Doctors For Defunding Police

We are a collective of doctors committed to the health of our communities. Policing is a public health crisis.

[Doctors For Defunding Police @DrsDefundPolice]

Dear #Toronto,

We are a group of 50+ doctors living & working with Black and Indigenous communities who have come together to say ‘Enough is Enough’

We demand the defunding of police & direct reallocation of resources because policing is a public health crisis

#DefundThePolice

[Ben Thomson 🇵🇸 (He/Him) @BenNephrology]

Air Canada @AirCanada Executive salaries:
CEO M.Rousseau: $12.38 Million
CFO A.Kazzaz: $3.1 Million
COO C.Landry: $2.93 Million
CCO L.Guillemette: $2.74 Million
Exec VP A.Meloul-Wechsler: $2.0 Million

Full-time entry-level AC flight attendant earns LESS than minimum wage (27k/year before tax)

CEO makes 458x more than entry-level flight attendant

Time for AC executives to take a large pay cut
#CutExecPay #PayYourStaff

[Briahna Joy Gray @briebriejoy]

The duopoly thinks giving these violent thugs more money to militarize will make your life safer.

[Haruun Ali @HaruunYEG]

Thanks to everyone who donated and got it to $850. I need to raise another $1150 so that I could pay the retainer.

I’m hoping to do this sometime this week.

Please share, support, or donate—every small action counts. https://t.co/0IhIurIdxM

[Shanifa Nasser @shanifanasser]

In 2023, an anonymous tipster told CBC News they knew the name of the police officer who killed Ejaz Choudry.

It was almost impossible to confirm - until now.

These are the officers who were involved. And for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter:
https://t.co/tZV8vogDJS

[Evan Serpick @Serps]

Baltimore's drop in homicides - 23% since last year and a staggering 40% from two years ago - should be a national story. Mayor Scott's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which prioritizes resources to those most at risk and community engagement, should be studied and replicated.

[Saadia Sediqzadah @Saadia_Sediq]

My name is Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah. I am a psychiatrist.

I’m calling for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. He was abducted by the Israeli forces.

I’m calling for protection of hospitals and medical workers in Gaza and an end to the genocide.

#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya

[Dallas/Fort Worth SRA @SRA_DFW]

Two unarmed community members handled a rifle armed gunman by taking him down with no shots fired. So the cops rolled up uninvited and shot all of them.

[alan drummond @alandrummond2]

ER waits are not a mere inconvenience; ER waits kill.

[Justice For Soli @Justice4Soli]

It has been almost 8 years since Soleiman Faqiri’s beating death at the hands of correctional officers.

Please join us virtually on Dec 15 at 6pm as
as we remember our beloved ‘Soli’.

You can join our vigil directly at the link below:

https://t.co/OEvzKHlfnf

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.

Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.

But it's not over.

A thread.

[Dallas Duncan @DallasDuncanMD]

Jon Wells, a Blood Tribe man, died a violent and tragic death at the hands of Calgary police. His last words were, ‘I don’t want to die.’ Jon knew the weight of systemic racism. As a white male doctor, I know this wouldn’t have happened to me. We must end the systemic racism, violence, and genocide faced by Indigenous people on Turtle Island. #DefundThePolice #TRC #LandBack
@APTNNews

[Pariah Carey @DesmondCole]

Police have killed six Indigenous people across Canada since late August

[Fifty Shades of Whey @davenewworld_2]

A police officer in NYC faced demotion and retaliation from higher-ranking cops because he was ticketing drivers that have "courtesy cards" issued by police unions that normally let drivers get away with violations, and now, taxpayers have to pay him a $175k settlement.
https://t.co/htdQfZajTB

[aaron from queens 🇵🇸 @aaronnarraph]

NYPD followed an alleged fare evader, tried to tase him, and then:

> shot him
> shot another cop in the abdomen
> shot a woman in the leg
> shot another man AND GRAZED HIS HEAD

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's police commissioner says he is resigning after his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation.

[Doctors For Defunding Police @DrsDefundPolice]

Police need to be removed from handling tasks for which they are not trained. Mental health, addictions, domestic disputes, homelessness, traffic violations, community disputes, school safety and so much more should be handled by professionals trained for them.

[Doctors For Defunding Police @DrsDefundPolice]

Many of us work with cops everyday (especially in the psych wards) and if we could tell you how many times they actively escalated situations vs. using de-escalation skills it would be unbelievable.