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

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 29, 2019 by V Leigh

Police and Youth

PA Police officer hit with civil rights lawsuit is a former school resource officer who allegedly knocked out a 14-year-old’s tooth. “I don’t ever want to see Stephen Shaulis working as a police officer or any other law enforcement capacity ever again." https://t.co/jI6i9xkTmA

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) October 21, 2019

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Just so y’all know some schools in Chicago have a cop in the building everyday but only one (1) social worker a week

— Carlos Ballesteros (@ballesteros_312) October 19, 2019

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I need to know the names and badge numbers of all of these officers who are punching these young Black boys in the face. They are teenagers.

None of this brutality is OK.

See this @JumaaneWilliams? pic.twitter.com/VGu0C8OOvm

— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 27, 2019

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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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