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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