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LEAP: Law Enforcement Accountability Project. Disrupting the narrative about the murder of Black people by police. Art is our weapon. Powered by @arraynow.
Joined June 2020
RT @CBSNews: BREAKING: The sixth and final former Mississippi deputy is sentenced for the racially motivated torture of two Black men. http….
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Former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield was one of six law enforcement officers who admitted to racially motivated torture.
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The recent news about Elijah Mcclain's death at the hands of Aurora, CO, police officers brought to mind our LEAP Grantee @julianstephen. Mr. Stephen walks us through the last moments of McClains life & how he connected the incident to his storytelling through art. Listen in ⬇️
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RT @Phil_Lewis_: The Colorado officer placed Elijah McClain in a neck hold has been reinstated to the Aurora police department and will rec….
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Nathan Woodyard was suspended for two years until jury found him not guilty of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide
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RT @LeapAction: All the verdicts of the officers involved in the killing of Elijah McClain have been released. ❌Jason Rosenblatt- acquitt….
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RT @CNN: The officer who arrested Elijah McClain has been found not guilty of reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide https….
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RT @ColorOfChange: 23, the age Elijah McClain was when Colorado police murdered him. 1423 days since he was killed. 1 officer has been foun….
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ICYMI🚨 Earlier this month, a judicial circuit district attorney chose not to press charges against the troopers involved in the tragic loss of activist Manuel #Tortuguita Teran. This grievous injustice increases the risk for our people and activists.
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RT @AP: BREAKING: Jurors convict a Denver-area police officer of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault and acquit another….
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Jurors have convicted a Denver-area police officer and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice...
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#RandyRoedema convicted for #ElijahMcClain's death. Officer #JasonRosenblatt found not guilty—a painful injustice. Elijah's life was unjustly taken, and accountability must reach everyone present. May he rest in power. ✊🏾 🕊️ #LEAPaction .
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RT @NBCNews: NEW: Former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao has been sentenced to 4 years and 9 months on a state charge for his role in t….
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Tou Thao is the last former Minneapolis police officer convicted in state court for his role in the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2020.
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Black people are disproportionately booked into jails. The over-policing and systemic bias must end. #LEAPaction .
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More than 31 percent of people booked into Contra Costa County jails from April to June of this year were Black, despite the latest U.S. Census numbers finding that African Americans make up only 9.5...
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Since 2015, we have witnessed horrifying instances of police brutality captured on camera. Each incident serves as a painful reminder of the urgent need for accountability within law enforcement. #LEAPaction
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Charges dropped for police officers involved in racist texts. This is a glaring example of the broken system that perpetuates racism within law enforcement. We must demand accountability & justice in policing to ensure equity & safety for all. #LEAPaction.
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The torched body of Mykaella Sharlman, 25, was found last year in Antioch, California. Prosecutors dropped charges against two men accused in her death.
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Black women bear a disproportionate burden of police violence. Despite making up only 13% of women in the United States, they account for 20% of women fatally shot by the police and 28% of unarmed killings. #LEAPaction
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