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On Jan 25, 2026

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Abolish the police? For Alex S. Vitale, this can be a sensible utopia. Zohran Mamdani’s advisor on the escalation in Minnesota and alternate options to the police.

January 25, 2026, 7:59 am

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Alex S. Vitale, a pioneer of police abolition within the USA, is now a part of a committee of the left-wing mayor of New York. He criticizes the ICE raids and the escalation in Minneapolis as an expression of police state considering. Vitale emphasizes that the police within the USA typically act in an authoritarian method and fire up resentment. He says native police departments shouldn’t work with ICE to suppress protests. Vitale advocates for different approaches to public security that rely much less on police violence and promote extra social solidarity.

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A protester holds an upside-down U.S. flag subsequent to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) brokers standing guard exterior the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building throughout an indication in opposition to elevated immigration enforcement, days after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., January 10, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Alex S. Vitale is a thought chief amongst activists who wish to abolish the police within the United States. Now he sits on a brand new committee run by left-wing New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. He additionally considers the ICE raids and the escalation in Minneapolis to be a consequence of the practiced police-state mentality within the USA. On Saturday, one other particular person was shot and killed by ICE officers within the metropolis. The dialog occurred beforehand.

THE TIME: Mr. Vitale, earlier than we come to New York, we should always recover from Minneapolis communicate. The scenario there rapidly deteriorated. How do you interpret the occasions?

https://www.zeit.de/kultur/2026-01/alex-s-vitale-polizei-usa-zohran-mamdani-ice