During @KamalaHarris’ time as D.A. in SF, she refused to prosecute sex workers even when the police decided to unilaterally organize their own stings. The cops were furious with her.
"The cops said they were slam-dunk cases, but Harris' office took one look at the arrests & tossed them all. The DA's office says that the cops acted out of hand & rather than wasting time & money on raiding clubs they should be on the streets fighting serious crimes" pic.twitter.com/xQDKR99faN
Glue your wigs down y’all — @nikisolisSF — a 20+ year veteran public defender — went on Democracy now with Lara Bazelon — who wrote the NYT hit piece against @KamalaHarris at the beginning of the primary.
Oprah Winfrey is amplifying Breonna Taylor’s story and demanding accountability for her shooting death at the hands of police by erecting 26 billboards across Louisville - one billboard for every year of Breonna’s life. #BreonnaTalyorhttps://t.co/H9XRfDv57w
In the last 3 weeks, millions of members (a 4,665% increase vs. 3 wks prior) have sought out 13TH, Ava DuVernay’s essential doc about the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the US.
For more than 20 minutes after Breonna Taylor was fatally shot by Louisville officers, she lay where she fell in her hallway, receiving no medical attention.https://t.co/EsL5Ex59eR
I agree, so I put captions on it. This is Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, director of the local chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, speaking to Mayor Walsh at City Hall, Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, July 2, 2020, about the People's Agenda for Police Reform. pic.twitter.com/QO9ZH0d3xZ
WATCH: NYCLU Central NY Chapter Director @YusufAQ on what it means to defund the police:
“We are funding for other people’s communities to have the promise of the American Dream while we are denying it in our community.” pic.twitter.com/PXS4r3r0GZ
I did not fully appreciate the issue with "most cops don't live in the neighborhood they police" until seeing this https://t.co/59HACmmLy0
— Asher Vollmer / AsherVo@mastodon.social (@AsherVo) July 10, 2020
“Black communities fund the suburbs.” Excellent point. I hadn’t thought about it in this context.
— Midwin Charles, Esq. (@MidwinCharles) July 11, 2020
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They become literal invaders. They invade our communities from the outside and treat the ppl there like insurgents. Then go back home outside of the city at the end of the day.
Very well said: “We are funding the suburbs” - reminder that “defund the police” means reallocate the money. Keep the money in the city and reinforce COMMUNITY policies.
They constantly trot out rhetoric about how they serve communities but refuse to live among the people who they police and pay their salaries. We also pay their suits for killing us. Time to put their bad apple theory to the test and make them pay settlements from their pensions.
I've said this for 40 yrs. I am from and live in Houston. Our police department has been monitored more than once by the DoJ for violating the constitutional rights of the citizens HPD is supposed to serve. TAXPAYERS end up paying for their damages. Enough. Make THEM pay.
— The World is My Piñata (@Embroiderista) July 11, 2020
Amidst the national uprising for racial justice, ’Hamilton’ star @DaveedDiggs and a collective of Black artists created this evocative video inspired by Frederick Douglass’ ‘What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?’ pic.twitter.com/FFcCVVeWcr
President Barack Obama makes a statement about a shooting that killed three police officers and wounded three more in the Louisiana capital of Baton Rouge on Sunday
President Barack Obama and Attorney General Loretta Lynch arrive for the Public Safety Office Medal of Valor ceremony. According to the White House, the medal ‘is the highest national award for valor presented to a public safety officer. The medal is awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect human life.’
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President Barack Obama embraces Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Tyler Call after awarding him with the 2014-2015 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘Special Agent Call, who was off duty with his family, helped rescue a woman from her ex-husband who had violated a restraining order and held the victim at gunpoint
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Today, I join all Americans in honoring 13 officers who went beyond the call of duty to save the lives of strangers. pic.twitter.com/OufzQ70ovH
Constance Wilson accepts the he 2014-2015 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor from U.S. President Barack Obama on behalf of her late grandson, Philadelphia Police Department Sergeant Robert Wilson III. According to the White House, ‘Sergeant Wilson put himself in harm’s way during an armed robbery, drawing fire from the assailants and suffering a mortal wound as he kept store employees and customers safe
President Barack Obama awards Niagara County County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joey Tortorella with the 2014-2015 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘Deputy Tortorella confronted and subdued a volatile gunman who had shot and wounded his parents inside their home and by doing so prevented the gunman from threatening the safety of students at a nearby elementary school
President Barack Obama presents North Miami Police Dept. Officer Niel Johnson the Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘Officer Johnson pursued a man who had shot a Miami police officer and two other innocent bystanders, withstanding fire from an assault weapon, and apprehended the assailant
President Barack Obama presents Johnson City Police Patrolman Louis Cioci the Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘After witnessing the murder of his fellow officer, Patrolman Cioci pursued and apprehended the gunman at a crowded hospital, thereby saving the lives of employees, patients, and visitors.’
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President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Valor to Miami-Dade Police Officer Mario Gutierrez. According to the White House, “Gutierrez sustained multiple stab wounds while subduing a knife-wielding assailant who attempted to set off a massive gas explosion that could have resulted in multiple fatalities
President Barack Obama awards Garland Police Officer Gregory Stevens with the 2014-2015 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘Officer Stevens exchanged gunfire at close range and subdued two heavily-armed assailants preventing a mass shooting
President Barack Obama awards Omaha Police Department Officer Coral Walker with the 2013-2014 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘After exchanging gunfire, Officer Walker single-handedly incapacitated a man who had killed and injured multiple victims on a shooting spree
President Barack Obama awards Midwest City Police Department Major David Huff with the 2013-2014 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘Major Huff saved the life of a two-year-old girl after negotiations deteriorated with a man holding the child captive at knife point.’
President Barack Obama awards Santa Monica Police Department Officers Jason Salas (R) and Robert Sparks and Captain Raymond Bottenfield (L) with the 2013-2014 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘Officer Salas, Officer Sparks, and Captain Bottenfield placed themselves in mortal danger to save the lives of students and staff during a school shooting on the busy campus of Santa Monica College
President Barack Obama awards Los Angeles Police Department Officer Donald Thompson with the 2013-2014 Public Safety Office Medal of Valor. According to the White House, ‘While off duty, Officer Thompson traversed two freeway dividers and endured first- and second-degree burns while pulling an unconscious man to safety from a car moments before it became engulfed in flames
The Obama Diary 
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