A stranger gave me a blanket, a pillow, and a $100 bill. No cameras. No agenda. Just kindness. That’s what it looks like when human beings act out of decency.

And then there’s the other side: police officers who sneer, dismiss, and refuse to protect. Low-life scum, collecting taxpayer paychecks while letting women rot in danger. They are the opposite of protect and serve. They should be fired — every last one.

What kind of person goes into the tent of a homeless woman and takes everything she owns, knowing it’s everything she owns — and doesn’t even leave a note? For some reason, the cops lied to my neighbors, a kind couple in the next tent, telling them I had abandoned it. That was completely false. I was there every night. And my neighbors told them so.

If you’re already acting like a crook and a coward, why bother lying? That’s the culture. That’s the rot.

Why We Hire Scum in the First Place

This isn’t an accident. This is the Patriarchy OS running as designed.

In a system written by men, for men, to protect men, we don’t set high standards for those with power. We set low ones. We hand badges to the most violent, the most cowardly, the most narrative-possessed little men. We want them to pound their chests like beasts and behave like monsters — because brutality is how the Patriarchy OS protects itself. But the Patriarchy isn’t actually their employers—the citizens of Berkeley are their employers, all of us.

The problem is the Patriarchy OS doesn’t want protectors. It wants enforcers.

Right now, the police act as the enforcement arm of the patriarchy. Not only are the results horrific — they are criminal. This violates the very laws and Constitution they swore to uphold. And remember: they are being paid with taxpayer dollars — all of ours — to protect and serve every American citizen, man or woman.

And here’s the truth: This is fundamentally just a hiring problem. That’s all. But it needs to be solved, women are dying in Berkeley because of this unsolved hiring problem. So make it a priority in your life, over everything.

The bar should be higher, not lower, for those entrusted to protect human beings. The hiring process should filter for decency, courage, emotional intelligence, and accountability — not ego and violence.

It should be made explicit: the old force was fired because it served patriarchy instead of taxpayers.

Training should begin with the reality: “The entire force was fired because it worked for the wrong people — the people NOT paying their salaries. Here’s how you avoid being fired too.”

And yes: training on the Patriarchy OS — how unconscious bias, dehumanization, and systemic misogyny corrupt even good intentions — must be mandatory. You can’t fix what you won’t name.

The Solution Is Simple

By enforcing patriarchy instead of protecting taxpayers, they have broken the law and created a workplace culture that tolerates crime — funded by our money.

Then, re-hire with the bar set higher than ever before.

Train new officers not in cover-ups and excuses but in truth: You work for the people. You work for the women. You work for justice. Fail that, and you’re out.

That’s how you build a healthy workplace culture. Reinforce the right values with accountability. Failure means firing. Success means reward. This isn’t complicated — it’s grade-school logic. But the Patriarchy OS poisons even the basics.

The result? A force that serves instead of preys. A force that honors the badge instead of disgracing it. A force the community can trust.

To the Berkeley Police Reading This

Maybe some of you can be rehired. But only if you understand who your employer really is. Not the city manager. Not your union. Not even your police chief. The people.

Now is the time to prove you deserve the badge.

Now is the time to show you’re the kind of hero who protects instead of excuses, who serves instead of sneers.

Start calling out the blatant, brutal criminality in your own ranks. Start noticing and condemning when your fellow officers serve patriarchy instead of people.

Because the blanket, the pillow, and the $100 from a stranger did more to protect me than you ever have.

⚡ The scum must be fired. The bar must be higher. Heroes only. Problem solved. This HAS to happen and it will.

—One woman in a tent who still tells the truth

Call To Action:

Stop funding brutality. Demand your city fire cops who serve patriarchy, not people. Call your mayor. Email your city council. Share this piece.

How to Build a Community Around This Truth (Berkeley Edition)

Because this is a HUGE problem, easily solved. This is low hanging fruit.

You’ve read the article. You feel the rot. Now here’s how to turn awareness into community. This is your starter kit for gathering people who see it too.

Step 1: Spread the Signal

Make the truth visible in everyday life.

• Stickers & Posters → Short lines:

  • “The police are the enforcement arm of patriarchy.”

  • “The scum must be fired. The bar must be higher.”

• QR Codes → Link to your Substack, Carrd, or Meetup group.

• Sidewalk Chalk → “Heroes Only. Problem Solved.”

Every sticker, chalk line, and flyer is a flare in the dark.

Step 2: Use Meetup as Your Hub

• Create a Meetup group: “Berkeley Truth Sessions” or “Heroes Only Circle.”
• Use the description to pull directly from your article: “The police are not protectors, they are enforcers of patriarchy. We gather to name it, discuss it, and build solutions.”
• Schedule the first meeting: library room, park, or coffee shop.
• Direct every QR code, flyer, and post to your Meetup page → one link, one hub, easy to track interest.

Meetup handles RSVPs, reminders, and gives you instant legitimacy. People searching for activism in Berkeley will find you.

Step 3: Hold the First Meetings

• Where: Library rooms, cafés, UC Berkeley campus lawns, parks.
• How: Call it a Community Circle. Keep it conversational, not protest-style.
• What to do: Read a section of your Substack aloud. Let people share. End with: “Bring one person you trust next time.”

Every 2 weeks → repeat.

Step 4: Give It a Name

Choose something short, memorable, repeatable:

• Heroes Only Circle
• Berkeley Truth Sessions
• The Tent Meetings
• Patriarchy OS Study Group

Use the same name for your Meetup, flyers, stickers, and Substack posts.

Step 5: Recruit Quietly, Signal Boldly

• In person: word of mouth at shelters, tents, libraries, coffee shops.
• Online: Berkeley Reddit, Nextdoor, Instagram. Always link to the Meetup.
• Flyers: small half-sheets with QR codes → “Community Circle on Police & Patriarchy. Scan for details.” Put up on posts, bus stops, hand out at farmer’s markets, events, you know what I’m saying:
• MAKE NOISE

Step 6: Document & Amplify

• Post updates after each meeting on Substack + Meetup:

  • “4 people. 2 hours. One shared truth.”

  • “7 people. 3 hours. Two new testimonies.”

• Share symbolic acts:

  • Blanket & pillow left at BPD with note: “A stranger protected me more than you ever have.”

  • Empty tent with sign: “Berkeley PD stole everything from here. Ask why.”

For the Meetup group:

Meetup Group Draft

Group Name:
👉 Berkeley Truth Sessions: Heroes Only Circle

Tagline:
👉 The police are not protectors. They are the enforcement arm of patriarchy. It’s time to name it, end it, and build something better.

Group Description:
This isn’t another “reform talk.” This is testimony, truth, and action.

The patriarchy enforces itself through brutality. It has turned the police into its enforcement arm — using the money of American taxpayers. That is criminal. That must end.

We are creating community circles in Berkeley to talk openly about what’s happening — and to build a force that serves instead of preys.

What we do:

• Share lived experiences of police brutality, patriarchy, and survival.
• Read short testimony (articles, essays, personal stories).
• Discuss solutions: firing scum, raising the bar, demanding accountability.
• Support one another, create solidarity, and grow circle by circle.

Who should join:

• Anyone in Berkeley who has seen, lived, or felt the rot in our systems.
• People who know a stranger’s kindness protects more than the police ever have.
• Citizens ready to raise the bar and demand heroes, not enforcers.

How it works:

• We meet every 2 weeks.
• Meetings are open, free, and safe to speak.
• Everyone leaves with one ask: bring someone you trust next time.

Our Motto:
⚡ The scum must be fired. The bar must be higher. Heroes only. Problem solved.

First event title could be:
👉 Kickoff Circle: Who Do the Police Really Serve?

⚡ This is how movements begin. One article, one sticker, one meeting. From there — the circle grows.

Heroes only. Problem solved.

About the Author:

I was inured to propaganda by my father, trained in systems thinking before I could name it. Therapy taught me how people break and heal in groups. Theatre taught me how to hold chaos and direct narrative arcs. Survival through atrocity proved what institutions and men will cover up. Innovation in AR/VR showed me the future they tried to erase. Writing is how I document the war. All of it forged me into one thing: ONE JODI.

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