Police Accountability

DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE FAMILY:https://www.gofundme.com/f/justiceforjacobblakeJacob Blake, 29, was shot by Kenosha, Wisconsin police officers in the back 7 times on August 23, 2020. Officers were on the scene due to a fight, which Jacob Blake was trying to break up. He was unarmed and his kids were right there and saw everything. Fortunately, Jacob was not killed but he is in serious condition. The cops who shot him need to be charged with at least attempted murder. Jacob Blake needs our help fighting for justice. Please sign this petition and share with friends and family to help him and his family. All love to you guys.

With the killing of Breonna Taylor still a fresh wound on the country’s consciousness, it is time for us to act on restricting para-military tactics within policing. Historically, police officers needed to knock and announce their presence prior to breaking into a home, but following the decision of Hudson v. Michigan that standard was significantly weakened. Hudson v. Michigan held that “A violation of the "knock-and-announce" rule by police does not require the suppression of the evidence found during a search.” This means that police can execute a no-knock raid, and still gather evidence to be used in court. No-knock raids are a common tactic in a war on drugs that is dangerous for all people, and has excessively targeted our black and brown neighbors with unjust and often fatal consequences. In our own state, 7 year old Aiyana Jones was killed by police gunfire during a no-knock raid in Detroit. Her killer was not convicted, and these dangerous practices continue to this day. When wrongful deaths do occur, there is usually a settlement paid out by taxpayer dollars. We did not consent to these military style tactics used to fight a prejudiced and failing drug war, and we will no longer accept our own tax dollars as restitution for unjust killings. This practice of no-knock raids does not provide citizens the possibility of peaceful surrender, and puts the safety of both officers and suspects at risk. This petition will be used to show the wide support amongst Michigan voters to end the practice of no-knock raids, as they are unjust and dangerous. This petition will make the following policy demands from Michigan State legislators. 1: Reinstate the exclusionary rule for no-knock raids. If police wish to search a home and gather evidence, it needs to be done by a traditional “knock and announce” search 2: Require police to “knock and announce“ their identity and presence prior to any door or window breaching. 3: Require police training in dispute resolution/negotiation, and establish protocol for officers to first attempt to make contact with a suspect and demand a peaceful surrender without immediately breaking into the home. This allows an opportunity for peaceful surrender, and safeguards against rapid and dangerous action based on potentially inaccurate data. If this tactic were used across the country, Breonna Taylor would still be alive. This petition will be used to urge our Michigan Legislators to propose a bill establishing our 3 policy demands. If you are in a district other than state senate district 06, and would like to reach out to your representative on behalf of this initiative, please contact me at brentsteinackerwsu@gmail.com  

Police brutality is a global issue. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria is a state run brute squad that murders, rapes, kidnaps and tortures the people they are supposed to protect. Amnesty International documented at least 82 cases of torture, abuse, and unlawful execution carried out by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria between Jan 2017 and May 2020. The cases included hangings, torture chambers, hostages, and extortion. Time to #EndSARS is now! Sign this petition and make your voice heard! #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality

Monday May 25. 2020 Minneapolis PD murdered an African American man who was unarmed and not dangerous. This whole incident makes me sick. The power that comes with the PD is old news. It's 2020 and we still have racist police officers murdering innocent civilians. This is bull sh*t. I don't care if the officer were to be red, blue, yellow, black, or purple. The man murdered another human being for no reason. He was getting some sick satisfaction of crushing this man's neck. He sat there crushing his neck cutting off his air passages. The man started bleeding from his nose before going unconscious. The Police Department remained completely unphased by it. One officer checked his pulse after the man went unconscious. At this point the man was gone. He was murdered for what reason? This was no medical condition. And even If the man had any medical condition whatsoever he would still be alive today had this officer not spent over 15 minutes crushing his throat. The man was NOT fighting back at this point. Everything was under control. Yet the officer continued using excessive force.  I ask the you [we] the people stand up to the Minneapolis Police Department.  Both officers are to be charged with murder and to be sentenced to the highest possible amount of time in Federal prison.  Enough is enough!!! No more white privileges. No more police privileges. This is beyond old!!!!   "My stomach hurts. My neck hurts. Everything hurts. … (I need) water or something. Please. Please. I can't breathe, officer. … I cannot breathe. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-shows-minneapolis-cop-with-knee-on-neck-of-motionless-moaning-man-he-later-died/