Demands.Police officers are involved in our everyday lives and are charged with leading communities in public safety. Our country’s approach to public safety was created with structural inequity and racism from the early days of its inception. This type of structural inequity has compromised and eroded citizens’ trust. It is evident that the nation is experiencing the tension created through years of lack of transparency or accountability and ineffective policies.
Nationwide, officers stop black drivers at a higher rate, black people are four times more likely to be killed by police. With this in mind, and to ensure that police brutality, specifically against the Black community, along with racism, and discrimination are eradicated, we have several asks that ensure the county and city models the type of reform that ensures zero-tolerance against discrimination:
This is not an all-inclusive list. These asks are to address the immediate need to ensure public safety. This request is also the beginning of an ongoing dialogue to assist in the transformation of law enforcement policies and greater transparency for our collective safety. |
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EducationWe demand our educational institutions and systems include policy related to racism and immediate dismissal of employees who are not compliant/exhibit acts of racism. |
Mental HealthWe demand our community invest more in mental health services available on daily and emergency basis and to provide support to local Police. |
Support ServicesWe demand a reformation of our community support offerings, eliminate those embedded in criminalization and racism, and begin working on building a system of support. |
State Level Demands
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Federal Level Demands
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