Jazmarie Melendez of @Justice4JaysonN just spoke so many hard truths to power. Jayson Negron should still be alive today. No one should have to go through what Jaz and her family have gone through.
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Reminder: modern policing was born out of slave patrols. Systemic racism -- especially against Black people -- is at the core of policing in this country.https://time.com/4779112/police-history-origins/ …
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Shout out to @_jennaasun with @mfolct for bringing 
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and facts while testifying in support of the police accountability bill.
Jenna mentioned Eric Garner. Today marks 6 years since Eric Garner was killed by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo. Police violence is not new.
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Thank you, Rev. Pawelek, for holding space for Jay Soto, who was killed by police in Manchester in April. https://cga.ct.gov/jud/related/20200717_LCO%20No.%203471%20An%20Act%20Concerning%20Police%20Accountability/Testimony%20-%20Rev.%20Josh%20Pawelek.pdf …
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A legislator just praised the Enfield police department's history. Another spoke positively about internal affairs investigations. Police can't police themselves. The story of former Enfield police officer Matthew Worden is an example. Page 10 here: https://www.acluct.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/bargained_away_2020.pdf …
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"This about being Black. This is about the criminalization of Black and brown bodies." - Kimberly Rice, testifying in support of the police accountability bill.
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Kerry Ellington is holding space for the names of young Black and Latinx people who have been killed by police in the past three years. And calling for stronger use of force standard. Every one of the people she has named should still be alive today.
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"This must be strengthened with a racial justice lens ... There is a political cost to doing nothing ... This is not a matter of politics. This is a matter of life, death, in my communities, in Black and brown communities." - Kerry Ellington
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"When we say “defund the police” we also mean “invest in community.” - Marcus Spinner https://cga.ct.gov/jud/related/20200717_LCO%20No.%203471%20An%20Act%20Concerning%20Police%20Accountability/Testimony%20-%20Marcus%20Spinner,%20MSW.pdf …
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Roll call: Glastonbury Middletown New Haven Waterbury Danbury Southington Bethel East Windsor Hartford Norwalk Cromwell Wilton Waterbury Watertown New London Redding Bridgeport Farmington police from these municipalities submitted testimony against the police accountability bill.
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Thomaston and Waterbury first selectman & mayor testified against eliminating qualified immunity. Berlin, a town councilmember testified against the bill. Sherman, the first selectman testified against the bill.
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State level: a state police employee, the State Police Union, CT Chiefs of Police Association, Fraternal Order of Police, UPSE Union, COPS Division, Teamsters Local No. 1035 also testified against all or parts of the bill.
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Policing is a political machine. It shows. It's up to all of us to keep pushing for change. No matter what happens next, this bill can't be the end of the conversation. If the General Assembly is committed to ending police violence and racism in policing, it must do more.
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