Whether it’s a 13yo or a 22yo, police encounters shouldn’t end in death. The killings of Adam Toledo & Anthony Alvarez aren’t isolated, rather the tip of an iceberg revealing a system tilted against Black & Brown communities. Whatever the circumstances, the killings must end.

— Congressman Chuy García (@RepChuyGarcia) April 28, 2021

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Los Angeles sheriff deputies frequently harass the families of people they have killed, including taunting them at vigils, parking outside their homes, and following them and pulling them over for no reason, according to a new report:https://t.co/mF7KtHVtR2

— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) May 4, 2021

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The Globe filed a lawsuit against the Boston Police Department Friday, alleging it is wrongly keeping secret the internal investigative files of officers accused of domestic violence or sexual assault. https://t.co/DdDN8F1dUi

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) April 30, 2021

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Chicago’s civilian police oversight agency has completed a 16-month investigation into a wrongful 2019 raid during which Anjanette Young was forced to stand naked and handcuffed. The agency says it found nearly 100 allegations of misconduct.https://t.co/Rv3pPhsPTP

— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) May 1, 2021

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100 allegations of misconduct arising from one raid. https://t.co/aOaJV0fN0y

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 1, 2021

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Police in Alameda, CA wrote in a report that Mario Gonzalez was violent before his arrest and died in the hospital after a “medical emergency.”

Body cam footage shows he was calm and peaceful. He died on-site after they knelt on his back for 5 minutes. https://t.co/s8vP7Bq2zY

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) April 28, 2021

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100 people murdered by police https://t.co/BUaakm5cmv

— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) April 29, 2021

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Andrew Brown, Jr | Abagond https://t.co/Ud1UAuVwuR

— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) April 29, 2021

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NEW: Lawyer for family describes video, says Andrew Brown was being shot multiples times while his hands were on the steering wheel. Lawyer says he was trying to evade being shot by law enforcement. Lawyer says Brown was still being shot at after his vehicle crashed into a tree. pic.twitter.com/SSe4Smvc2b

— Tim Pulliam (@TimABC11) April 26, 2021

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‘Crime Against Humanity’; Global Report Says the US Should Be Prosecuted in International Criminal Court for Ongoing Police Murders of Black Americans – DiversityInc https://t.co/gSWkSL70Ca

— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) April 29, 2021

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“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.”

My latest @TheAtlantic. 1/3 https://t.co/anw6jDurOv

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 19, 2021

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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.”

Trevor addresses Daunte Wright, Caron Nazario, and the system that protects bad cops. pic.twitter.com/4nBk7QYWEg

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 14, 2021

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The prosecutor did not “make an error.” He lied.

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

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 16, 2021

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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

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In two weeks, police in Chicago, Honolulu, and Minneapolis have shot and killed:

Adam Toledo, 13
Travon Chadwell, 18
Anthony Alvarez, 22
Iremamber Sykap, 16
Daunte Wright, 20

All Black and brown boys. Killed by a police state that is irredeemable, let alone capable of reform.

— Terisa Siagatonu (@terisasiagatonu) April 12, 2021

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The Civilian Office of Police Accountability plans to release video of the police shooting that killed Adam Toledo, 13. Adam was categorized as a special education student.
He was shot in the chest and killed by a Chicago Police officer around 2:30 a.m. on Monday, March 29. pic.twitter.com/BKS2xFykzV

— Natasha ⚯͛ (@ndelriego) April 15, 2021

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Police killed 121 people in traffic stops in 2020.

Black people are pulled over at disproportionate rates.

Sandra Bland. Philando Castile. Daunte Wright. All their deaths began with a traffic stop. Remove police from traffic enforcement. We can’t keep adding names to this list.

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) April 13, 2021

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The 26-year-veteran cop, former president of the police union, doesn’t know the difference between a taser and a gun, and you say more training would’ve fixed this?

Nah. But I bet she would’ve known the difference if Daunte wasn’t a Black boy or if he was her loved one.

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) April 14, 2021

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Daunte Wright’s killing was not a random, disconnected “accident” – it was the repeated outcome of an indefensible system that grants impunity for state violence, rewards it w/ endlessly growing budgets at the cost of community investment, & targets those who question that order.

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 13, 2021

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The initial stop that occurred prior to the killing of Daunte Wright should’ve never happened in the first place. These stops are dangerous and unnecessary.

Today we unveiled legislation that limits the suspected offenses for which drivers can be pulled over by police. #mnleg

— Cedrick Frazier (@CedrickFrazier) April 14, 2021

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How could a trained officer make a mistake shooting an unarmed man with a gun instead of a taser? Hard to believe. pic.twitter.com/1WyYq8OSc8

— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) April 14, 2021

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The fact that police, in the midst of all that’s happening with heightened scrutiny on policing, can’t refrain from killing more people is further proof that the institution can’t be redeemed

— DEFUND & ABOLISH POLICE (@BreeNewsome) April 15, 2021

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Yesterday, Mexican police broke the neck of Salvadoran immigrant Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arriaza in the Caribbean resort of Tulum, Mexico. The killing was caught on camera.

Today, her mother Rosibel Emerita Arriaza in El Salvador is demanding justice for her daughter. pic.twitter.com/a12U2aPCLU

— Radar 2021 (@RadarTelemundo) March 29, 2021

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Need more proof that America’s got a serious policing problem? Let’s talk about Daunte Wright’s death and Caron Nazario’s violent traffic stop at the hands of police. pic.twitter.com/AGadcX4BlT

— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) April 13, 2021

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Again—

1) there’s no data to show that police are more law abiding than the general population, in fact it’s quite the opposite

2) the only time video is required to solve a case is when police are the perpetrators

3) policing itself is state violence

4) abolish policing

— Bree Newsome Bass (@BreeNewsome) April 12, 2021

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Army Lt. Nazario was driving his new car home. He was pulled over, pepper sprayed, and arrested without explanation.

This is racism. It’s about the domination and humiliation of a Black man because he asked questions and “didn’t comply.” pic.twitter.com/RFE79TjWJ8

— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) April 10, 2021

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“I’m actively serving this country and this is how you’re going to treat me?”

A U.S. Army lieutenant who is Black and Latino has sued two police officers, saying they assaulted him during a traffic stop in Virginia.https://t.co/SVEN5hXBCF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 10, 2021

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Watch The Blinding of Isaac Woodard | American Experience | Official Site | PBS https://t.co/uD7WtxM0ho

— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) April 11, 2021

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If you’re outraged at how Lt. Nazario was treated by police in Windsor, Virginia, then today is a good day to stream ⁦@AmExperiencePBS⁩ “The Blinding of Isaac Woodard.” The beating of this Black soldier set in motion a powerful mvmt for change. https://t.co/JinWuA3xKh

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) April 11, 2021

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Maryland just became the first state to repeal a Police Bill of Rights law. 20 more states have these laws, granting special protections to officers being investigated for misconduct. In each of these states, the majority of the public supports repeal: https://t.co/bG8nmhCHtc https://t.co/DbazIaoUn7

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 10, 2021

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When Philando Castile was murdered by police at a traffic stop in 2016, Minnesota invested $12 million in police training.

Where was that training when they killed Daunte Wright just 10 miles from where Derek Chauvin sits on trial for murdering George Floyd?

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) April 12, 2021

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1/ Marvin Scott III died in Texas police custody. His family says they will protest until the officers involved are arrested.

Photos by @shelbytauber. https://t.co/78r53Ztex3 pic.twitter.com/x7449kCq1u

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) April 13, 2021

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Charging the officer is not justice. It’s one step in a flawed process towards accountability.

Justice is a country where Daunte is not pulled over. Where he is not killed. Where Black people can live free of fear from police violence. Where we can thrive.

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) April 14, 2021

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Ghaisar’s family has spent almost three years seeking justice and answers. “We carry this grief with us as we have fought, and will continue to fight, for justice for Bijan and so many other victims of police brutality,” the Ghaisar family said. https://t.co/OxcSM1Ma8Y

— Dakin Andone (@dakinandone) October 16, 2020

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Breaking: Two Park Police officers charged in Fairfax with manslaughter in 2017 slaying of unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar https://t.co/bvGkql1jRT

— Tom Jackman (@TomJackmanWP) October 15, 2020

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Friends and family of #KobeHeisler, a 21y/o unarmed man killed by police who responded to a #MentalCrisis call, spoke during the 1-year remembrance of Kobe in downtown #Minneapolis.

Kobe Heisler Remembered One Year After Being Killed By Police https://t.co/bt9S1vzIax

— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) October 19, 2020

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New York City has spent $250 million settling police misconduct lawsuits over the last five years. But they don’t have the money to pay teachers. https://t.co/cF6ltp8vnt

— Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) October 9, 2020

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“Reforms do not solve the root causes of harm— individual or institutional. The master’s house is on fire, and the more that we try to reform, diversify, and resource it, the more people will suffer as it collapses.” @dereckapurnell #AbolitionForThePeople https://t.co/YAuHPagzsI

— connie wun, phd (@conniewunphd) October 19, 2020

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New from @dereckapurnell: “Counterintuitively, reforms do not make a system more just, but obscure the violence of the criminal legal system more efficiently.”

Read #AbolitionForThePeople “The System Is Built for Power, Not Justice.” Link below. https://t.co/OZgpoPMflh

— Kaepernick Publishing (@KaepernickPub) October 19, 2020

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