BlueCrimeBlueDime

As tax payers, we pay millions in police brutality settlements. Stand with us as we work to hold police officers financially accountable for their crimes.

[BlueCrimeBlueDime @dime_crime]

If you want to see police officers privately insured, prohibiting tax payer's dollars being used to compensate for police misconduct, then sign the petition https://t.co/zt0dlHJMvy

[Defund Somerville Police @Defund_SPD]

Congratulations and thank you all—because of the noise we made this week, the city council did not approve the three new police hires. This is what happens when we work together and hold our elected officials accountable. (1/2)

[BlueCrimeBlueDime @dime_crime]

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[Boston Herald @bostonherald]

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has filed an "Ordinance Regarding Targeted Residential Picketing" -- which would bar picketing, protesting or demonstrating outside a particular residence between the hours of 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. https://t.co/jijvBCactA

[BlueCrimeBlueDime @dime_crime]

#AnswersForAsiaMaynard #JusticeForAsiaMaynard #AsiaMaynard https://t.co/7A61U3IyAP

[Innocence Project @innocence]

BREAKING: Pervis Payne has been resentenced to concurrent life sentences, meaning he will be eligible for parole within five years. Pervis has maintained his innocence for more than three decades on death row. https://t.co/LLodNbxWZ9

[BlueCrimeBlueDime @dime_crime]

CALL FOR IMMEDIATE TERMINATION, ARREST, AND CHARGE OF FAYETTEVILLE, NC’S “SHERRIFF’S DEPUTY LT.” JEFFREY HASH FOR JANUARY 8TH, 2022 MURDER OF JASON WALKER https://t.co/4Vbt7JzbHh

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

NEWS: Comprehensive new data now shows that "major crimes" were down 4.8% in 2020, and overall "crime" was down 3.3%. Few of the hundreds of prominent journalists and politicians will tweet or write about this actual evidence. None of the major national outlets have covered it.

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

UPDATED THREAD. You're going to hear a lot about how cops need more resources because "crime is surging" in the next few months. It's propaganda, and here's how you can respond:

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

if i had to pick one thing journalists don't get in police reporting, it's that cops have tried to surveil, infiltrate, and violently crush every major social, economic, labor, and racial justice movement since 1900. it's literally what they spent their budgets on in every city.

[The Campaign to End Qualified Immunity @campaigntoendqi]

“We need support. We honestly need support.” Bad apples make life difficult for the good cops who value their work. @ShanetteHall wants to #EndQualifiedImmunity to help out her fellow good cops.

Hear more on ep. 8 of #unaccountable: https://t.co/eIBBtDrCp8

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

By the way, here's a great piece from @NewYorker that tells some of the stories of our clients in D.C. https://t.co/0DVdOD6IfS

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

When cops ask you for more funding, remember that only 4% of all cop time is spent on what they call "violent crime." Next time they ask for money, remember the kafkaesque abuses at every U.S. police department and ask if cops actually care about safety for everyone. (end)

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

The cops at the local, state, and federal levels across the country have taken almost $70 billion in civil forfeiture in the past 20 years! (10) https://t.co/et8roJq35e

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

To understand the scope of this problem, you should know that cops take more money from people in civil asset forfeiture than all burglaries combined in the U.S. (9) https://t.co/5jkZIWinNl

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

Thread. Have you ever heard of "civil asset forfeiture"? You're never going to think about the police the same way again. (1)

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

Thread. People don't understand the corruption connected to civil forfeiture. I once had a client arrested for marijuana. The cops used civil forfeiture laws to take his car. The officers would then drive around my client's neighborhood mocking him from his own car.

[VICE News @VICENews]

For some bad cops, a second chance is actually their third.

[The Campaign to End Qualified Immunity @campaigntoendqi]

Bad cops don't deserve a second chance, let alone a third. If Colorado and New Mexico can #EndQualifiedImmunity, your state can too. Call on your representatives to support good cops by holding bad cops accountable.

[BlueCrimeBlueDime @dime_crime]

Want to become a member of BCBD? Our membership form is now open! We are looking for volunteers and organizers to build a better world. Where are your skills? What do you bring to the table? Let’s work together to make something happen! 🤝🔵🪙 #BlueCrimeBlueDime #defundboscops

[BlueCrimeBlueDime @dime_crime]

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