Protesting works: donāt let it die
Reminder to not give up, you are bringing about change.
List of positives to come out of the recent protests as of June 4:
- George Floydās murderer charged with murder and manslaughter, then had charges increased, then the officers that watched it happen were charged with aiding and abetting
- Louisville police (Breonna Taylorās murderers) department will now be under review from an outside agency, which will include review onĀ training, bias-free policing and accountability. (Unfortunately her killers have still not faced charges yet as far as I could find.)
- Charges are to be dropped for Kenneth Walker
- Atlanta has announced plans to create a task force + public database to track police brutality in metro Atlanta area
- Minneapolis city council members are considering disbanding police force in favor of a ācommunity-oriented, nonviolent public safety and outreach capacityā
- Colorado lawmakers have introduced an incredible police reform bill that includes body cam laws, repealing theĀ āfleeing felonā statute, banning chokeholds, and more
Feel free to add more if you know of more!