#eric garcetti is racist

[awutar]

LA police investigate whether recording of council members was legal

LA police investigate whether recording of council members was legal

Los Angeles City Council Speaker Nury Martinez and Mayor Eric Garcetti during a news conference on April 1, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) AP Los Angeles detectives are investigating whether a recording made last year that caught members of the city’s City Council in conversation with racist comments was made illegally, the police chief said Tuesday. The revelation of…

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[rivaltimes]

Eric Garcetti, on the racist scandal in the Los Angeles mayor's office: "In order for the city to heal, the councilors have to step aside"

Eric Garcetti, on the racist scandal in the Los Angeles mayor’s office: “In order for the city to heal, the councilors have to step aside”

Eric Garcetti (Los Angeles, 51 years old) is in Buenos Aires, where he represented his city at the C40 mayors climate summit. From there he defended the help of the central countries to those cities of the global south that need to adapt their energy policies to the goals against climate change. But he also referred to a racist scandal that has affected the Government of Los Angeles and…

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[duranduratulsa]

Dirtbag of the day: Mayor Eric Garcetti #ericgarcetti #ericgarcettiisamonster #ericgarcettiisatyrant #ericgarcettiisanidiot #ericgarcettiisracist #ericgarcettiispowerhungry #ericgarcettiiscorrupt #ericgarcettiisacriminal #removeericgarcetti #ericgarcettiresign #ericgarcettiisaliar #losangeles #california #losangelescalifornia #LA

#eric garcetti is power hungry #eric garcetti is a criminal #eric garcetti is a tyrant #eric garcetti is a monster #eric garcetti #eric garcetti is corrupt #eric garcetti is racist #eric garcetti is a liar #fire eric garcetti #remove eric garcetti #eric garcetti resign #los angeles #California #los angeles california #LA

[eowyntheavenger]

What have the protests accomplished?

5/26 4 officers fired for murdering George Floyd 5/27 Charges dropped for Kenneth Walker (Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who police accused of killing her) 5/28 University of Minnesota cancels contract with police 5/28 3rd precinct police station neutralized by protesters 5/28 Minneapolis transit union refuses to bring police officers to protests or transport arrested protesters 5/29 Activists commandeer Minneapolis hotel to provide shelter to homeless 5/29 Former officer Chauvin arrested and charged with murder 5/29 Louisville Mayor suspends “no-knock” warrants 5/30 US Embassies across Africa condemn police murder of George Floyd 5/30 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison takes over prosecution of the murdering officer 5/30 Transport Workers Union refuses to help NYPD transport arrests protesters 5/30 Maryland lawmakers forming work group on police reform, accountability 5/31 2 abusive officers fired for pulling a couple out of their car and tasing them - Atlanta, GA 6/1 Minneapolis public schools end contract with police 6/1 Confederate monument removed after being toppled by protesters - Birmingham, AL 6/1 CA prosecutors launch campaign to stop DAs from accepting police union money 6/1 Tulsa Mayor agrees to not renew Live PD contract 6/1 Louisville police chief fired after shooting of David Mcatee 6/1 Congress begins bipartisan push to cut off police access to military gear 6/1 Atlanta announces plans to create a task force and public database to track police brutality in metro Atlanta area 6/2 Minneapolis AFL-CIO calls for resignation of police union president Bob Kroll, a vocal white supremest 6/2 Pittsburgh transit union announces refusal to transport police officers or arrest protesters 6/2 Racist ex-mayor Frank Rizzo statue removed in Philadelphia 6/2 6 abusive officers charged for violence against residents and protesters - Atlanta, GA 6/2 Civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police Dept launched 6/2 San Francisco resolution to prevent law enforcement from hiring officers with history of misconduct 6/2 Survey indicates that 64% of those polled are sympathetic to protesters, 47% disapprove of police handling of the protests, and 54% think the burning down of the Minneapolis police precinct was fully or partially justified 6/2 Trenton NJ announces policing reforms 6/2 Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police 6/2 Confederate statue removed from Alexandria, VA 6/3 Officer fired for tweets promoting violence against protesters - Denver, CO 6/3 Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art cut ties with the MPD 6/3 Chauvin charges upgraded to second degree murder, remaining 3 officers also charged and taken into custody 6/3 Richmond VA Mayor Stoney announces RPD reform measures: establish "Marcus" alert for folks experiencing mental health crises, establish independent Citizen Review Board, an ordinance to remove Confederate monuments, and implement racial equity study 6/3 County commissioners deny proposal for $23 million expansion of Fulton County jail 6/3 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board unanimously votes to sever ties with MPD 6/3 Seattle withdraws request to end federal oversight/consent decree of police department 6/3 Breonna Taylor’s case reopened 6/3 Louisville police department (Breonna Taylor’s murderers) will now be under review from an outside agency, which will include review on training, bias-free policing and accountability 6/3 Colorado lawmakers introduce a police reform bill that includes body cam laws, repealing the “fleeing felon” statute, and banning chokeholds 6/3 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces plans to reduce funding to police department by $150M and instead invest in minority communities 6/4 Virginia governor announces plans to remove Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond 6/4 Portland schools superintendent discontinues presence of armed police officers in schools 6/4 MBTA (Metro Boston) board orders that buses wont transport police to protests, or protesters to police 6/4 King County Labor Federation issues ultimatum to police unions: admit to and address racism in Seattle PD, or be removed 6/5 City of Minneapolis bans all chokeholds by police 6/5 Racist ex-mayor Hubbard statue removed - Dearborn, MI 6/5 NFL condemns racism and admits it should have listened to players’ protests 6/5 California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for statewide use-of-force standard made along with community leaders and ban on carotid holds 6/5 2 Buffalo officers suspended within a day of pushing 75 year old protester to the ground, and lying about it 6/5 2 NYPD officers suspended after videos of violence to protesters 6/5 The US Marines bans display of the Confederate flag 6/5 Dallas adopts a "duty to intervene" rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in excessive use of force 6/5 Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax releases an 11-point action plan for immediate police reforms 6/6 Statue of Confederate general Williams Carter Wickham torn down - Richmond, VA 6/6 2 Buffalo officers charged with second-degree assault for shoving elderly man 6/6 San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces effort to defund police and redirect funds to Black community 6/7 Frank Rizzo mural removed, to be replaced with new artwork - Philadelphia, PA 6/7 Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disband the police department, invest in proven community-led public safety 6/7 Protesters in Bristol topple statue of slave trader Edward Colston, throw it in the river 6/7 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio vows for the first time to cut funding for NYPD, redirect to social services 6/7 A Virginia police officer faces charges after using a stun gun on a black man 6/8 NY State Assembly passes the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act 6/8 Democrats in Congress unveil a bill to rein in bias and excessive force in policing 6/8 Black lawmakers block a legislative session in Pennsylvania to demand action on police reform 6/8 France bans police use of chokeholds 6/8 Seattle council members join calls to defund police department 6/8 Boston reevaluates how it funds police department 6/8 Honolulu Police Commission nominees voice support for more transparency, reforms 6/8 Rights groups and Floyd’s family call for a UN inquiry into American policing and help with systemic police reform

No, it’s not enough, but this is only the beginning. Keep fighting!!!

(This list comes from Mara Ahmed’s blog post and was compiled by Fahd Ahmed; I added sources and new entries. Please reblog with further additions.)

#George Floyd #Breonna Taylor #BLM #Black Lives Matter #No Justice No Peace

[protego-et-servio]

((Not created by me. Copy-pasted, in case it gets taken down from Google Docs. Not linking to keep original safe.))

#blacklivesmatter 

PLEASE SIGN PETITIONS, DONATE, CALL AND EMAIL TO DEMAND JUSTICE, AND SHARE

Reply to this tweet if I am missing anything

Re: the man who maced a young girl at the Seattle protest

Jared Campbell #8470

Office of police accountability: [phone] [email protected]

Chief: Carmen Best

File an anonymous complaint

Re: the woman who drove over a pedestrian during a peaceful protest in Denver

Jennifer Watson

Owner of JP Watson Interiors

Denver sheriff: [phone]

Hate crime hotline: [phone]

Re: Trump supporters who ran over protesters

Jacob Robles (jacob_robles98) and Dylan Mota (@dylan_mota_)

8JUK695

Also in the car: Alyssa Mackovitch (@alyssa_mackovitch)

Re: cop responsible for telling others to turn off their body cameras

Tobias Raya

[phone]

[email protected]

*The White House has a history of giving vague, unhelpful responses or ignoring these petitions but I’d still suggest signing and making your voices as loud as possible. It can’t hurt to try.

@icatboy on Twitter: “you guys don’t sign those white house petitions sadly they don’t do shit, those were only effective under obama’s administration and mean nothing in 7rump’s term. they aren’t obligated to give us a statement after 100k signature sadly”

I still have them linked below in the petitions section for those who want to sign

WOMAN KIDNAPPED - LICENSE PLATE EEV701

Stop sharing videos of Black people being murdered. “Seeing all sides” doesn’t mean watching someone’s murder. Believe Black people. It’s gratuitous and exploitative. Imagine being his kin right now.

BLM carrd

BLM doc

If you live internationally and cannot sign petitions without an american postal code feel free to use any of these:

90015 - Los Angeles, California

10001 - New York City, New York

75001 - Dallas, Texas

More resources for international people

Petitions

*Do not donate to change.org

Text FLOYD to 55156 OR sign the petition here: Color of Change - #JusticeforFloyd: Demand the officers who killed George Floyd are charged with murder.

Color of Change - #JusticeforBre: Police officers who killed Breonna Taylor must be FIRED.

Color of Change - #JusticeforAhmaud

change.org - Justice for George Floyd

change.org - The Minneapolis Police Officers to be charged for murder after killing innocent black man

change.org - Justice for George Floyd

change.org - Justice for George Floyd

change.org - Justice for Breonna Taylor

change.org - Julius Jones is innocent. Don't let him be executed by the state of Oklahoma.

Justice for Julius (more info with how to help and where to send emails)

change.org - Prosecute the murderers who killed George Floyd

change.org - Justice for Belly Mujinga

change.org - Justice For Tony McDade

change.org - Hands Up Act

change.org - Justice For Joāo Pedro

change.org - Willie Simmons has served 38 years for a $9 robbery

change.org - Disbarment of George E. Barnhill

change.org - Justice for Regis Korchinski-Paquet

change.org - Justice for Ahmaud Arbery- Pass Georgia Hate Crime Bill

change.org - Free Anthony Wint

change.org - After The Smoke Clears... Arrest Juan DelaCruz for the MURDER of Pamela Turner RIGHT NOW

change.org - #freejeffersonelie

change.org - Exoneration of Albert Wilson

change.org - Justice for Sean

change.org - Reopen Kendrick Johnson's Case #J4Kendrick

change.org - Justice For Tamir Rice

change.org - Justice for Tamir Rice 2

change.org - Censorship of Police Brutality in France

change.org - Fire Racist Criminal Michael J Reynolds from the NYPD

change.org - Mandatory Life Sentence for Police Brutality

change.org - Criminal Charges for Travis & Greg McMichael in the murder of Black Jogger Ahmaud Arbery

change.org - Justice for Alejandro Vargas Martinez

change.org - Make false 911 calls a criminal offense

‪change.org - RAISE THE DEGREE

change.org - Free Siyanda

change.org - Jennifer Jeffley

change.org - Fire Racist Criminal Michael J Reynolds from the NYPD

change.org - Justice for Darrius Stewart

change.org - Justice for Amiya Braxton

change.org - Justice for Dion Johnson

change.org - Justice for Emerald Black

change.org - Junk the Anti-Terrorism Bill and Uphold Human Rights

change.org - Skip to main content    Drop All Charges Against Incarcerated Trafficking Survivor Chrystul Kizer

change.org - Justice for Crystal Mason

change.org - Stop hit and run drivers who kill Innocent people from receiving bond in North Carolina

change.org - Justice for Tete

change.org - Justice for Sean Reed

text “JUSTICE” to 668366

moveon - #JusticeforBre: Police officers who killed Breonna Taylor must be FIRED

moveon - We want justice for 19 year old Darrius Stewart gunned down by a white police officer on last Fri...

Organize For - Take the Pledge: We Are the Movement for Black Lives

Text “ENOUGH” to 55156 - demand justice for Breonna Taylor

Text “JUSTICE” to 55156 - demand DA George Barnhill and Jackie Johnson are removed from office

We the People - Justice for George Floyd Make sure you confirm you signature by checking your email immediately after

We the People - Raise the Degree

We the People - Arrest the Other Three

People's Budget LA Tell your Council Member to reject Mayor Eric Garcetti's proposal to spend 54% of the general fund on the LAPD

reclaim the block - Tell MPLS City Council to Defund the Police

Donate

*Do not donate to any fundraisers hosted by Shaun King - he has an extensive history of collecting funds for pro-Black movements which have disappeared - deleted all petitions by The Action Pac because he is affiliated with them

*Need a Venmo to donate to Minneapolis activists? Donate via Venmo to the Femme Empowerment Project. Be sure to set your donation to "private." You can even specify how you want your donation to be used-- medic training, medic gear, or jail support.

Spreadsheet with places to donate to

gofundme.com - Official George Floyd Memorial Fund (this is the only legitimate gofundme to donate directly to George Floyd’s family)

gofundme - Justice for Kenneth Walker (for his legal representation supporting Breonna Taylor)

gofundme - I Run With Maud

gofundme - Help Coach Steve Parker Get Back in the Game

gofundme - Support Roy Stoddart’s Family

gofundme - Help a front line nurse and baby get proper care

gofundme - COVID19 testing, advocacy & education

gofundme - Jessica Mahone

gofundme - Comfort and Support for the Moncrease Family

gofundme - The Heart of a Chef

gofundme - Marcus Jackson Medical Funds

gofundme - COVID-19 Survivor, Ron's Road to Recovery

gofundme - Greene Family Fire Relief

gofundme - Justice for Regis

This is the only donation page approved by Regis’ mother: gofundme - Justice for Regis

gofundme - RIP Belly Mujinga

gofundme - Homeless Black Trans Women Fund

gofundme - Nadarrius Lundy (Nada) Memorial Fund

gofundme - Destiny Harrison's Legacy (organized by her mother)

Twitter thread full of gofundme’s (most of them were just listed but continue checking in case the thread has been updated)

@theysbianism on Twitter: please retweet! help my girlfriend, a Black trans woman, support her family and get her brother out of prison. the family collectively has been able to get $485 and only $200 more is needed. please boost and donate if you can!

Venmo: @celestialmadonna

Cashapp: $celestialmaddona

the action network - Demand justice for Tony McDade

Donate to Black Lives Matter

Donate to the Northstar Health Fund (medical supplies)

Sybrina Fulton's Campaign (Trayvon Martin’s mother is running for office in FL)

Donate to Reclaim the Block MPLS organization that invests in their community’s safety and fights against the police union

Donate to Black Visions Collective

Know Your Rights Camp their Legal Defense Initiative will pay for legal assistance for people protesting in MPLS + Kaepernick’s charity is funding the project

Oakland Anti Police Terror Project

South Minneapolis food shelves

MN Bail Fund and Relief List

Twitter thread of bail funds

Another twitter thread of bail funds

Pro bono representation of Houston protestors

Minnesota Freedom Fund (on-the-ground bail fund)

Louisville Bail Fund

Brooklyn Bail Fund

The Bronx Bail Fund

Atlanta Bail Fund (atl solidarity fund)

Atlanta Bail Fund (the action network)

LA Bail Fund

Columbus Bail Fund

Philadelphia Bail Fund (philly bail fund)

Philadelphia Bail Fund (philly bailout)

Detroit Bail Fund

Milwaukee Bail Fund

Charlotte Bail Fund: $WereStillHere OR venmo: ResistanceisBeautiful

Silicon Valley Bail Fund

Louisville Bail Fund

Chicago Bail Fund

National Revolving Bail Fund

Gas Mask Fund:

Venmo: @Isak-Douah

Cashapp: $Isakdouah

Paypal: [email protected]

Black owned businesses

Support small online Black owned businesses

Google doc of Black owned businesses

Twitter thread: "here’s a thread of black small businesses that were destroyed that you can donate to to help rebuild"

Donate to the following groups

http://aclu.org

http://joincampaignzero.org

http://nlg-npap.org  

http://blacklivesmatter.com

http://advancementproject.org

http://changethenypd.org

http://M4BL.org

http://themarshallproject.org

Support protesters

For their safety, do not post pictures or videos of their faces

How to properly treat someone who has been tear gassed

Tips for protesters

More tips

More tips

How to extinguish tear gas

How to treat a bullet wound

Disable tanks

Delete your digital footprint

Disable tanks

Twitter thread masterlist of safety tips for protesting

Protester safety tips

Support the woman pushed by the cop at Barclays $Dounyazayer

Thread of Homeland Security words being monitored on social media sites

Twitter thread: Know Your Rights

Location safety thread

Twitter thread: "how to identify an undercover cop"

If you are arrested for protesting in Minneapolis, call [phone] and they will bail you out

Legal Rts Ctr: [phone]

If you are arrested in NYC call The National Lawyers Guild hotline with name and arrest location: [phone]

Legal Aid Society: [phone]

Atlanta jail support: [phone]

Louisville jail support: (502) 705- 0081

The Bail Project: 1 [phone]

National Lawyers Guild LA - Legal Defense Hotline: [phone]

Pro Bono Legal Representation doc

Drop Off Sites in MPLS (as of 5/29)

Epworth United Methodist Church, 3207 37th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406

MN Youth Collective Office, 2161 University Ave W. Suite 100

2161 University Ave is taking a pause on accepting donations - overflowing

CTUL- CENTRO DE TRABAJADORES UNIDOS EN LA LUCHA - 3715 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407

The Coven (Downtown/North Loop MPLS) - 30 N 1st St, Minneapolis, MN 55401

Bethlehem Lutheran Church - 436 Roy St St. Paul, MN (NOTE POLICE PRESENCE OBSERVED)

Please donate and drop off First Aid, Physical Safety, Covid Precaution and Nourishment Supplies

Educate yourselves

Anti-racism resources

Learn about Black history and activism

Books by Black Activists

Books: how to be actively antiracist

Learn about unconscious bias

Twitter thread of mental health resources for Black people

Twitter thread on why protesters attacked Target in MN

Being Black and LGBTQ

Twitter thread of documentaries

Open Yale course - African American History: From Emancipation to the Present

ALEC Exposed

MPLS Protests

JACOB PEDERSON of the St. Paul PD is widely believed to have been the undercover cop vandalizing stores and starting fires during protests.

Report: What Does it Take to Embed a Racial Equity & Inclusion Lens?

Twitter thread of misinformation

Twitter thread: "how can i help from the uk?"

Contact Officials

GEORGE FLOYD is the name of the man who was murdered by DEREK CHAUVIN (badge 1087), TOU THAO (badge 7162), Thomas Lane, and J Alexander Kueng. If you truly care about getting justice, make phone calls to these numbers and express your anger. We cannot let another killer cop walk free.

UPDATE: As of May 29, Chauvin has been charged for third-degree murder. Continue pressuring officials for harsher charges because what he did was clearly not an accident. Also continue pushing for the other cops who were at the scene to be charged.

Contact Outline and Info

International Affairs Division

City Hall, Room 112

350 South 5th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55415

[phone]

Velma J. Korbel, Director

Department of Civil Rights

City Hall, Room 239

350 South 5th Street

Minneapolis, MN 55415

[phone]

Mayer Jacob Frey

https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d189a2276e234cacb9f02db60dac0569

[phone]

Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman

C-2000 Government Center

300 South Sixth Street

Minneapolis, MN 55487

https://www.hennepinattorney.org/about/contact

[email protected]

[phone]

MPLS FBI field office

[phone]

MPD 3rd Precinct

[phone]

MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

[phone]

Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis

[phone]

Louisville Mayor (demand justice for Breonna Taylor)

[phone]

MN Precinct Inspector

[email protected]

Commander of Training Unit

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

JUSTICE FOR REGIS CONTACTS

City Councillor Gord Perks - Parkdale - High Park

[email protected]

[phone]

MPP Bhutilla Karpoche - Parkdale - High Park

[email protected]

[phone]

MP Arif Virani - Parkdale - High Park

[email protected]

[phone]

Mayor of Toronto John Tory

[email protected]

[phone]

Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders

[email protected]

[phone]

Solicitor General - Minister Sylvia Jones

[email protected]

[phone]

[phone]

Attorney General of Ontario Doug Downey

[email protected]

[phone]

[phone]

Urge the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for transparency and accountability in handling her case

1 [phone] OR [phone]

https://www.siu.on.ca/en/contact.php

Address concerns to SIU Director Joseph Martino

Sample Email:

Hello [recipient],

I am writing to you in regards to the incident that occurred at 100 High Park Avenue on May 27th, 2020. A 29 year-old Black woman, Regis, has died after allegedly falling off her balcony, despite police being present.

As a concerned citizen, I am very upset and disturbed at the events that took place and the allegations that this caused on the part of the police. I am demanding justice and answers as to the death of Regis Korchinski-Paquet.

A complete and transparent public and independent investigation needs to take place. Charges need to be brought to all the officers involved, as well as all information and evidence should be made available to the public.

Sincerely,

[your name]

JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR CONTACTS

Murdered by Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove

Louisville Metro PD

[phone]

Louisville Mayor Office

[phone]

JUSTICE FOR TONY MCDADE CONTACTS

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Tallahassee Police dept

[email protected]

Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey

[email protected]

Commissioner Jeremy Matlow https://www.talgov.com/Main/email.aspx?emailto=jeremy.matlow

Officer Kevin Bradshaw - Officer on Tony's case

[phone]

#blm #protests #black lives matter #george floyd

[maeamian]

djjohnnyt replied to your post “lol twitter’s limited my intereactions for the next half day cause I...”

worth it.

Fuck Eric Garcetti now and forever tbqh and not even just for the past 24 hours in which he’s punitively closed COVID testing, encouraged his fucking boot boys and moved curfew to 6:00 PM from 8:00 PM at 5:15 PM as an excuse to make more fucking police violence, or hell the past month where his budget spends 54% of the city’s fucking discretionary funds on an already out of control police force while cutting all other services, but also his whole fucking career of bending his knee to the fucking antiblack racist LAPD.

#djjohnnyt #He's also monumentally failed our homeless population because he's a sick fuck #There's recall rumbles going around and I'll hop the fuck on if it turns even the slightest bit real #I'm not quite as locally plugged in as I was in MA #or realistically as I should be after 5 years here but god fucking damn this dude sucks #I'm still pretty plugged into the MA local where they're running a third generation Kennedy against environmental legend Ed Markey #Which is in my personal opinion: Fucked

[unfilteredpatriot]

New Post has been published on Unfiltered Patriot

New Post has been published on http://unfilteredpatriot.com/blm-leader-we-wont-accept-liberal-white-supremacy-of-joe-biden/

BLM Leader: We Won’t Accept “Liberal White Supremacy” of Joe Biden

If Joe Biden and the Democrats thought that winning the presidency would get Black Lives Matter off their backs, they learned otherwise this week. Not only is BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors calling on Biden to sign all kinds of absurd legislation that would abolish prisons, get rid of police, and essentially dismantle the entire concept of American law enforcement, racial activists in California are warning him that he can’t use BLM to win an election and then turn his back on it.

BLM Los Angeles is particularly concerned about reports that Biden may give L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti a place in his administration. At protests outside Garcetti’s home this week, BLM Los Angeles organizer Melina Abdullah said that Biden “capitalized on our efforts to defund the police, and then tried to condemn the words at the same time.”

“We want to be very clear that as we happily usher out the Trump regime, we will not accept liberal white supremacy in the White House in the form of Joe Biden,” Abdullah said. “It doesn’t matter to me that Kamala Harris is your vice president if you’re using her black woman body to usher in oppressive systems and oppressive people like Eric Garcetti.”

Man. Does anyone sound like racists the way black BLM activists do? We’ve seen threads on Stormfront that aren’t as racially offensive as some of the stuff that comes out of the mouths of people like Abdullah and other BLM organizers and allies.

Abdullah, who has previously accused Biden of “advocating a lock-them-up approach that feeds mass incarceration and overpolicing,” said that his consideration of adding Garcetti to the administration was a “doubling down on liberal white supremacy.”

And so we finally come to the question: Why does BLM hate Garcetti so much? Well, it basically comes down to the fact that he isn’t on board with Defunding the Police. Or, to put it in the language of the grifters who run these organizations: “Garcetti empowers the most murderous police force in the nation.”

We’re in no hurry to rush to the defense of Eric Garcetti, of all people, but if you believe that, wouldn’t it hold true no matter who was the mayor of Los Angeles? Unless, of course, that mayor was some kind of braindead socialist who literally wanted to abolish the LAPD?

Ah, but then we see that the question answers itself…

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[theconservativebrief]

Democrats consistently assert that their party, policies, and platforms are geared towards helping working people.

Americans see this all the time when the left calls for tax increases, more government-subsidized programs, etc. These policies are promoted as helpful for poor and underserved communities; however, Republicans have consistently pushed back against this narrative that Democrats are fighting for the working class.

“White House Press Briefing” (Public Domain) by The White House

  In fact, many Republicans believe that liberal policies are actually counterproductive to the very groups of people they claim to be helping. This is criticism that many Democrat leaders have faced as of late, amid riots, vandalism, and shutdowns, according to Breitbart News.

A Closer Look at Democrat Mayors and Claims of “Neglect”

As it currently stands, multiple inner cities across the nation are in disarray. Another relevant factor in this is the fact the Democrat mayors are presently in power in crumbling areas.

From Atlanta’s Mayor Keisha Bottoms to New York City’s Bill de Blasio or Chicago’s Lori Lightfoot, to say that inner cities are struggling under Democrat leadership is an objective fact.

(2 of 2) The 1619 Project says low-income blacks should not seek self-sufficiency; they should wait for reparations; the nuclear family is eurocentric and therefore racist; capitalism is suspect. – Bob W on Lou Dobbs

— Bob Woodson (@BobWoodson) July 23, 2020

Due to the plights of these communities, many Americans are holding Democrat leaders accountable. In fact, community development leader Robert Woodson maintains that leftist mayors are causing “collateral damage” in the lives of impoverished individuals.

These remarks arrived during an interview with Tucker Carlson and Woodson did not hold back. The Woodson Center founder then proceeded to slam Democrat mayors for “systematic neglect” along with “treasonous behavior” and “abandonment.”

In a nutshell, Woodson made the case that Democrats in power are scapegoating law enforcement while failing to take action against crime in their own communities, hence the neglect of inner-city residents.

What are the Priorities of Democrat Mayors?

At this time, defunding the police and removing statues, rather than cracking down on crime, appear to be the priorities of liberal mayors.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced his decision to defund the local police department weeks ago; so did New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. On a similar note, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot allowed local demonstrators to talk her into removing a statue of Christopher Columbus earlier this week.

I remain committed and focused on the safety of all our residents and will never let the federal government ignore or trample on your Constitutional rights. pic.twitter.com/lTWUeJBjIM

— Mayor Lori Lightfoot (@chicagosmayor) July 25, 2020

As crime surges in inner cities run by Democrats, these mayors are rejecting and pushing back against the federal government’s offer to restore law and order.

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Los Angeles City Council moves forward with plan to replace police officers with community-based responders for nonviolent calls

New Post has been published on https://appradab.com/los-angeles-city-council-moves-forward-with-plan-to-replace-police-officers-with-community-based-responders-for-nonviolent-calls/

Los Angeles City Council moves forward with plan to replace police officers with community-based responders for nonviolent calls

Nonviolent calls for service that police officers typically respond to include mental health crises, substance abuse and neighbor disputes.

The model will be developed by the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) and the City Administrative Officer (CAO), with assistance from the Los Angeles Police Department and the city’s Housing Services Authority, officials said.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and other relevant government service providers will also be involved in the development and implementation of the model.

The measure directs the CLA to analyze and report back on programs utilized domestically and internationally, as well as other models of crisis intervention. It cited CAHOOTS, a community policing partnership that has been in place in Eugene, Oregon, as an example of a program to examine.

“The bottom line is that the way things have been going is not working for our communities,” Wesson, who authored the motion with Council President Nury Martinez, wrote on Twitter.

“This last month has made that crystal clear. We have a responsibility to listen to our people, and our people have spoken. I look forward to continuing this work alongside @BLMLA,” Wesson wrote, referring to Black Lives Matter-LA.

The vote comes after activists in Los Angeles — led by the city’s Black Lives Matter chapter — for weeks repeated the same call to action voiced by many nationwide following the May death of George Floyd: Defund the police.

The move to replace some police with trained crisis responders is one component of the movement. Supporters of defunding police — either abolishing police entirely or shrinking their departments’ budgets and reinvesting those funds in education or housing — believe that unarmed workers trained to deescalate violence could better serve some community members.

Weeks of activism

Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died in late May after pleading for help as a Minneapolis police officer used his knee on Floyd’s neck to pin him to the ground for more than eight minutes.

Video of the incident surfaced and quickly sparked a global movement to demand justice and end police brutality in solidarity with Black Lives Matter, with protests nationwide including in LA.

On June 15, activists presented a nine-page report called the People’s Budget LA — accompanied by a slideshow and two-hour presentation — in person to city officials.

“We are saying defund the police,” Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter-LA, said in the presentation. “We’re also saying reimagine public safety.”

One day later, Wesson echoed Abdullah’s words in his own statement announcing he would introduce a motion to replace LAPD officers “with unarmed, non-law enforcement agencies who will be responsible for responding to non-violent calls for service.”

“We need to reimagine public safety in the 21st century,” Wesson said on June 16. “One which reduces the need for armed police presence, especially when the situation does not necessarily require it.”

Wesson, who was the first Black president of the Los Angeles City Council, said police have gone from part of the solution to part of the problem and “may not be best equipped” to respond to non-emergency situations.

The Los Angeles Police Protective League, a union that represents nearly 10,000 sworn personnel, told Appradab when the motion was proposed that the move to replace some officers could improve outcomes between police and the communities they serve.

“We agree with Councilmember Wesson that not every call our city leaders have asked us to respond to should be a police response,” Tom Saggau, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL), told Appradab in a statement on June 16.

“We are more than willing to talk about how, or if, we respond to non-criminal and non-emergency calls so we can free up time to respond quickly to 911 calls, crack down on violent and property crime, and expand our community policing efforts.”

Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti — who has been criticized by LA activists amid the movement to defund police — praised the city council’s plan.

“We must act to reform public safety in our communities — and today, we took an important step forward,” he tweeted.

Nationwide calls to ‘defund the police’

Over the past few months, “defund the police” has become a rallying cry among activists across the US.

The movement calls for investing a sizable chunk of a city’s budget — normally designated for funding police departments — to communities, especially marginalized ones where much of the policing occurs.

The concept’s been a murmur for years, particularly following the protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, though it seemed improbable in 2014.

Now, local officials have begun listening to activist demands — and change, at least in some areas of the country, seems more probable.

“The world is speaking right now,” Abdullah said while addressing City Council members in mid-June. “They’re saying we don’t want a system of policing that puts targets on the backs of Black people especially, but also is a regular assailant and traumatizer of our entire community.”

Last week, members of the city council in Minneapolis — where Floyd was killed — moved to dismantle its police force and replace it with a department of community safety and violence prevention.

“This is one action of many that we need to take on the road to a more equitable and just system that keeps people safe,” council member Jeremiah Ellison said.

Police unions in Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose in mid-June unveiled a collective agenda calling for national police reform and pledging to root out racist officers.

“Unfortunately, there is racism in our communities and that means across our country there are some racist police officers,” the unions said in a joint statement. “Police unions must root out racism wherever it rears its ugly head and root out any racist individual from our profession.”

In Los Angeles, Wesson acknowledged the new plan “won’t solve all our problems right away.”

“But this move marks a sea change in our city’s approach to public safety and I’m optimistic cities and counties across the nation will follow our lead,” he tweeted.

Appradab’s Alexandra Meeks and Scottie Andrew contributed to this report.

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War and Casualties

I have been trying to figure out exactly what I’ve been feeling lately. The ignorance and refusal to accept what is basic human rights has been quite a shock to me. The lack of empathy I have seen come from members of my own community has been a bit unsettling. I’ve never been one to stray from a fight. And I will gladly teach somebody some manners who is blatantly being disrespectful.

As I continue to question my inner peace, people across the world, my community included, continue to protest for justice. Not just for George Floyd, but for all black lives. Innocent protesters clash with police. Violent rioters destroy cities. Intermingling among those who want change. With their own evil agenda’s intow.

Social media gangsters battle it out. One misspelled word at a time. Boomers unable to come up with a compelling argument. Leading them to their only defense, insults. Undercover racist no longer safe behind their soccer mom disguise. Cops shooting tear gas and pepper spray, rubber bullets and flash bangs to disorient, disban and cause HARM to protestors like it’s the Civil War part 2.

Any rational human being would read the above and could not fathom why anybody would want to take part in such a disruptive life style. But what they fail to realize is that in war you must battle to get results. And from the many battles that have occurred since May 25th there has been many honarable results:

Chokeholds have been banned in California, New York, Minneapolis, Washington, DC, Tampa, Chicago, Denver, Phoenix, Baltimore, Sout Carolina and San Fransico.

Charges have been upgraded on police officer Derek Chauvin and the other three police officers involved in George Floyd’s death were charged.

The Dallas police department now requires police officers to intervene when a fellow officer is using excessive force.

The Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti said he would seek to reduce the budget by up to $150 million. The Minneapolis City Council has made similar plans.

Sever officers filmed using force against protesters have been fired.

Some city governments and universities are removing monuments to Confederate leaders, slave owners or known racists. Some protestors are taking it upon themselves to remove them.

NASCAR banned the confederate flag from flying at events.

And maybe the most honorable mention, the FBI opened an investigation into Breonna Taylor’s death.

As the war rages on and the battles continue to be won, more results will rack up. But so will the casualties. Make no mistake about it. I am willing to lose friendships over this. Irritate family members over this. Make co-workers extremely uncomfortable over this. I will not be complicit in any shape or form in the injustices the black community face on a regular basis. And let me make myself very clear. YOU ARE EITHER WITH ME OR AGAINST ME.

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PUBLIC SAFETY

Abolish the police? It’s a real thing. Even cops say they’ve taken on too much

Behind a provocative slogan is a growing movement that questions the role of police in American society.

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-06-06/abolish-police-movement

By JOHN WILKENS JUNE 6, 20206 AM

Protest signs are meant to be provocative, but these were especially so: “Abolish the police.”

They showed up in San Diego and across the country over the past two weeks as thousands of Americans took to the streets to condemn the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes during an arrest over a counterfeit $20 bill.

As far-fetched as the protest signs seem, they are part of a growing national debate that’s moved beyond the usual calls for change — better training, more diversity, increased accountability — to openly question the fundamental purpose of police in society.

Are the officers guardians, or are they warriors?

Critics say Floyd’s death, in a city that spent millions of dollars in the past five years to institute reforms after earlier killings, is proof that a different approach is needed.

“To me, the word ‘reform’ makes it sound as if you’re just trying to tweak something that was good before, and to me it was never good,” said Tasha Williamson, a San Diego community activist and former mayoral candidate. “What we’re looking for is a total transformation.”

The furor over the Floyd killing prompted local law agencies last week to ban the carotid restraint, a neck hold that controls suspects by rendering them unconscious. Critics have been trying for years to eliminate what they see as a dangerous and dehumanizing tool deployed disproportionately against people of color.

“When people say things have gotten better, what they’re really saying is we’ve gone from totally racist to medium racist. We’re asking for no racist.”

TASHA WILLIAMSON

They’ve also garnered support from San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, other key elected officials and even the police union for a ballot measure that would ask voters to approve another long-sought goal: creation of an independent, subpoena-empowered commission to oversee the police.

“I look forward to working with everyone for open change,” San Diego police chief David Nisleit told members of a city advisory board Wednesday night.

How open, and how much change, remains to be seen, especially as reformers begin to go after another pillar of police legitimacy: their funding.

“Starve the beast,” in the words of Alex Vitale, a Brooklyn College sociology professor. His 2017 book, “The End of Policing,” argues that some of the money spent on law enforcement should go instead to community-based organizations better suited to alleviate social problems and address the root causes of crime.

Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said he plans to cut up to $150 million from the police budget and give it to services supporting the black community. Two state senators, one in San Francisco and the other in Long Beach, said they would donate any campaign contributions from police unions to non-profits helping people of color.

Hundreds of San Diegans, in public meeting comments and in emails, are pressuring the City Council to reject a $27 million increase Faulconer has proposed for the police department’s $539 million budget and re-direct the money to other services.

“We need to talk about what real safety looks like,” resident Bernadette Vela said.

Diminished trust, respect

There have been deaths at the hands of police before, followed by protests and calls for change. What makes this time different?

“For me, it’s been the swift response of police chiefs everywhere denouncing what happened to George Floyd,” said Geneviéve Jones-Wright, a San Diego community activist and former candidate for district attorney. “It was the swift firing of the four officers involved. We’ve never seen that before.”

Even the National Fraternal Order of Police, the largest law enforcement labor organization in the U.S., issued a statement from President Patrick Yoes acknowledging that Floyd’s death “shocked and horrified our nation.”

While stressing that he believes the incident should not be allowed “to define our profession,” Yoes added, “There is no doubt that this incident has diminished the trust and respect our communities have for the men and women of law enforcement.”

Trust and respect have long been tenuous things in black communities, in part because the roots of policing, at least in the South, date back to slave patrols that were created to enforce captivity and chase down runaways.

The first one was created in the Carolina colonies in 1704, well over a century before any full-time, publicly funded police department was founded (Boston, in 1838).

After the Civil War, police officers became integral to enforcing Jim Crow laws that legalized racial segregation. They were sometimes seen standing by during lynchings that happened on courthouse lawns. During the civil-rights protests of the 1960s, they were photographed turning dogs and fire hoses on demonstrators.

Even after decades of reforms and attempts to professionalize police work, racial disparities persist, according to various studies cited in a 2019 report, “New Era of Public Safety,” by the Leadership Conference Education fund. Black drivers are more likely than whites to be stopped by police. They’re more likely to be ticketed, searched and arrested.

Blacks are 2.5 times more likely to face the threat or use of non-lethal force during an encounter with police, according to the report, and three times more likely be killed. If you are a black male between the ages of 15-19, you are 21 more times likely to be killed than your white counterparts.

“When people say things have gotten better, what they’re really saying is we’ve gone from totally racist to medium racist,” Williamson said. “We’re asking for no racist.”

In San Diego, a 2016 study found that black and Latino drivers were more likely than whites to be searched after a traffic stop — and less likely to be found with any contraband.

A 2019 study commissioned by the local chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union found that the county’s two largest law agencies, the SDPD and the sheriff’s department, stopped, searched and used force against black people at higher rates than they did against whites.

“The racial profiling, the over-policing in communities of color — it has to end,” Jones-Wright said.

‘Let the cop handle it’

Some police officers might welcome a shift in law-enforcement practices. Their duties have expanded over the years — war on drugs, war on terror, war on homelessness — making the job more militarized and complicated.

“Every societal failure, we put it on the cops to solve,” Dallas chief David Brown said in 2016, several days after a sniper killed five officers in his city.

“Not enough mental-health funding, let the cop handle it. Not enough drug-addiction funding, let’s give it to the cops,” he said. “Here in Dallas we have a loose-dog problem. Let’s have the cops chase loose dogs. Schools fail, give it to the cops. Seventy percent of the African-American community is being raised by single women, let’s give it to the cops to solve as well. That’s too much to ask. Policing was never meant to solve all those problems. I just ask other parts of our democracy along with the free press to help us.”

Four years later, the conversation about just what that “help” might entail has shifted in the wake of a string of police killings of black Americans.

Minneapolis was part of a pilot project to usher in a new kind of policing by attacking structural racism. Launched in 2015, the three-year, $4.7 million program included training in de-escalation, implicit bias, and procedural justice. Officers were given body cameras and banned from attending “warrior” training.

Then Floyd, a 46-year-old truck driver and restaurant security worker, was killed on Memorial Day. Derek Chauvin, 44, the officer charged with second-degree murder in the case, was not only a 19-year veteran, but a training officer.

Now some City Council members there are saying they will gradually “dismantle” the department and replace it with one that uses health-care workers and social workers instead of police officers to respond to substance abuse, homelessness or mental-health calls. Violence prevention would be the work of community-based counselors.

Other cities, including Washington D.C. and Dallas, are also exploring “alternate policing” programs.

Activists are hopeful efforts like that can take hold in San Diego. “We know that when people have the things they need and the supports are in place, people can lift themselves up out of poverty,” Williamson said.

But she and others said earlier reform efforts have taught them to be skeptical about the prospects for change. They think the main reason local law agencies agreed to ban the carotid restraint was to head off more fundamental reckonings about legitimacy and funding.

“It was low-hanging fruit,” Jones-Wright said.

Still, she sees the current unrest sweeping the country as an opportunity for extended conversations about what public safety means and how to achieve it.

“We have to remain hopeful because we can’t go back to where we were,” she said. “Now is the time for change. If not now, when?”

[So people want to control everyone so that no-one person is racist? Even though the triggering event may not have been anything about race, rather an old co-worker score to settle?]