Bill Piper

Recovering lobbyist. My cat is better than your cat. Get out of here with that MAGA shit. #NoMoreDrugWar #OpenBorders. Formely at @DrugPolicyOrg

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

“Given all the ways that Americans of all races manage to obtain illicit mood-altering substances of all kinds, we should anticipate the emergence of an underground market in menthol cigarettes. “ https://t.co/cGkJBBNqxn

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

@RJBee_2 @Montel_Williams Indeed

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

So many good memories of Steve. My favorite is when he, @Montel_Williams and I met with DC Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton about medical marijuana. She kept telling Montel that marijuana activists were lying to him about marijuana. Wouldn’t look at Steve or me at all....1/3

[Marijuana Moment @MarijuanaMoment]

Remembering Cannabis Legalization Pioneer Steve Fox https://t.co/WSy58Qkqux

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

RIP Steve Fox. Your work and legacy live on. 3/3

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Rep Norton would later become a major supporter of marijuana reform. So like I always say, never give up on your elected officials. 2/3

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Good way to protect the lives of both civilians & police officers. https://t.co/O6uR7GcmZr

[Rachel Barkow @RachelBarkow]

Durbin has been an effective advocate for criminal justice issues. It would be great for him to get this leadership post.

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Whenever I hear police or politicians cry over the cut funding movement I think of things like this. Police have more than enough money. They just waste it. https://t.co/FhRtWmQVsF

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

@grantwilder3 @jazzyjtyler @MCOLL2017 @ethannadelmann @DrugPolicyOrg @QueenAdesuyi Congratulations old man

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Sorry folks. I took a long break from social media. Too busy working on my beard.

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

@PoweredByNext you delivered somebody else’s laundry but in my labeled bag. A few items are mine but 95% is not mine. I don’t know how to rectify since I don’t see a number or email on the cleanly or bynext sites. (I live in DC). All my deliveries in the past have been perfect.

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Joe Biden, still an opponent of reform. It’s in his DNA.

[Billy Binion @billybinion]

THREAD: Biden has had a long love affair with police unions. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he’s now admitted he won't end qualified immunity if elected president.

His record on criminal justice is terrible. Let’s review.

My latest @reason:
https://t.co/ho9oplhOR5

[Joshua B. Hoe @JoshuaBHoe]

I get that everything - and I mean everything - has become a political football...

But it still makes no sense to me that things like revoking qualified immunity and investigating police budgets are seen as "radical leftist" ideas

These should be ideas conservatives understand

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

@politico She opposed reform for many years. Wouldn’t even support medical marijuana. It’s like I’ve always said: you’ve got to build a parade that elected officials can jump in front of.

[Stand Together Fellowships @CKinstitute]

Three systematic changes to improve access to counsel in our justice system. #CRJReform https://t.co/sHZzFyxs9V

[Andrea May Sahouri @andreamsahouri]

I’m still facing charges after being pepper sprayed & arrested while reporting the #GeorgeFloyd protests in Des Moines.

The Polk County Attoney’s Office is saying evidence in my case, such as body cam footage, is too expensive and burdensome to provide. https://t.co/3fRkTxgS4i

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Ok that’s my list. I’ve been holding it in for months. #DefundThePolice #BlackLivesMatter

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

Hi folks. With a few exceptions I’ve been away from twitter for a year or so. Coming back because the national conversation on police reform is a dream come true. I have a few thoughts I would like to throw out there.

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

5) set up a # like 711 that people can call when a family member or someone else is having a mental health episode. Instead of police trained counselors & health care workers will come. The guy who passes out on my stairs needs help not people w/ guns.

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

4) this might not be practical but patrol & beat cops shouldn’t be allowed to carry weapons. They can’t be trusted. If there is some kind of a violent situations, like back robberies, a special unit w/ weapons should deal with it.

[Bill Piper @billjpiper]

3) police officers should be required to carry some kind of malpractice insurance. If they shoot an unarmed black man their insurance should cover the payment to families. Bad cops will have enormous rates or might even not be able to get insurance any longer wherever they go.