[Qualified Immunity\ Massachusetts]
Rep. Pressley: I urge the Massachusetts Senate to fight to preserve the language in the original bill. We will not be intimidated by scare tactics and misinformation from the police union and other special interest groups.”
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[George Floyd Aftermath]
Koehler: “What matters about the present moment is that change seems to be coming from multiple directions, both outside and within the corridors of political and economic power.”
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[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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[Police-STAT Act]
Carolyn Martinez-Class: “New York is finally on the cusp of collecting and publicly reporting critical policing data from departments throughout the state so communities, advocates and lawmakers can see the impact of policing on New York’s communities.”
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[CBC\George Floyd Murder]
CBC: “How many times will the police officers be the judge, jury, and executioner towards our people? How many times will our human rights be violated? It is unacceptable to threaten and take our lives because you feel threatened by the color of our skin.”
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[CBC\George Floyd Murder]
CBC: “How many times will the police officers be the judge, jury, and executioner towards our people? How many times will our human rights be violated? It is unacceptable to threaten and take our lives because you feel threatened by the color of our skin.”
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[Police Brutality\NYPD]
In July 2018, Officer Michael Reynolds, 26, unlawfully broke into the home of Conese Halliburton and terrorized her and her family in an apparent booze-fueled racist rant repeatedly calling her the N-word. Reynolds was captured on a neighbor’s Ring security camera threatening her saying, “I’ll [expletive] break every bone in your [expletive] neck.”He then reportedly said, “fucking niggers”
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[New York News\MTA]
Riders Alliance Community Organizer Danna Dennis: “Riders need more subways and buses, not an expensive new police force. Governor Cuomo should cancel his order for the MTA to hire new police officers it cannot afford and doesn’t need. The governor needs to face the facts: crime is down and ridership is up. New Yorkers need more service and less surveillance, more public transit and less abuse of the public trust.”
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