Nobody is above the law. Everyone has the right to justice.
Police officers are public servants who should work collaboratively, transparently, and fairly with all of the communities they serve. Too often, police departments and officers violate their role in the community and abuse their power by engaging in acts of excessive force; acting in an increasingly militarized capacity; abusing asset forfeiture policies; and routinely stopping and frisking entire communities, among other practices that treat individuals not as citizen of a democracy but as subject of a carceral state.
You have the right to survive an interaction with police. You have the right to be free from discrimination, and to equal protection under the law. You have the right to be safe. Police do not have the right to kill with impunity.
We need to work together to radically reform the way policing is done in the United States.
Police must stop killing Black people. Never again should we have to hear “I can’t breathe” — but there is currently no federal standard for when police can use deadly force.
Demand systemic reform and justice.
Here is an excellent overview of what is necessary