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Meiser’s partner spoke of being “on the same page” with inmate “shot-callers” on such issues as overdoses and violence, which deputies felt they were powerless to prevent.

You will become the focus of their anger because they feel powerless to confront reality.

The system has been designed to keep us powerless, but that ends now.”

I also think there's a real problem, which they've found themselves in for perfectly good reasons: They really are more comfortable governing than being powerless in opposition.

Jaber, a vegetable seller in Kabul, says the cameras represent another way in which Afghans are made to feel powerless.