September 1, 2019 by V Leigh

Midland-Odessa, TX Mass Shooting

Frustrating&heartbreaking that we’re living through 279th mass shooting of 2019 (We’re on day 243 of 2019, btw)

But we have the power to stop this madness

In November 2020, we must vote out lawmakers who empower killers by ensuring guns are easy to get. It really is that simple

— igorvolsky (@igorvolsky) August 31, 2019

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Officials in West Texas say there were at least five people killed and 21 shooting victims https://t.co/H9n7JKbYS7 https://t.co/EMNtlzveYS pic.twitter.com/ymcbuF1AbY

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 31, 2019

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1/ After a mass shooting left 8 dead in West Texas, a Texas lawmaker is asserting that he would not support any new gun restrictions.

He says that includes:
+ No "red flag" laws
+ No universal background checks
+ No bans on AR-15shttps://t.co/3VDxSSgKth #txlege #TexasShooting

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 1, 2019

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17-month-old Odessa-Midland shooting victim Anderson Davis & 6-year-old Gilroy shooting victim Stephen Romero make me wonder how GOP politicians still call themselves "#ProLife."#TexasShooting #MassacreMitch https://t.co/eP8cy4084O

— Matt (@nosoupforgeorge) September 1, 2019

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The latest on what we know on the #TexasShooting:
+ The gunman worked alone
+ The shooting left 8 people dead, including the shooter
+ 22 others were injured
+ The @WSJ, citing law enforcement, has identified the shooter as 36-year-old Seth Atorhttps://t.co/rifspi6lJg

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 1, 2019

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August 18, 2019 by V Leigh

“Our focus on mass incarceration is critically important. But in many ways our reliance on mass policing demands even more action.”

"Our focus on mass incarceration is critically important. But in many ways our reliance on mass policing demands even more action." @JohnFPfaff @theappeal https://t.co/z17GFfqj8z

— Jake Sussman (@jake_sussman) August 13, 2019

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Video: Vermont Police Officer Pushes, Punches Handcuffed Woman – DiversityInc https://t.co/Au8FGqBamn

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 10, 2019

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40% of Chicago’s general fund goes to police — not even counting misconduct settlement amounts (that were $100 million+ in 2018) or the money in litigation costs that the city spends defending them.

I am actually speechless. https://t.co/SVararUw4M

— Elise Rose (@eliseroselouise) August 3, 2019

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Black 12-Year-Old Amir Worship Shot, Maimed During SWAT Raid – DiversityInc https://t.co/xw8njLB167

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 10, 2019

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"But the brazenness with which police officers—public servants tasked with public protection—can express hostility to and loathing for whole subsets of the communities they are hired to serve is troubling." @vgullap @theappeal https://t.co/PFE0FZAF7c

— Jake Sussman (@jake_sussman) June 4, 2019

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August 7, 2019 by V Leigh

We Need to Call it Out!

During the midterms when Trump was whipping up racist hatred of Latinx people and ranting like a lunatic about an 'INVASION', he told a crowd in Houston:

"You know what? I'm a nationalist." pic.twitter.com/0RSGaZf77K

— Matt Rogers 🎙 (@Politidope) August 6, 2019

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Today marks 7 years since an armed white nationalist killed 6 at a Sikh Temple in WI. Two days ago, a white nationalist killed 22 in El Paso. Hours later, a gunman killed 9 in Dayton. We are under attack by white nationalist terrorists, abetted by weak gun laws and the @NRA.

— Pete Buttigieg (@PeteButtigieg) August 6, 2019

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We need to call it out: Fox News is a hate-for-profit machine that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists. https://t.co/f1QkIE7sbB

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 4, 2019

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Let's all be really clear on this:

The shooting in El Paso was a terrorist attack targeting Latinx people. It was spurred by the same white nationalist ideology that is promoted by the President of the United States and mainstreamed by Fox News.

— Leah Greenberg (@Leahgreenb) August 4, 2019

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After white nationalist gun massacre, major newspapers' headlines give Trump a pass for his racism https://t.co/6qANSM1LNX pic.twitter.com/emus4eoQrW

— Media Matters (@mmfa) August 6, 2019

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The president is a white nationalist. He’s always been a racist. https://t.co/fGamRl7RJt

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) August 6, 2019

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Using the words “invasion,” “infestation,”w respect to a specific, targeted group of people, implying they are vermin: this is the language of white supremacy &it goes all the way to the top.

It’s not a matter of political stances. This is stoking hatred+endangering the country. https://t.co/zuziTB0c3u

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) August 5, 2019

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Former FBI agent: “There’s some reluctance among agents to bring forth an investigation that targets what the president perceives as his base. It’s a no-win situation for the FBI agent or supervisor.” https://t.co/p5oX0LJbKF

— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) August 5, 2019

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The media won’t say this president is directly responsible for a hate crime wave but the numbers are clear. https://t.co/iqlDii1SFQ

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 2, 2019

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Needed to repost this column today. https://t.co/2OdJZ93Vph

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) August 6, 2019

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Until all of us stand up and insist on holding public officials accountable for changing our gun laws, these tragedies will keep happening: https://t.co/reTnmcg3xo

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 5, 2019

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July 21, 2019 by V Leigh

The sheer number of police officers

A Florida cop has arrested dozens of innocent people after planting drugs in their cars during traffic stops pic.twitter.com/peWZy8BPm1

— In the NOW (@IntheNow_tweet) June 30, 2019

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The 32-year-old man shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in a Costco store on Friday night in Corona, CA, was nonverbal and had an intellectual disability, according to a family member. https://t.co/t3btxxzf5h

— Caroline Orr (@RVAwonk) June 17, 2019

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The sheer number of police officers who have made public comments or posts on Facebook advocating violence against Black people, Muslims, women and criminal defendants "blows up the myth of bad apples," says @socprofjones. @theappeal Spotlight by @vgullap. https://t.co/WdnTFp4VvM

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 10, 2019

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Montgomery County Police Officer Kevin Moris' will face 2 charges. He is shown on video slamming his knee into a suspect's head July 3rd. “There's no justification for that”
-Co. Exec. Marc Elrich.
His @mcpnews police powers are now suspended. #KevinMoris https://t.co/s37JIZppkD

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) July 9, 2019

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A cop wearing a t-shirt with a white supremacist symbol & the grim reaper holding a rifle & police badge seen in DC Superior Court is part of a larger phenomenon of white supremacists working within police departments across the US, says @VidaBJohnson. https://t.co/CtpaG1I6mA

— The Appeal (@theappeal) July 21, 2019

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BREAKING: Nearly five years after Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke shot 16 rounds into teenager Laquan McDonald, a city panel votes to fire a sergeant and three other veteran officers, accusing them of betraying their duty to cover up for Van Dyke.

— Chip Mitchell (@ChipMitchell1) July 19, 2019

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June 30, 2019 by V Leigh

“Don’t draw guns on us…the little kids are scared.”

Justice Sonia Sotomayor in recent years has criticized the Supreme Court’s qualified immunity case law, describing it as "sanctioning a ‘shoot first, think later’ approach to policing” that hollows constitutional protection. @theappeal https://t.co/TFPzRbNAw3

— Brian Fallon (@brianefallon) June 21, 2019

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Vallejo police fired 55 shots at #WillieMcCoy in 3.5 seconds. Report finds it 'reasonable.'
The 20 y/o California rapper’s family attorney says he was hit around 25 times. Police were responding to a call about a man slumped over, unresponsive, in his car.https://t.co/5NYutLwgB2

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) June 17, 2019

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New Data Shows Police Use More Force Against Black Citizens Even Though Whites Resist More. https://t.co/WV8MLKMoK1 @Slate @DPInfoCtr

— Robert Dunham (@RDunhamDPIC) June 14, 2019

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In the witness video, Officer Christopher Meyer yells "I'm gonna f***ing put a cap right in your f***ing head."
Regarding the leg sweep, Meyer wrote – "I made him spread his feet."
There is no mention of the pregnant mother & two daughters being held at gunpoint @ABC15 pic.twitter.com/V3921SVMFs

— Zach Crenshaw (@ZachCrenshaw) June 15, 2019

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My cousin did not deserve this #phoenixpolicedepartment #PoliceBrutality waiting outside for his friend with his boyfriend near his car while black got him this 😡 thankful he got away with his life. we want #justice @JColeNC @Tip @JeffreeStar @kendricklamar pic.twitter.com/lXdMhCYK7j

— crissyjai (@ventingvxen) March 18, 2019

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"Don't draw guns on us…the little kids are scared." Emotional crowds confronted Phoenix officials during a community meeting after a video showed police officers drawing a gun on a family after their 4-year-old daughter allegedly stole a doll from a store https://t.co/zdUaBZZmro pic.twitter.com/cjV1Fm2lQ3

— CNN (@CNN) June 19, 2019

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This website is extremely interesting/horrifying for looking at police depts by county in California. https://t.co/zJcxMIiJEB Most jarring info from Merced County’s: pic.twitter.com/yROfWRyedk

— Kristin Lacey 🏳️‍🌈 (@kripster16) June 4, 2019

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May 18, 2019 by V Leigh

These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma.

Surveillance video shows #Chicago police dragging (Black) female student down stairs, using stun gun – https://t.co/G1b0mNWrQL

New Footage Of Police Beating Female Student – https://t.co/1fptFxfpvO

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) April 16, 2019

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So it turns out the Chicago Police Department lied when they said two police officers didn't push & drag a 16-year-old girl down a set of stairs, punch her, tase her, then hold her down as they stomped on her chest.

Cause they did and there's video.https://t.co/8Y6xtv8ObB

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 11, 2019

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Independent experts examined the house raided by Houston police, led by police officer Gerald Goines, during which Rhogena Nicholas and Dennis Tuttle were killed. They found no evidence that the couple fired at the officers, as police have claimed. https://t.co/9Xv1wOiOus

— The Appeal (@theappeal) May 14, 2019

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#SandraBland speaks from the grave. This is gut-wrenching & further proves implicit/explicit biases and flat out anti-blackness endured by African Americans all life long. These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma. It’s unacceptable. https://t.co/AuQmJIoS3A

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) May 7, 2019

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May 9, 2019 by V Leigh

Troubled South Florida police departments

A cop who sexually assaulted a woman with mental illness; a police chief ousted over sexual misconduct claims; an officer who placed a prisoner in a scalding shower for two hours who later died, promoted – all part of a troubled South Florida police dept. https://t.co/nMd9Awwugx

— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 19, 2019

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A South Florida officer has been arrested after a woman was filmed being put in a headlock by police after calling 911 about an assault. https://t.co/UI3Q2KiAKp

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) May 6, 2019

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Broward teen slammed by deputies leads rally to denounce police brutality https://t.co/9j4jkdp3tK pic.twitter.com/Qha5Zbq7HX

— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) May 6, 2019

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May 7, 2019 by V Leigh

The city of @BrowardCounty needs to hold the entire police department accountable. #JusticeForLucca

Officers in Broward County are under fire after video appears to capture two sheriff's deputies pepper spraying a high school student before tackling him and shoving his head into the asphalt, drawing blood. The case is going viral under #JusticeForLucca.https://t.co/7XliJ5AiHz

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) April 20, 2019

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This brutality is always unacceptable & this is a high school kid who was maced, walked away & was then attacked 😡

"Fire The Police Officer That Used Excessive Force on Lucca" – Sign the Petition ♻ #justiceforlucca #PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/pRZYXkNPj6

— 🌊 💙 Lola 💙🌊 (@Lola15363615) April 21, 2019

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Medical Opinion

ATTEMPTED MURDER
1) Enraged adult male slams child's 14 craniofacial bones x2 against concrete (then attempts again)
2) Strikes child's R temple (a major pressure point) over the medial meningeal artery w/ closed fist.#browardsheriff #JusticeForLucca #CNN

— laughingMao🖋 (@tirghrathoir) April 21, 2019

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The sheriff's office in Broward County, Florida, found itself under scrutiny last week after footage emerged of two deputies pepper spraying, punching and slamming a 15-year-old's head into the pavement https://t.co/P0T121bt6G

— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2019

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Don’t merely like/retweet. Send an email. Make a phone call. Let @browardsheriff know that we won’t be silenced & that we demand justice for our children. Respond to @shaunking’s calls to action & let our voices be united. #tearswecannotstop #justiceforlucca #protectourchildren pic.twitter.com/grIS4z7SzF

— Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) April 21, 2019

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April 5, 2019 by V Leigh

They could not “report it to the police because it was the police.”

Jerome Johnson served 30 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. Now, in a federal civil rights lawsuit, he claims the Baltimore police framed him & that he's not the only victim of a police department with a "win at all costs" approach to policing. https://t.co/Mi0Q8h6dKl

— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 2, 2019

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A SWAT team kicked in Jean & Verlande Regisa's apartment door last November, handcuffed them & their 15-year-old daughter & held them at gunpoint, while their younger children looked on. But police had the wrong apartment & now the Regisas are suing. https://t.co/tSVOHvguUC

— The Appeal (@theappeal) March 25, 2019

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Baton Rouge police officers brutally beat Steven Wayne in the courtyard of his apartment building, even after they handcuffed him & he was lying limp on the pavement. When people yelled at them to stop the assault, they arrested them too. https://t.co/4yfIovGijL

— The Appeal (@theappeal) March 23, 2019

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Chicago paid more for police misconduct settlements last year than any year since at least 2011, bringing the total tab to well over half a billion dollars in just eight years. via @ChicagoReporter https://t.co/RA6EKtEgy7

— ProPublica Illinois (@ProPublicaIL) March 22, 2019

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Officer violently arrests 12-yr-old boy for selling his CDs at a Georgia mall.

The roughness is absurd. He’s literally a child.
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— Simran Jeet Singh (@SikhProf) March 7, 2019

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Without any warrants or permission, Georgia police entered a house party and detained every person inside for marijuana possession.

Now people are suing after enduring days of mistreatment in jail and even losing their jobs due to the mass arrest. https://t.co/usgUuJoLYQ

— Real Justice (@RealJusticePAC) March 13, 2019

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North Georgia detention officer arrested on rape charges and police say the scratch marks you see in his mug shot are from the victim fighting back. https://t.co/obHifrjTWx pic.twitter.com/W4U0KPJx5o

— Tom Regan (@tomreganWSB) March 12, 2019

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Another cop aquitted. https://t.co/HiMdDFhFHR

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 31, 2019

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This is a very true representation of the abuse of power by law enforcement. There are thousands of these cases all across the country.

I once asked a former cop about why he never blew the whistle. Said he didn't want to get killed by his former colleagues. https://t.co/hO9AiCLRgc

— Zakir Khan (@Muzzakh) March 29, 2019

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Seven months have passed since a Columbus police officer shot and killed a young mother during a prostitution arrest.

Now it’s been revealed that as a landlord, he is under investigation for coercing his tenants into trading sex for the rent. https://t.co/UQ8KoDbQgl

— Real Justice (@RealJusticePAC) April 5, 2019

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Police officer Andrew Mitchell was just indicted on federal charges of raping & kidnapping women. When asked why they had not reported the incidents, the women consistently responded that they could not “report it to the police because it was the police.” https://t.co/fASQ95TAk1

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) March 29, 2019

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April 3, 2019 by V Leigh

They keep coming.

A Nashville police officer faces homicide charges in the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick, who he shot twice in the back and once in the head in July 2018. A local police union just launched a website portraying Hambrick as "dangerous convicted felon." https://t.co/uWt1Zj4OoD

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) February 19, 2019

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ICE agent shoots and kills man sitting in his own car in a Wal-Mart parking lot.https://t.co/8j0oF49pn7

— Nick Encalada-Malinowski (@nwmalinowski) February 23, 2019

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A jury has awarded $5.1 million to the family of Gary Smith who was shot & killed by Chicago police officer Arkadiusz Pachnik, finding that Smith had his hands up when Pachnik shot him, was unarmed & that Pachnik likely planted a gun at the scene. https://t.co/iVsgwdgYyq

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) March 24, 2019

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In December, Ricardo Treviño III, 21, was unarmed and parked in a ditch when he was shot to death by San Benito police officers. “I’ve never seen a more preventable killing," said a family attorney. Now, his family is calling for the chief's resignation. https://t.co/K4borxsy0V

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) March 11, 2019

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They keep coming. Another decision where another cop walks free after killing an unarmed mentally ill Black man from Brooklyn. #RIPSaheed We will keep fighting. https://t.co/YW0MhBywmf

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 31, 2019

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Vallejo Police Release Body Camera Video in Deadly Shooting of Willie McCoy.
"Nothing in that video warranted those officers shooting Willie McCoy dozens of times.”
-John Burris, McCoy's Family Attorney. #WillieMcCoy #Vallejo https://t.co/OkJos2WK6a

— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) March 31, 2019

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Abuse of Power

Midland-Odessa, TX Mass Shooting

“Our focus on mass incarceration is critically important. But in many ways our reliance on mass policing demands even more action.”

We Need to Call it Out!

The sheer number of police officers

“Don’t draw guns on us…the little kids are scared.”

These experiences cause loss of life and generational trauma.

Troubled South Florida police departments

The city of @BrowardCounty needs to hold the entire police department accountable. #JusticeForLucca

They could not “report it to the police because it was the police.”

They keep coming.