“For Black and brown people, this is the terror of American policing. When we do not comply, we die like Daunte Wright did. When we do comply, we die like Adam Toledo did.”
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 19, 2021
My latest @TheAtlantic. 1/3 https://t.co/anw6jDurOv
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Daunte Wright’s mother Katie Wright: ‘There’s never going to be justice for us … justice isn’t even a word for me. I do want accountability. 100% accountability.’ pic.twitter.com/gI0amxa43X
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 19, 2021
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Baltimore Cops Carried Toy Guns to Plant on People They Shot, Trial Reveals – VICE https://t.co/yytG5cfppm
— Joanna Schwartz (@JCSchwartzProf) April 19, 2021
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Police have killed at least 308 people this year. https://t.co/vqURbJZyIR
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 18, 2021
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.@OKCPD officers fractured a 74yo Black woman’s arm while attempting to arrest her! They THREW her against a MIRROR & savagely handcuffed her when she said she didn’t feel comfortable leaving her home. Where is the decency & compassion for Black lives?! https://t.co/mkskXoFffz
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) April 17, 2021
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“We’re not dealing with bad apples, we’re dealing with a rotten tree.”
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 14, 2021
Trevor addresses Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario, and the system that protects bad cops. pic.twitter.com/4nBk7QYWEg
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The prosecutor did not “make an error.” He lied.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 16, 2021
He lied about the police killing a child.
Ending this isn’t just about consequences for who pulls the trigger. It’s about admitting to and confronting an entire system that exists to protect, defend, and cover up state violence. https://t.co/pKkb8PMchR
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13-Year-Old Adam Toledo Had Hands Up When He Was Shot Dead by Chicago Officer https://t.co/lXazNtI0tl
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 16, 2021
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If you continue to advocate for reforms we already know don’t work, if you continue advocating policies that give more money to policing, you are advocating for our deaths.
— DEFUND & ABOLISH POLICE, REFUND OUR COMMUNITIES (@BreeNewsome) April 16, 2021