo yokulala endaweni ebandayo, engcolile kakhonkolo. Kwakunendlu yangasese evulekile esitokisini ngasinye- ukusebenzisa iphepha lasendlini yangasese, umuntu kwakufanele athole futhi avuse isiboshwa esasihlukanisele umqulu ukuze siwusebenzise njengomcamelo. Emahoreni ambalwa ngemva kobusuku bami besithathu ngisekhonkoloni, ekugcineni ngayiswa phezulu, nganikezwa izingubo zokushintsha nengubo yokulala futhi ngaboniswa umbhede endaweni yokulala ethule futhi ecishe ihlanzeke yamadoda angaba ngu-80.
Cishe ngo-10 ngoMsombuluko ekuseni, ngaboshwa futhi ngaholwa ochungechungeni lwamahubhu namakheshi ngiyiswa enkantolo yomgwaqo. Sasingaba ngu-30 kulelo qoqo, akubona bonke ababeboshiwe ngempelasonto ngamacala omgwaqo angakhokhelwa. Icala ngalinye lalinqunywa ijaji ngemizuzwana, kungekho ummangalelwa owayevunyelwe ukusho okuthile ngaphandle kokuqinisekisa ukuthi ungobani lapho ezwa igama lakhe libizwa. Iningi lenhlawulo nezindleko ezengeziwe ezatholwa la madoda nabesifazane zaba izinkulungwane eziningi zamaRandi. Ngokusekelwe kufomula engakahleleki yamadola ngosuku lapho uvalelwe, ijaji laphuca inhlawulo eyayikweletwa futhi ladedela iningi leziboshwa lisabisa ngokuthi uma okusele kungakhokhiwe. ezinsukwini ezingu-30, izindleko ezengeziwe zizongezwa, iwaranti entsha ikhishwe futhi umjikelezo uzophindwa.
Akekho noyedwa wethu enkantolo yomgwaqo ngalolo suku ekuseni owayenikezwe ithuba “lokuqulwa kwecala lapho kuhlolwa khona ukuthi ummangalelwa uyakwazi ukukhokha” lokho okufunwa umthetho ngaphambi kokusifaka ejele. Bambalwa bethu, uma bekhona, ababeke batholwa benecala yinoma iyiphi inqubo yokwahlulela ngaphambi kokuba bahlawuliswe kwasekuqaleni. Ukuqoqwa kwezikweletu, hhayi icala noma ukungabi nacala, ukuphela kokukhathazeka kwale “nkantolo”. Okwenzeka enkantolo ekuseni kungabizwa “ngobulungiswa bobugebengu” ngoba lokho esakwenziwa yinkantolo kithi kwakuwubugebengu. Okwenzeka kithi kwaba wukuzamazama kwezigelekeqe ezigqoke umfaniswano wamaphoyisa nezingubo zamajaji, hhayi ngenjongo yobulungisa, kodwa ukuze kugcinwe ingqalasizinda yomphakathi ngemva kompheme ocwebezelayo waseLas Vegas ngamadola ekhishwa izakhamuzi zakhona ezimpofu kakhulu.
Ngalokhu okuhlangenwe nakho, ngahlangana nabantu abaningi abathakazelisayo, iningi labo okwakuyinsizwa emnyama nensundu. Abambalwa babo babevalelwe ngenxa yamacala okusolwa ngawo, kodwa abaningi babonakala bebambeke eqoqweni elifanayo nelami. Izingcingo ebezishaywa ezitokisini beziyinxusa elikhulu emndenini nakubangani ukuthi bathole imali yokukhokha izinhlawulo noma ibheyili ezobenza bakhululwe. Ngaphandle kwalapho begqoke amabheji futhi bephethe okhiye, akekho engahlangana naye ejele laseClark County engangimesaba njengosongo kimina noma ekuphepheni komphakathi.
Uma amaqhinga eNkantolo Yezobulungiswa yaseLas Vegas engaphathelene nobulungiswa, nama-drones awalawulwa esuka eCreech Air Force Base eqhele ngamamayela angu-40 mayelana nokuzivikela. Ngokulawulwa okukude futhi ngokuvamile ngaphansi kwemiyalo eminingi ye-CIA, abasebenzi bezempi e-Creech babulala izitha okusolakala ukuthi zikude nezinkundla zempi, ngokusekelwe ezinsolweni ezingaqinisekisiwe noma "ngezindlela zokuziphatha," ngokuvamile zishisa imindeni yazo noma abantu abangabazi ngeshwa sondela. Akufanele kumangaze ukuthi uhulumeni obulala abasolwa, ngezinye izikhathi ngisho nezakhamuzi zakhe, ngaphandle kokuqulwa kwecala ezindaweni ezikude uzophinde abophe abantu bakhe abampofu kakhulu emakhaya ngaphandle kwenqubo elandelwayo.
Phakathi kwalabo abama nami enkantolo yomgwaqo ngalolo suku ekuseni, isikweletu sami samaRandi angu-348 sasingesinye sezincane kakhulu futhi ijaji langigweba ngamafuphi ukuba ngigcinwe isikhathi, lathi izinsuku zami ezine ejele ukuba zesule zonke izinhlawulo zami nezindleko ezengeziwe. Angizange ngivunyelwe ngisho ukuchaza ukuthi ngangingakaze ngicele ukugitsheliswa emgwaqweni kwasekuqaleni. Nakuba ijaji lathi ngikhululekile ukuba ngihambe, ukuphathwa kwejele kwathatha amanye amahora angu-12 ukuze ngikhululwe. Kwakungemva kwalokho 10:30 UMsombuluko ngobusuku engabuyiswa ngabo izingubo zami ngase ngithumela umhubhe omude ophuma ejele uya ezibani ezikhanyayo zedolobha laseLas Vegas, ngingene eceleni komgwaqo futhi ngiganwe ngabangane abathembekile ababelokhu bengilinde isikhathi sonke. ukuboshwa kwami.
Ngashiya ijele laseClark County ngikhathele futhi ngijabule ngokuba ngaphandle, kodwa ngibonga futhi, ngomoya wokungenisa izihambi nokukhuthazela ngesineke kwalabo abahlanganyela nami ngesikhala sabo esinzima, esiminyene izinsuku ezimbalwa. Kuyilungelo elinzima kodwa eliyigugu ngalo mlungu osesigabeni esiphakathi ukuvakashela izindawo ezinjalo lapho abanye abantu abalungile bengenakho ukukhetha ngaphandle kokuhlala kuzo.
Idrama efanayo idlalwa emajele nasezinkantolo ezizungeze i-United States, izwe elibopha abantu balo abaningi ukwedlula noma yiliphi elinye. Njengoba ngaphezu kuka-95% wamacala obugebengu manje asexazululwe ngokuvuma izicelo esikhundleni sokuquliswa, abamangalelwa abaningi bayalahlwa futhi bagwetshwe iminyaka ngaphandle kokunye okuningi ngendlela yenqubo efanele kunalokho engangikunikezwe ngethikithi lami elincane lokugibela i-trump. .
Akukacaci ukuthi okwenzeka kimina eNkantolo Yezobulungiswa yaseLas Vegas ngo-Ephreli 4 kwakuyicala ngomqondo osemthethweni, kodwa okwenzeka lapho kujulise ukukholelwa kwami kokuthi lokho okubizwa ngokuthi impi yobushokobezi kuyingxenye eyodwa yempi enonya. kwabampofu nakubantu abanesikhumba esimnyama nesinsundu lapha ekhaya naphesheya. Lokhu kukholelwa kuzongibuyisela emuva e-Creech nakwezinye izisekelo ze-drone, ezindaweni eziqondiswe imicibisholo yabo ye-Hellfire lapho ngingakwazi futhi, uma kudingeka, ngibuyele e-Clark County Correctional Center.
Isebenzisa lokhu kuxhumana, iVoices for Creative Nonviolence ihlela ijele elithi “NO Thomson Prison. I-De-Incarceration Walk,” amamayela angu-150 ukusuka eChicago ukuya eThomson, e-Illinois, ukusuka Meyi 28 kuya kuJuni 11. EThomson kulapho uhulumeni wobumbano ezovula khona ijele elisha “eliphezulu kakhulu” okulindeleke ukuthi ligcine iziboshwa ezifika ku-1,900 XNUMX ezimeni zodwa ezilahlwe wumphakathi wamazwe omhlaba njengezilingana nokuhlukunyezwa. Sicela uhlanganyele nathi uma ukwazi.
UBrian Terrell uhlala e-Iowa futhi ungumxhumanisi weVoices for Creative Nonviolence. Eminyakeni yamuva nje usevakashele e-Afghanistan kathathu futhi usechithe izinyanga ezingaphezu kweziyisithupha ejele ngenxa yokubhikisha ezinkundleni zezindiza. Ukuze uthole olunye ulwazi nge-imeyili [i-imeyili ivikelwe].
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UChris Hedges uphinde wakhuluma ngezikweletu kanye nezicupho zokuboshwa manje eseziyingxenye enkulu yohlelo lwamajele aseMelika, olusebenza kakhulu njengohlelo olunonya lokugcinwa kwempahla kubantu abampofu bebala. Lesi sihloko siqinisekisa konke ngobufakazi bokuqala. U-Dostoevsky wayeqinisile - kanjalo no-Eugene Debs, owathi akekho eMelika owayekhululekile inqobo nje uma izwe ligcwele abantu emajele. Asinayo inkululeko, nempucuko encane eyigugu.
Ukuqagela kwami ukuthi - ngaphandle kokushaywa ngokomzimba okungaguquki - ukuthi imiyalo engafanele, i-disinformation, "nokuqhubeka nokunyakazisa abantu kuyizenzo zamabomu ezibangelwa "ukuqeqeshwa" konogada.
Ngiyazi ngokusebenza emisebenzini yenhlangano yabasebenzi yase-US efana nalena iyingxenye evamile yendawo yokusebenza. Bavame ukuqashwa yiminyango yezabasebenzi kanye nabeluleki abagqekeza iziteleka uma kunezingxabano.
Yebo izinga lemikhiqizo yomsebenzi kanye nomsebenzi liyahlupheka, kodwa iphuzu eliyinhloko ukugcina ukulawula, okuyisici esiyinhloko somphakathi wobushiqela.
Kuphinde kwangithinta ukuthi umbiko omuhle kaTerrell ukhuluma ngejele lesifunda “lezinga lokungena”. Cabanga nje ukuthi isihluku nokuziphatha okungenasisekelo kwanda kanjani ngokwejometri emajele, kuze kufinyelele “ama-super-maxes,” okuyisikhungo sokuhlushwa hhayi okunye.
Injalo “impilo” esizweni esiboshelwe kakhulu emlandweni wesintu kuyilapho thina esingaphandle sidliwa yisinkwa nesekisi, kuhlanganisa nale nto ebizwa ngokhetho. Phila iphupho.