[Justice in Policing Act]
Schumer: “This is a moment that demands we confront the poison of racism, which pervades every aspect of our society – from the jury box to the ballot box, from the emergency room to the classroom, from C-suites to city streets…’We can’t wait.”
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Eric Garner
Sen. Schumer on Justice in Policing Act: “We Can’t Wait”
Book Excerpt #1: “The Roots of Racism in American Policing”
[Book Excerpt: “The Roots of Racism in American Policing”]
Benjamin: “Police represent a domestic terrorist organization that is sanctioned by America’s white political structure to control Black people.”
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Caribbean Congress of Labour: We Stand with Black America and BLM
[Caribbean Congress of Labour]
“The Caribbean Congress of Labour (CCL) extends its solidarity with our Brothers and Sisters fighting for Justice and fighting against racism in the United States of America (USA). We also extend our solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.”
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NYC Public Advocate Hails Repeal of 50-A, Chokehold Ban, and Other Police Reforms
[Repeal of 50-A\Chokehold Ban\Police Reform]
Williams: “Together with finally banning chokeholds, enhancing oversight and investigations of officer interaction, and helping prevent false emergency calls that initiate them, the progress made today shows the power of protest to effect change.”
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House Judiciary Chairman: Culture of American Policing Must Change
[George Floyd\Police Brutality]
Nadler: “Our hearts ache for the loss of George Floyd and Eric Garner. They ache for Breonna Taylor, for Amadou Diallo, for Tamir Rice, for LaQuan McDonald, for Freddie Gray, for Walter Scott, and for so many other victims of police violence.”
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Public Advocate Williams Backs “Right To Record Police” Bill
[Int. 721-A\Right to Record Act]
Williams: “The right to record can allow a level of accountability in incidents with officers acting inappropriately. Ramsey Orta, for example, filmed the last words of Eric Garner in Staten Island after ex-officio Daniel Pantaleo applied a fatal chokehold.”
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All NYC District Attorneys, Except Staten Island, Back Legislation To End Chokeholds
[NYPD\Chokeholds]
Vance: “We stand in support of proposed city and state legislation that would criminalize the use of chokeholds and similar restraints by law enforcement officers.”
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