Policemen/ women play a significant role within our communities. They have the ability to be a positive role model and influence on the citizens that entrusts them to "Protect and serve" at all times while doing what's in the best interest of those who need them the most. The Law Enforcement Oath of Honor states: "On my honor, I will never betray my badge, my integrity, my character or the public trust. I will always have the courage to hold myself and others accountable for our actions I will always uphold the constitution, my community, and the agency I serve." With that being said, officers are failing to honor this oath by unjustly murdering innocent citizens within their own communities, and are not being held fully accountable for their actions.

This has been an ongoing problem, and drastic changes need to be made in order to resolve the "civil unrest" that is occurring globally. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, article 11, states: "Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed INNOCENT until PROVEN GUILTY according to law in a public trial at which he/she has had all the guarantees necessary for his defense."

In the wake of the egregious behavior by Officer Chauvin shown in the viral video of the murder of Mr. George Floyd, Americans are seeing a pattern of African American men and women being unjustly murdered for minor/misdemeanor offenses or no obvious reason at all. This pattern is mainly being exhibited in encounters with African Americans, but have occurred with other races as well, and citizens are fed up with the tyranny that they're experiencing. Families all over America are tired of burying their loved ones due to false assumptions being made by police officers. Changes have to be made and accountability has to be taken when officers' violate their oath.

We're asking that law enforcement officers' be held fully accountable by enacting "The Police Accountability Act," which would entail harsher sentences by immediate arrests, immediate termination, losing their jobs WITHOUT pay, and longer prison sentences when they're found to be in violation of conduct that leads to injury/death of another person. The primary reason why their behavior continues to happen is because there is no consequences for their actions, which causes distrust from the citizens. Additionally, there should be complete transparency after these incidents because there have been many instances when there seemed to be more sympathy for the police officer than the victim who lost their life, which is an insult to the families who have lost someone tragically. As a nation, we have to do better, and remember that "Change starts with YOU, but it doesn't start UNTIL YOU DO!"