“FIRE THEM” is trending on twitter so i clicked on it and saw not 1, not 2, not even 4, i saw 6 current/new videos of different cops abusing their power and assaulting people.
A police chief in Michigan is being investigated for a series of tweets that called protesters "barbarians" and "bottom feeders" https://t.co/uy8QLrbnlP
I’m getting scared that we’re forgetting Breonna Taylor- those cops haven’t even been arrested. Please remember black women. Please let’s keep fighting for her.
Instead of spending $80 billion a year on jails and incarceration, we need to be investing in more jobs and education. One thing is abundantly clear: Every police department violating people's civil rights must be stripped of federal funding. Period.
How injustices compound: Many protestors are people who‘ve lost health insurance during COVID.
After being beaten, tear gassed, or badly hurt, many are afraid to seek medical care to check for bleeds, fractures, or head injuries because they are newly uninsured.
Minneapolis City Council members will vote Friday on some of the first changes to be made to the police department in response to the death of George Floyd. https://t.co/jYCMNyF7rC
People who’ve watched and participated in the Black Lives Matter movement say this moment feels different. And the prevalence of small town protests is a reason why. https://t.co/sA6Nxh6bIv
For many black people in Minneapolis, seeing police use force like the kind that killed George Floyd is disturbingly common.
Our analysis of the city's own figures shows why: City police use force against black people at 7 times the rate as white people. https://t.co/h7QGI1HScK