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  • RACIAL PROFILING
  • POLICE MISCONDUCT
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Many believe any discussion of police misconduct must first begin with acknowledging the degree of difficulty of this profession, and the exemplary nature and heroic sacrifices demonstrated by the vast majority of our nation



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  • I oppose reforming current police misconduct policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY).
  • I support facilitating federal enforcement of constitutional violations (e.g., excessive use of force) by state and local law enforcement by:

    1.) Lowering the criminal intent standard from “willful” to “knowing” or “reckless” to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct.

    2.) Limiting Qualified Immunity as a defense in a trial against a law enforcement officer or state correctional officer.

    3.) Issuing subpoenas in investigations of police departments for a pattern of discrimination.

    4.) Creating a national registry, the National Police Misconduct Registry, to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct.

    5.) Establishing a framework to prohibit racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels.

    6.) Establishing new requirements for law enforcement officers and agencies to report data on use-of-force incidents, to obtain training on implicit bias and racial profiling, and to wear body cameras.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of either Leader Charles Schumer (NY) and/or Rep. Karen Bass (CA), and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.


Winning Option
  • I support facilitating federal enforcement of constitutional violations (e.g., excessive use of force) by state and local law enforcement by:

    1.) Lowering the criminal intent standard from “willful” to “knowing” or “reckless” to convict a law enforcement officer for misconduct.

    2.) Limiting Qualified Immunity as a defense in a trial against a law enforcement officer or state correctional officer.

    3.) Issuing subpoenas in investigations of police departments for a pattern of discrimination.

    4.) Creating a national registry, the National Police Misconduct Registry, to compile data on complaints and records of police misconduct.

    5.) Establishing a framework to prohibit racial profiling at the federal, state, and local levels.

    6.) Establishing new requirements for law enforcement officers and agencies to report data on use-of-force incidents, to obtain training on implicit bias and racial profiling, and to wear body cameras.

    And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of either Leader Charles Schumer (NY) and/or Rep. Karen Bass (CA), and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
There has been $0.00 pledged in support of this issue
Trustee Candidates

If elected as a trustee, the campaign committee of Leader Charles Schumer (NY) will be unconditionally awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting him to favorably consider passing the Senate version H.R.1280 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. If more than $1,000 has been pledged to this issue, the campaign committee of sponsor Rep. Karen Bass (CA) will be unconditionally awarded 10% of these funds.

If elected as a trustee, the Black Lives Matter will be awarded the funds pledged to this issue along with a letter requesting these funds be used to work and advocate for justice and peace.

About: Black Lives Matter was founded in 2013 in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, Inc. is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives.
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Trustee Election - Opening Date
April 12, 2021
Trustee Election - Closing Date
April 19, 2021