Change.org Petition: Let’s Pass Police Reform - Support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act!

Five police officers killed Tyre Nichols after a routine traffic stop. This week, Memphis police released footage of the encounter and people across the country are demanding change. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act aims to reduce unjust police brutality. It would enable the fair prosecution of reckless police behavior which so many people believe led to Nichols’ death. Join the movement calling for justice. Let’s Pass Police Reform: Support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act! 113,564 have signed T. C. Matthews’s petition. Let’s get to 150,000!

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In June of 2020, House and Senate Democrats introduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. On March 3, 2021, House Democrats once again passed this same  Act. This is a multi-clause bill created to drastically reduce the death toll wrought by excessive and unjust police brutality.  NOW WE NEED THE SENATE TO MAKE THIS BILL INTO A LAW.  The Justice in Policing Act PROHIBITS and BANS:                                                                                 -racial, religious, and other discriminatory profiling ​ The Justice in Policing Act RESTRICTS:                                                                                                            -the transfer of military-grade weapons to state and local law enforcement -the use of deadly force (simply by asking officers to prove that force necessary) ​ The Justice in Policing Act REQUIRES:                                                                                                      -better training for law enforcement to avoid implicit bias -the creation of a national police misconduct registry -that federal, uniformed police offers wear body cameras -that all marked federal vehicles have dashboard cameras ​-that lynching and other hate-crimes be regarded as federal crimes The Justice in Policing Act ENABLES:                                                                                              -the fair prosecution of reckless police action in criminal AND civil court PLEASE—share this petition: with your Senator and on your social streams! Tell the world that this is NOT the time to make police reform a partisan issue. The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Michael Brown, Atatiana Jefferson, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, Sandra Bland, and countless others are NOT opportunities to "score" political points. Our police force is sworn to protect and serve the people. Let’s hold them to that promise. Let’s pass police reform! Sign and share this petition. Get YOUR senator to support the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act!  ALSO: Visit tcatherinematthews.wixsite.com/letspasspolicereform for more information on how YOU can do even more to help pass police reform.

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