Sound of da police: Where are our protest anthems?

Punk, rap and reggae took on police brutality with defiant anti-authoritarian anthems. We need them now more than everThe video footage of a British policeman pushing a defenceless man to the ground just prior to his death has sparked outrage, and rightly so. But while some people look on with shock and horror at such behaviour, anyone familiar with punk and reggae might have said, "I told you so". We already knew our rights as outlined by The Clash's Joe Strummer: "Murder is a crime … un...

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