July 18, 2020 by V Leigh

Murderers don’t save the lives of their victims.

NEVER forget what happened to #BreonnaTaylor! My heart aches for Tamika Palmer & the rest of Bre’s family. Thank you @snohaalegra, @TamikaDMallory, & @untilfreedom for sharing this video. Watch to the end for 4 SIMPLE STEPS you can take to help us get #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor!! pic.twitter.com/8ksVm8RovN
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) June 11, 2020

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It’s been 93 days since #BreonnaTaylor was killed in her home during a no-knock raid. No police officers involved have been held accountable.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 14, 2020

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Black Activist Who Gave Anti-Bias Training To San Jose Police Struck By Rubber Bullets From Cop Within That Same Department https://t.co/6LLHSzDLi3
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 11, 2020

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Late on a Friday afternoon, @ShelbyCountyDA held a press conference which included the trial and conviction of Brandon Webber, another young black man hunted and killed by police. You should read about it. https://t.co/tgIhJttvxk
— Just City (@JustCity901) July 11, 2020

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Vallejo PD have just released footage of Sean Monterrosa’s killing.

Their body cameras weren’t even turned on until after Sean was already dead. He was shot in the back of the head by police.

I support his family in their demand for justice.https://t.co/G6MsvP68xG
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 11, 2020

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#BREAKING: An independent autopsy released by the family of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was killed by L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies last month in Gardena, indicates that he was shot in the back 5 times. https://t.co/llxEdIiU4P pic.twitter.com/uNpOhnxJ8k
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) July 8, 2020

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Elijah McClain was murdered by 3 white police officers on August 24, 2019 — almost a year has gone by and still no justice for Elijah or his loved ones. This is unacceptable. pic.twitter.com/aaE2qfNglG
— ColorOfChange (@ColorOfChange) June 26, 2020

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Nearly all of the killings by police from 2013 – 2019 have not resulted in officers being charged with a crime.

Meanwhile, 74 percent of the people held in local jails haven’t been convicted of a crime. Many can’t afford bail.

This is the double standard of our justice system.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 25, 2020

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Murderers don’t save the lives of their victims. Breonna Taylor was murdered.https://t.co/i44jPwAwqe
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) July 17, 2020

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June 21, 2020 by V Leigh

Justice is a Continuum. #RayshardBrooks

I suspect racist Americans will argue #RayshardBrooks shouldn’t have ran; he made the officers fear for their lives; his unarmed back threatened them; so they had to shoot him in the back. Or, we’ll hear about apples when another murderous tree has fallen.https://t.co/X72AFadaAC
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) June 13, 2020

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BREAKING: The police officer who shot and killed #RayshardBrooks has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault. He faces a possible sentence of life without parole for murder. pic.twitter.com/QLO0reTkxi
— AJ+ (@ajplus) June 17, 2020

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What if we lived in a world where the officers would just order Rayshard Brooks an uber to make sure he got home safely?
— Wesley (@WesleyLowery) June 15, 2020

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BREAKING: Fulton County DA on actions of officers after Rayshard Brooks was shot: “Officer Rolfe actually kicked Mr. Brooks while he laid on the ground, while he was there fighting for his life.” A second officer stood on Brooks’ shoulders, the DA says. https://t.co/VR0y9oxKzu pic.twitter.com/XPTtOFgVHG
— ABC News (@ABC) June 17, 2020

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Today we are grieving the life of yet another Black man killed by police — #RayshardBrooks, who was shot in the back by #Atlanta police on Friday night. https://t.co/kAkVWnfYxN
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) June 15, 2020

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“I got him.” -Garrett Rolfe, a police officer, after he shot #RayshardBrooks in the back.

Now, think about Mr. Brooks children, who now live in a world without their father because his Black body was treated as prey.

Charges and arrests matter, but justice is a continuum. pic.twitter.com/HdQjXnj5Ma
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 17, 2020

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June 20, 2020 by V Leigh

Protests because we still can’t breathe

On May 31, at appx 5:03 PM, a BLM protester was shoved to the ground by a member of the SF Sheriff’s Dept. My office has opened a criminal investigation. If anyone has relevant video/can identify the suspect/witnesses/victims in the video below, email districtattorney@sfgov.org https://t.co/zTsW606eni
— Chesa Boudin 博徹思 (@chesaboudin) June 10, 2020

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Here is the verified GoFundMe to bring “peace & healing” to Darnella Frazier—the brave teen who filmed George Floyd’s final moments. https://t.co/rVUacCwXdI
— GoFundMe (@gofundme) June 1, 2020

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Officers who killed Breonna Taylor can’t be fired or suspended yet due to union agreement with city https://t.co/fGz2StUi6I
— TheBlaze (@theblaze) June 18, 2020

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States with “Police Bill of Rights Laws” giving extra protections to police accused of misconduct:

Arizona
California
Delaware
Florida
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Rhode Island
Virginia
West Virginia
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) June 19, 2020

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A Timeline of Suspicious Black Deaths Following George Floyd’s https://t.co/ZNoyru8yt8 via @Colorlines
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 18, 2020

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In #Minneapolis a #Juneteenth vigil is taking place to honor those whose lives have been stolen by #WhiteSupremacist & State violence.

Loved ones’ names have been written upon makeshift gravestones.

Watch #live now — https://t.co/zhegKKgf7d pic.twitter.com/cDtEAyRZcT
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 20, 2020

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Gabriel Black Elk, whose brother #PaulCastaway was killed by #Denver police 5 years ago, speaks about the pain families feel from mourning their loved ones’ death by #police.

watch his interview #live — https://t.co/spTBNI6MI3 pic.twitter.com/VGRblulmIy
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 20, 2020

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#KobeHeisler was a 21-year-old gay Black man with autism.

His father speaks on his son’s death by #police and the continued fight for #freedom.

“They put bullets in his head because they said they saw a knife.”

watch the interview #live — https://t.co/pZCOatSwBQ pic.twitter.com/x5WLY1n2D0
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 20, 2020

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Danielle Burns speaks about the specifics of her brother #JamarClark being killed by #Minneapolis #police in 2015.

watch her interview #live on #Juneteenth2020 — https://t.co/COx8EP4ty0 pic.twitter.com/ivcxlsZlQb
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 20, 2020

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June 9, 2020 by V Leigh

Justice for #BlackLivesMatter

#JusticeForFreddieGray #BLM #TheCopsBrokeHisNeck #9Witnesses https://t.co/2i1XL0S0t4
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 6, 2020

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“We have become accustomed to videos of white people behaving badly in the age of coronavirus… But this video is of another magnitude entirely. It’s no wonder it moved through the digital world with lightning speed.” #blacklivesmatter https://t.co/9PpagacHCN
— Erika D. Smith (@Erika_D_Smith) May 26, 2020

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A white woman has apologized for calling police on a black man in Central Park on Monday, after the two argued about her unleashed dog https://t.co/MFzDIz4vI4
— CNN (@CNN) May 26, 2020

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’You think ‘cause I’m Black I’m going to sit here and touch some dirt?’ — An officer told a Black driver to lick his own pee after pulling him over for alleged public urination pic.twitter.com/rTSHpcc3SX
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 26, 2020

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“Pervasive” policy failures leading to “regular and gross violation[s] of Minnesota jail standards” were found in a second review of the death of 27-year-old Hardel Sherrell in Beltrami County Jail.

Read the findings of the re-review here: https://t.co/FLVixvMbFI
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) May 25, 2020

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[Content Warning] The mother of #HardelSherrell who died in #BeltramiCounty Jail, sat down with Unicorn Riot for an exclusive interview about her lawsuit claiming wrongful death, medical malpractice, & constitutional rights violations. #MN

Read More: https://t.co/wtHIbR4QTl pic.twitter.com/YKinwbYxYh
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) November 11, 2019

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Reading #Stamped by ⁦@DrIbram⁩ Kendi…..still very early in the book but already speaking to me on many levels…. https://t.co/ChwMHKjAsf pic.twitter.com/aSy4xxYkl9
— Mellie Davis (@TheFatApple) May 24, 2020

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Still stunned by this case.

Police stormed onto a private front yard and held 6 children—including 2 toddlers—at gunpoint.

They fired multiple shots at the family dog, missed, and hit a 10 year old instead.

And thanks to qualified immunity, the parents can’t sue the officers. pic.twitter.com/8l3wcJyPti
— Jeff Guo (@_jeffguo) May 31, 2020

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The Tulsa Race massacre and the destruction of Black Wall Street were spurred by an incident between a white female elevator operator and a black man, @CharlesMBlow writes. “The most common explanation is that he stepped on her toe.” https://t.co/Te2LIyND6Y
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 28, 2020

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We need to shift our mindset. We need to do better for the students that we serve. @DrIbram pic.twitter.com/BThSE84nbN
— Mrs. Rebman (@mrs_rebman) May 29, 2020

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I feel sick. #BLM #DefundCops #ProsecuteTheseCops #SexualMisconduct #ExcessiveForce https://t.co/JcKaO9iQsV
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 7, 2020

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#SayHisName:#Tacoma mayor has demanded 4 #officers be fired after a Black man, #ManuelEllis, died in police custody – https://t.co/mZuQXlCF03

Death of #ManuelEllis, 33 in #Tacoma, #Wash., who said ‘I can’t breathe’ in police custody ruled a #homicide – https://t.co/vua5QyLrYT
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) June 6, 2020

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If police hadn’t used a no-knock warrant to raid #BreonnaTaylor‘s apartment and murder her, she would be turning 27 today.

The officers have still not been charged or even fired from their jobs.

Breonna’s family deserves justice. #SayHerName and keep fighting.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 5, 2020

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June 9, 2020 by V Leigh

“Every individual can look around their own neighborhood, their own institution, and ask the question: ‘Who here is challenging the policy that is leading to these racial disparities?’”

Miski Noor from @BlackVisionsMN:

“It’s not an accident when a cop is violent with a Black person […] anti-Blackness is part of policing.”

Noor described how policing as we know it grew out of slave-catching. pic.twitter.com/WIfItPVEXo
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) June 7, 2020

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Agreed, this young Black woman is brave indeed. But a white person should have stepped in to protect her. That is what I see when I look at this picture. That is true ‘allyship’. Putting your life on the line for Black people. https://t.co/RKz63CbcyA
— uché blackstock, md (@uche_blackstock) June 8, 2020

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As @samswey points out on @PodSaveThePpl this week, only 28 of the largest 100 police departments ban chokeholds & strangleholds—and those that do ban them are less likely to kill people. https://t.co/6gcYUyNdFt
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 4, 2020

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An autopsy report has ruled that Manuel Ellis’ death was a homicide. Ellis, a 33-year-old black man, died in police custody in March in Tacoma, Wash.

He called out “can’t breathe” as he was being restrained by officers.https://t.co/14k3IQWzuT
— NPR (@NPR) June 5, 2020

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NEW:

An autopsy has found that Manuel Ellis, a black man who died in police custody in Tacoma, was killed as a result of oxygen deprivation and the physical restraint used in his arrest.

“I can’t breathe,” he said before he died.https://t.co/SOJk8oaMsl
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) June 4, 2020

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Another man with the last name Floyd murdered by this racist system. This time in the notorious MDC Prison in Brooklyn. #JamelFloyd https://t.co/4p0ZlcD9zM
— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) June 4, 2020

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Sean Monterrosa was killed by an Vallejo PD Officer. While on his knees.

We demand #justice4sean pic.twitter.com/1zS3NGdpej
— Mars (@marsonlife) June 4, 2020

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The Louisville Metro Police and the National Guard shot and killed David McAtee yesterday. He was, of course, unarmed. https://t.co/yOX1j3oifv
— Cerise Castle (@cerisecastle) June 1, 2020

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https://t.co/mwpEjICb7O… https://t.co/BvKKdoFQ7G 2006, the FBI warned that white supremacists infiltrating local and state law enforcement posed a threat to national security. Some are asking, what’s been done to curb the trend in the decade
— Bonny (@poohtoo2) June 1, 2020

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Police can legally use lethal force if their conduct is considered “reasonable” in the heat of the moment.

This open definition makes it very hard to hold cops accountable.

The PEACE Act will change this by establishing a national use-of-force standard. https://t.co/TEzTKdVk4L
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 3, 2020

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All four officers involved in the death of George Floyd were “complicit,” including the three who haven’t been arrested, says Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo, responding to a question asked by @sarasidnerCNN on behalf of Floyd’s brother. https://t.co/JiE3Mx8xF2 pic.twitter.com/yalvaWfpDV
— CNN (@CNN) June 1, 2020

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this is so sad it made me cry pic.twitter.com/36cWrNjOHM
— .♕ (@darealtishaaa) June 4, 2020

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“How to Be an Antiracist” author @DrIbram: “Every individual can look around their own neighborhood, their own institution, and ask the question: ‘Who here is challenging the policy that is leading to these racial disparities?’”

Listen: https://t.co/mUpOpeocTK pic.twitter.com/P2K04S7Ier
— Vox (@voxdotcom) June 2, 2020

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June 5, 2020 by V Leigh

Cops are still at it

7 states (CA, FL, KY, LA, MD, OR, RI) have these restrictions on misconduct investigations, letting police avoid accountability. In Louisiana, investigations get tossed if they aren’t closed in 60 days but the officers can’t be questioned by investigators for the first 30 days.
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2020

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Here’s the provision in Florida’s police bill of rights law that prevents officers from being disciplined or fired if the misconduct investigation lasts longer than 180 days, even if the officer is found guilty of egregious misconduct: https://t.co/TAH1VLyuwI pic.twitter.com/KgG5EFGbQa
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2020

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Under Florida’s Police “Bill of Rights” law, if the police take longer than 180 days to investigate themselves for misconduct it becomes illegal to discipline any officers involved. In this case the sheriff took *182* days so this cop gets reinstated despite being found guilty. https://t.co/ftNi7qAZro
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 19, 2020

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Many countries have less than three lethal police shootings per month.

The United States had an average of three PER DAY in 2019.

This cannot continue. Congress must take bold sweeping action to end the violence and hold police accountable. pic.twitter.com/L64w50SlBO
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 4, 2020

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Fatal Shootings by Police in 2018:

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: 11
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Police in the U.S. kill more people in days than police in other countries kill in years. We need action now.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 5, 2020

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New Tonight: Disturbing video from @WBFO in Buffalo, NY shows an elderly man walk up to police in riot gear. An officer shoves the man…he falls backwards, hits his head…starts bleeding immediately…motionless.
Why did this happen @BPDAlerts ?
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— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) June 5, 2020

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These people are American law enforcement ofcrs who have been permitted by this country to believe that they need not be bothered with adhering to the Constitution or standards of human decency. https://t.co/zF3gvbA7JD
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 5, 2020

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And the cops say he tripped and fell! Like we can’t see, with our own eyes, that he shoved him.

If they lie this openly to cover misconduct w cameras openly rolling, how about when there are no cameras?https://t.co/rmV2rb9r8q https://t.co/gOhn71DRSC
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) June 5, 2020

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Cops know about positional positional asphyxiation. #PositionalAsphyxiation https://t.co/dKO6MEBsmB
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 5, 2020

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Cops are still at it with their knees on our necks. #BLM #AbolishPolice https://t.co/cA99h4KhiI
— glenn robinson (@glncv) June 5, 2020

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May 27, 2020 by V Leigh

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. #GeorgeFloyd

You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. You deserve our tears, our prayers, our rage, our action. We must act – for you – and for all of those were no cameras are present. We must. #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/JeMNUtkXv6
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) May 27, 2020

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‘I cannot breathe!’: FBI investigates death of black man in Minneapolis after video shows police officer kneeling on his neck. https://t.co/Jy1YXz94FN
— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) May 26, 2020

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I am heartbroken by the murder of George Floyd. I am praying for healing for his family, comfort for his friends, and justice for his legacy. 1/2https://t.co/mqn3aqBjXS
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) May 27, 2020

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Chopper video from Minnesota’s KSTP-TV earlier as protesters demanding justice for George Floyd line the street. People are angry and say they’ll demand justice despite the Mayor’s announcement that four murder-involved officers were fired. pic.twitter.com/VTJah3eFz3
— Camila (@camilateleSUR) May 27, 2020

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Huge protests have broken out in the streets of Minneapolis over the killing of #GeorgeFloyd by Minneapolis police pic.twitter.com/kXSIt4vLcy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 27, 2020

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Free masks handed out at the rally for justice for George Floyd. Folks standing apart and *everyone* in masks. It’s moving to see so much communal caretaking alongside grief and anger. pic.twitter.com/sPRsRXrhRL
— hodel in the streets, chava in the sheets (@mrotzie) May 26, 2020

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George Floyd should be alive today. The officers who killed him must be brought to justice. We should—we must, if we are to survive as a nation—change this familiar and gruesome reality. In the words of Fannie Lou Hamer, we’re “sick and tired of being sick and tired.” Enough. https://t.co/C6AcXypv7v
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) May 27, 2020

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Police in riot gear confronting protester in Minneapolis tonight. Many have gathered in the streets to protest the killing of #GeorgeFloyd while he was restrained by police officers. Four officers were subsequently fired for their actions. pic.twitter.com/Jv0blCFyBB
— Frank Calhoun (@Phrygian0) May 27, 2020

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Minneapolis.
May 26 2020#GeorgeFloyd https://t.co/31Phab6BKr pic.twitter.com/hJHjbuOkmY
— YourBestBlackSelf (@LeslieMac) May 27, 2020

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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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March 4, 2020 by V Leigh

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police.

This mother took her son to the ER when she thought he was having a mental health emergency — when they arrived the teen was tackled, tased, and handcuffed by security guards (warning: distressing) pic.twitter.com/0ga9qLxmXd

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 22, 2020

THIS. MUST. STOP.

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police. We will never stop fighting for our humanity. #blacklivesmatter #WhatMatters2020 https://t.co/CmOR4dhk5V

— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) February 27, 2020

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

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