Rhonda Caldwell of Hamden Action Now held serious space for Black and Latinx people who have been killed by police in Connecticut.
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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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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.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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