The killing of Black people by the police must end, and we must begin with a new era of accountability.
Today, I was joined by 40 of my colleagues in urging , , and to reopen the investigation into Officer Timothy Loehmann's shooting of Tamir Rice.
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Tamil Rice should still be alive.
Beyond individual cases, addressing racism will also require structural solutions.
Too many forget our nation’s unfortunate history. America has never grappled with it.
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Racism in America extends far beyond policing.
The theft of black wealth has recurred across our country over and over again, from the appropriation of farms across the South & West to the destruction of the Fillmore District here in San Francisco. #race #history twitter.com/MotherJones/st…
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Also, the end institution of low level infractions that overly effect minorities and give police excuses to harass individuals at their discretion.
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Also reinvestigate #BreonnaTaylor's death. It just cannot be that her murderers get off without ever even being charged!
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The entire idea of thousands of police depts with different standards and resources is irrational. As is the case with schools. 18:cent Constitution and "states" have to end.
the last data i saw from the justice department indicted that individuals who died as a result of police action were ~20% black, ~20% other ethnic groups, ~60% white. quit fanning the flames of racism and instead advocate equality for all U.S. citizens
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