[Eric Logan\Our Revolution]
Geiger: “With uprisings sweeping the country in the wake of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor’s murders at the hands of racist police officers, it’s clear that systemic racism in law enforcement is an urgent national problem.”
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[Justice in Policing Act of 2020]
The bill will hold police accountable, improve transparency in policing and create meaningful, structural change to help eradicate police brutality.
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[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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[Police Brutality\Alec Karakatsanis]
Karakatsanis: “Politicians respond to the fallout by pledging more recruitment and training of ‘good cops,’ better ‘community policing’ practices, and rewritten ‘use of force’ policies. These pledges are then followed by increases in police budgets.”
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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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[George Floyd\Racial Justice]
Atlanta Hawks: As an organization, we have vowed to use our platform and influence to register voters…We hold ourselves accountable to be leaders in our community and will use our position to be a force for justice and for what is right.”
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[Bronx Police Brutality March\Rally]
Until Freedom: “We are marching to show our solidarity as a borough, for the right of people who are born and raised here to be free from police violence and to have the economic and community support that we need to thrive.”
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[Justice for Breonna Taylor]
Taylor has become a nationwide face representing the many black women who continue to be victims of injustice.
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[NFL\Colin Kaepernick]
Goodell: “We the National Football League admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. We the National Football League believe Black lives matter.”
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[Police Violence]
Rutgers University-Newark study: “The disproportionate killing of Black suspects is a police problem, not a white police problem.”
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