Ending qualified immunity is a matter of life and death.
That’s why Congress must pick up where it left off and finally make the Justice in Policing Act the law of the land. Demand justice for #TyreNichols.
Sign our petition today: act.campaigntoendqualifiedimmunity.org/sign/pass-JPA-
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"The threat to replace and further elevate the wall at Friendship Park will bring even more death and disgrace to our region," @fofpark volunteer Adriana Jasso writes.
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Some anti-Israel activists are suggesting “Zionists”/Israelis only value murder and death. To be clear: one can criticize Israeli actions and policies without engaging in sweeping generalizations about Israelis, which perpetuates harmful stereotypes about an entire nationality.
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We look at newly-released police misconduct investigations and found numerous examples of racially-driven incidents by SDPD officers. his as the department still grapples with a lack of diversity.
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Rep. brings an invaluable and powerful voice, perspective, and lived experience to the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Congress as a whole.
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“As government, we are elected to protect our people. This legislation is about accountability.” –Rep. My-Linh Thai on HB 1025, her public-safety bill to #EndQualifiedImmunity in Washington State.
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What does policing look like where you live?
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“For poor and low-income Americans, and especially those in segregated, marginalized communities,” government often means coercion & control, not “agency and political belonging.” nytimes.com/2023/02/03/opi
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FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said the Black Panther Party ”without question, represents the greatest threat to internal security of the country.” He then waged war on the group.
This week, the story of the *real* Black Panthers:
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#BREAKING: In honor of #BlackHistoryMonth Miami Mayor Ponzi Postalita Francis Suarez just unveiled a Black History police cruiser with images of Africa all over it. #BecauseMiami
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New! SFPD released a new bulletin confirming that they can no longer enforce or threaten to enforce laws that criminalize unhoused people for being homeless due to the preliminary injunction granted against in our lawsuit.
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BREAKING: AOC just gave the GOP a scolding as she defends her friend and colleague, Ilhan Omar!
"This is about targeting women of color in the United States of America."
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Huntington Park, California police officers shoot dead Anthony Lowe Jr, a double amputee man who tried to run away from them on the stumps of his legs. The cops said they were afraid Lowe would throw the knife he had at them.
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Incidents like this attempted arson attack at a NJ synagogue are a stark reminder that antisemitism is on the rise in the U.S. 🧵
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Remember this horrific incident??? Probably not because Kelly Martinez doesn't want you to know.
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Replying to @LoriSaldanaSD @objkshn and 3 others
It was a SD Sheriff’s Deputy who escalated, rather than de-escalated the eviction of Dr. Yan Li, that resulted in her being killed on the threshold of her home. Under whose watch? None other than gun lobby ally and liar Kelly Martinez.
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Voice your support, demand Sheriff Kelly Martinez comply with campaign promise of transparency in jail deaths and support CLERB recommendations for changes. Dial into the meeting tonight, Jan. 31 at 5:30 PM.
CLERB link: sandiegocounty.gov/.../013123%20S...
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WOW. Less than one month into the job, Alameda County's new progressive DA says she's re-opening 8 police shooting and in-custody death cases. sfchronicle.com/eastbay/articl
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This will be easy. Clearly, Kelly Martinez hands down has directly lied to the public about transparency but refuses to release public information in a timely manner.
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Which San Diego agencies and officials pushed (or blocked) transparency in 2022?
Nominate your picks for recognition at our annual Walls and Windows event this spring 
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Civilian review board will consider asking sheriff to release internal records on jail deaths
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We cannot hesitate any longer to hold police accountable for their actions.
We must end qualified immunity. twitter.com/davenewworld_2
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Not specialized law enforcement groups alone to protect neighborhoods but collaboration with community based violence prevention groups.
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A great article and breakdown on the successes and challenges of violence intervention. #endgunviolence propublica.org/article/are-co
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These "crime suppression" units are the symptom of the inherent violence of policing, not the cause.
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There can't ever be justice for #TyreNichols because justice would be for him to be alive. But NYS can end qualified immunity which protects cops who murder. Sign here to #EndQualifiedImmunity :
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Following the beating death of #TyreNichols at the hands of Memphis police, civil rights advocates are again pressing Congress to pass the #GeorgeFloyd Justice in Policing Act and #endqualifiedimmunity.
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On #HolocaustMemorialDay we remember Borys Romanchenko (96), who survived Buchenwald, Dora & Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during WWII, but was killed on 18.3.2022 in a bomb attack on his home in Kharkiv by the Russian army
Survived Hitler, murdered by Putin
Lest we forget!🕯️
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Tyre Nichols was the victim of a vicious and violent gang assault camouflaged as policing.
What those cruel corrupt cops did to Tyre could have been done to any black man, including myself.
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This 👇🏽👇🏽 is the strategy/commitment local elected officials put forward dealing with the unhoused.
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‘Complete incompetence’
San Diego trailers for homeless people sat unused for years
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Congress must pass George Floyd Juctice and Policing Act. #EndQualifiedImmunity
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The racist cops caught on camera are just the tip of the iceberg.
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Hey where has your "outrage" been for the 20 who died in jails last year??? Does the constitution and equity apply to those awaiting trial (not convicted) who die in jail?? #SilenceIsComplicit
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I share in the outrage and horror being felt across the nation tonight.
Tyre Nichols should be alive.
We must do more and do better to ensure constitutional and equitable policing in California and across the country.
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It’s a horrible display of a policing culture, facilitated by a Chief who created the very crime suppression unit that felt so embolden to violate the law knowing everyone around them had a body worn camera on and a Memphis pole cam recording their actions. #TyreNichols
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Excellent overview from written after George Floyd's murder in 2020 of why police unions are different in a harmful way than others in the labor movement, and why it is difficult to divorce them from the movement.
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How to solve the problem of bad policing:
1. Work with the community
2. Be transparent
3. Accept accountability
4. Build trust
Each and every one of our children have a right to live on this Earth – to breathe another breath. Equal justice for all!
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Congratulations on your well deserved recognition for reporting on the atrocities in jails
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I don’t brag much, but I’m very proud of this award I received last night for my reporting on jail deaths.
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This is a department that resists transparency, hamstrings internal investigations and doesn’t take enough steps to keep deadly drugs away from inmates. As such, applause for its recent changes isn’t just premature — it is unmerited.
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Opinion: Why the San Diego County Sheriff's Department's claim of 'progress' on jail deaths is weak dlvr.it/ShZnvX [Opinion]
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All specialized law enforcement groups must include intense direct supervision, constant monitoring, and review of BWC footage (if any)
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It’s a horrible display of law enforcement culture, facilitated by leadership who created the very crime suppression unit that felt so embolden to violate the law knowing everyone around them had a body worn camera on and a Memphis pole cam
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Good overview of the controversial SCORPION unit, founded in Oct 2021 under Chief Davis, focused on high crime areas.
"Criminal justice reform activists and some residents, however, have accused officers in the unit of using excessive force."
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