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"All just isolated cases? - The system behind police violence" | Reading and discussion with Mohamed Amjahid

In recent years, the media has reported an increasing number of cases in which people, often racialized and/or in states of mental distress, are injured or die during police operations. There have also been cases of this kind in Mannheim. These cases are often regarded as isolated incidents. However, initiatives, those affected and activists in particular are calling for a complete investigation and a systemic view of police structures. Mohamed Amjahid's book deals with precisely this by examining the structures and mechanisms behind police violence. The analysis ranges from racial profiling and abuse of power to right-wing extremist networks and lethal police violence. He makes it clear how deeply these problems are anchored in Germany's security architecture; among other things, he reveals the historical continuities with National Socialism and addresses toxic masculinity and sexism in the police force as well as the phenomenon of "cop culture". The event is being held in cooperation with the Initiative 2. Mai and the Migration Advisory Council of the City of Mannheim. With: Mohamed Amjahid, born in Frankfurt am Main in 1988, is a freelance journalist and author. He writes for ZEITmagazin , Der Spiegel and WDR, among others. Amjahid has been awarded the Alexander Rhomberg Prize, the Stern Prize and the German Audiobook Prize. Amjahid has received much attention for his books "Unter Weißen" and "Der weiße Fleck". He lives in Berlin. Dr. Sevda Can Arslan is a media and communication scientist and presenter. She teaches and researches from a power-critical perspective on topics such as police violence and the media at the University of Paderborn and is active in the May 2nd Initiative. This content has been machine translated.