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George Floyd was murdered one year ago today. Since then, hundreds more Americans have died in encounters with police—parents, sons, daughters, friends taken from us far too soon. But the last year has also given us reasons to hope.
Today, more people in more places are seeing the world more clearly than they did a year ago. It’s a tribute to all those who decided that this time would be different—and that they, in their own ways, would help make it different.
When injustice runs deep, progress takes time. But if we can turn words into action and action into meaningful reform, we will, in the words of James Baldwin, “cease fleeing from reality and begin to change it.”
Be well sir
FATALITIES CAUSED BY THE POLICE Norway: Takes 3 years of training. 4 killed from 2002-2016. Finland: Takes 3 years. 7 killed from 2000-2018. Germany: Takes 2 years. 267 killed since 1990. USA: Takes 21 weeks. 1,004 killed in 2019 alone. POLICE REFORM IS LONG OVERDUE.
POLICE REFORM 1) Ban chokeholds. 2) Eliminate Qualified Immunity. 3) Create a national registry of problem police officers & catalog their records. 4) Stop transfer of weapons of war to local police forces. 5) Change use of force standard from “reasonableness” to “necessity.”
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Thanks for your words Mr. President.
The War on Drugs is a crime against humanity. Legalize, regulate, and tax ALL drugs NOW!
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