May 16, 2020 by V Leigh

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName

Black folks, I will warn you: it is tough. But we have to say our sister’s name.

Non-Black people, if you never listen to another episode of @PodSaveThePpl, please let it be this one. Then do something. Cause a run won’t cut it.

We are still dying.#BreonnaTaylor #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/V6gmELYUUH
— brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) May 12, 2020

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Louisville Police fatally shot #BreonnaTaylor. They had the wrong address AND their real suspect was already in custody. 2 months later, no one has been held accountable for her death… but we will change that! #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #SayHerName pic.twitter.com/wytTAozY5l
— Benjamin Crump, Esq. (@AttorneyCrump) May 11, 2020

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#BreonnaTaylor was murdered in cold blood by the Louisville Police. They bussed in her house without announcing themselves shooting 22 fucking times! She was shot 8.

None of the officers have been charged. https://t.co/GLh97TWoTp
— 📚pedagogy in black✊🏾 (@RenyTay) May 9, 2020

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In Baton Rouge in 2016 I was sued by an officer & the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals held that I can be held civilly negligent. This decision is a threat to protestors everywhere. I’ve appealed to the Supreme Court. You can read about the case here: https://t.co/QayhGkqDQ4
— deray (@deray) April 23, 2020

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Baltimore Police release body-worn camera footage from officers who shot 16-year-old carrying replica gun https://t.co/Hj0lB01Kz9
— deray (@deray) May 8, 2020

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Protests as #Indianapolis police kill 3 in separate incidents – https://t.co/VF2JfMsQxj
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 15, 2020

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We have come to define safety so narrowly – in a way that always warrants more cops, but leaves us without masks for nurses. And we do this even though 1000s more New Yorkers have died of coronavirus than all the murders in NYC *this century*. https://t.co/zszyaNlqvo
— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) May 12, 2020

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Off-duty officers were responsible for 35% of all NYPD police shootings last year and 34% the year before. Why haven’t the Mayor and the NYPD had to address this fact? https://t.co/BMJrgGLvgq https://t.co/e4D6EiHPUc
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 13, 2020

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See now we can track how police misconduct spreads. And officers in close proximity to officers who have records of misconduct end up being 4x more likely to use force & 5x more likely to shoot someone. We can *contact trace* police violence like a virus. https://t.co/BzpnDkzFi2 pic.twitter.com/coiXK5tqBo
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 9, 2020

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February 10, 2020 by V Leigh

The national murder rate compared to police shootings

The national murder rate is 5.0 per 100,000 people. Between 2013-2019, St. Louis police have killed black men at a rate of 7.0 per 100,000. Oklahoma City police have killed black men at a rate of 8.5 per 100,000.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 28, 2020

Maryland police charged an officer with murder after he fired seven shots inside a cruiser, killing a man who was cuffed in the front seat with his hands behind his back https://t.co/ib7fov91qZ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 29, 2020

Sean Kenney: 5 police shootings
Joshua Coleman: 4 police shootings
Jarrett Tonn: 3 police shootings
Joe McCarthy: 3 police shootings
Matt Komoda: 3 police shootings https://t.co/Q8xhnXdJtZ

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 2, 2020

"Still not paying attention?? With no dash cam or body cam footage deployed upon approaching the scene, this man was murdered in cold blood and today the cop responsible for murdering him was found not guilty"#JUSTICE FOR EUGENE MCSWAIN #PoliceBrutality https://t.co/zcYngqmYDW

— Police Brutality🚫 (@AfricaMustWake) January 27, 2020

December 12, 2019 by V Leigh

The U.S. policing culture of brutality & incarceration is a GENOCIDE. This is a human rights struggle.

Are the police using civilian cars as cover? With people still in them? And shooting at a hostage? Over some jewelry? In rush hour traffic?

What kind of clown show are they running in Miramar? Absolutely ridiculous. I hope they get their asses sued. https://t.co/SaQbodzSNj

— ❄️🎄🎅🏾Cupcakes & Clonazepam 🎅🏾🎄❄️ (@entmom420) December 6, 2019

Cops just unloaded on an innocent UPS driver that was hostage in an armed robbery. You can watch the video for yourself pretty graphic.

This happened in Miami. pic.twitter.com/OB3W35D3Dz

— Kluebtorious (@rklueber28) December 5, 2019

"Portland police fatally shot a person Sunday afternoon outside a Starbucks coffee shop in Southeast Portland." https://t.co/nxkiNOY88Y

— Jeff Thomas Black (@LRBitisnot) December 9, 2019

We just published evaluations of all 58 California Sheriff’s Depts + 100 largest CA Police Depts. Data on police violence, arrests, accountability, police budgets, ICE cooperation, jails and more. The data evaluation framework to hold police accountable: https://t.co/bHMBm5zWaM

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 4, 2019

Media is being eerily quiet about these three murders … https://t.co/SVnUNl4AsZ

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) December 10, 2019

I’ve been hired by 3 black fathers murdered by police this week. #CameronLamb (Kansas City, MO 12/2); #MichaelDean (Temple, TX 12/3); #DemetriusWilliams (Marshall, TX 12/5).

The U.S. policing culture of brutality & incarceration is a GENOCIDE. This is a human rights struggle. pic.twitter.com/y36Nk32yd0

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) December 9, 2019

December 5, 2019 by V Leigh

Mass. State Police Tested Out Boston Dynamics’ Spot The Robot Dog. Civil Liberties Advocates Want To Know More

When police in CA kill people – like a #Pittsburg cop did in 2016 with a "sleeper hold" that turned deadly – nothing requires that departments investigate whether use of deadly-force polices were followed. #SB1421 @SukeyLewis #californiareportingproject https://t.co/VyIEPari1n

— Thomas Peele (@thomas_peele) November 17, 2019

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Cop in California legit tried to arrest a black man bc he was “illegally eating.”😳

My mind can’t even begin to comprehend the arrogance needed to justify this nonsense
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— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) November 10, 2019

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A cop said Pedro Barbosa tried to run him over w/ a car. Faced 15 years. But it was a lie. Investigators from @BklynDefender got video proving the cop fabricated the charge. They saved his life. Mr. Barbosa now free. Officer pled guilty to perjury & fired. https://t.co/suesK2g7oI

— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) November 21, 2019

Some California police departments don’t investigate their own officers’ use of deadly force https://t.co/x2BNTCgptw

— Mercury News (@mercnews) November 17, 2019

#MarquisJefferson has died, weeks after the murder of his daughter #AtatianaJefferson.

There is something worse than losing a child—losing a child at the hands of someone sworn to protect her and having to hear racists blame your child for her own death. https://t.co/CRW3q859k6

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) November 10, 2019

Mass. State Police Tested Out Boston Dynamics’ Spot The Robot Dog. Civil Liberties Advocates Want To Know More https://t.co/8AVjqrN05Z

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) November 26, 2019

October 27, 2019 by V Leigh

Police abuse of power

Unlike many other police depts, NYPD officers don’t report incidents where they point a gun at someone (unless they shoot). Incidents like this don’t even exist according to their use of force database. https://t.co/uFjkcvVC8h https://t.co/3wySBKFaM1

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 27, 2019

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The NYPD have already fatally shot more than twice as many people this year compared to last year. https://t.co/uskkErZTAh

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 27, 2019

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Police abuse caught on tape in Chile: This video was broadcast on national TV in Chile.
It apparently happened in Valparaiso. pic.twitter.com/xn23wq8C40

— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) October 27, 2019

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Video Reveals 16-Year-Old Isiah Murrietta-Golding Shot by Police as He Ran Away – DiversityInc https://t.co/0RQjSxCa00

— glenn robinson (@glncv) October 26, 2019

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The same deputy is facing two other lawsuits (4 total), including one alleging he pulled over a car of teenagers, then made them stand in the rain while he proselytized — and groped them. He’s on paid suspension. https://t.co/I0x8i9D5U6

— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) October 20, 2019

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Ex-Officer Who Shot Fleeing Black Man Eight Times Given 1-year Prison Sentence For Violating His Oath of Office – https://t.co/QTCYQjgW3j

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 22, 2019

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Atatiana Carr-Jefferson overcame poverty to be a 1st generation college graduate. She was a caregiver at heart. Moving home to take care of her ailing mother & her nephew Zion as his mom was on the mend— she was doing what she loved to do until the moment she was taken. pic.twitter.com/ehvLAkKPDX

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) October 24, 2019

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Six people have been killed by the NYPD in the last month. One of them was an NYPD officer. None of the people killed are alleged to have fired guns, even if police say they later found guns on them. It is not anti-cop to point out that this is a problem. https://t.co/6XPk4PO9nH

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) October 27, 2019

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When officers *are* required to report when they point a firearm at someone, it’s often the single most frequent type of force reported. Depts like SF, Oakland, Portland, Seattle and New Orleans all require this to be reported. https://t.co/BWqV9letN0

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 27, 2019

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September 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Orchestrators of the Violence

Daniel Pantaleo | Abagond https://t.co/TkCDJyyJLa

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 20, 2019

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Watch how the #Police choked this black guy till there was no movement. They didn't even get a pulse🤔🤨#PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/jmGzvtG4BW

— #STOPRacism (@STOPRac41044643) August 28, 2019

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David Bell, the white man who punched an 11-year-old black girl in the face was only ordered to attend a racial justice workshop.

You'll never convince me that black lives matter as much as white lives. History laughs in the face of such an assertion. pic.twitter.com/pHua61QnrH

— Big Boss (@escapedmatrix) August 30, 2019

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DA Soares cleared the officer even though Williams was running away from the officer, unarmed, and then shot in the back. "One of the two bullets Olsen fired at Williams was lodged in the teen’s spine." 2/2 https://t.co/VjQBPl801u

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) September 4, 2019

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This is why when individuals try to create the narrative that the police work hard they leave out the part where they were the orchestrators of the violence and help these individuals reinforce white supremacy. #FightSupremacy #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/AED9Nm2j4D

— Monica Cannon-Grant 🌈 Accomplice (@ProRockThrower) 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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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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