Home > Tag Archives: Rodney King

Tag Archives: Rodney King

January 10, 2020: Weed and Seed

The Federal government rolled out the weed and seed program in the early 1990s in response to a new wave of urban uprisings. It placed social services under police control, so that cops could first “weed,” (i.e. remove undesirable elements) and then “seed” by distributing resources, following a classic model of counter-insurgency. Two decades were required for Weed and Seed …

Read More »