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The majority of people killed by police in America are killed in response to mental health crisis calls, traffic infractions, and other low-level offenses. Black people are arrested and killed by police at far higher rates than white people. — PolitiTweet.org

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We will never begin to achieve true justice for George Floyd until our country completely transforms public safety to save Black lives and reduce racist police violence. — PolitiTweet.org

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We must ensure police are not the only resort for addressing harm. We must remove police from low-level enforcement of offenses that shouldn’t be criminalized. We must divert funding from policing and towards community-based services. We deserve to be truly safe. — PolitiTweet.org

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True justice for George Floyd means renewing our conviction to create a world where police do not have the opportunity to use violence to target Black people. — PolitiTweet.org

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George Floyd should not have died under an officer’s knee — he should still be alive today. So should Daunte Wright, Philando Castile, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black people killed by police. — PolitiTweet.org

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This racist system of policing also resulted in the killing of Daunte Wright by police less than 10 miles from this trial. And it will continue taking lives by police violence and incarceration until we overhaul it entirely. — PolitiTweet.org

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George Floyd will never again play games with his daughter, Gianna. He’ll never go on walks through the park with his fiancée, Courteney. He will never play basketball with his brother, Philonise. True justice would mean George Floyd was never killed in the first place. — PolitiTweet.org

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While today’s verdict is a small win for police accountability and may help heal a grieving community, the systems that allowed George to be murdered — ripping him away from his family and the communities that loved him so much — remain fully intact. — PolitiTweet.org

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BREAKING: Derek Chauvin has been convicted of the murder of George Floyd. For the first time in Minnesota state history, a white police officer has been held accountable for killing a Black man. — PolitiTweet.org

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Real justice is only achieved by preventing these deaths in the first place, and until we can end the scourge of police violence on Black communities, we will fight to make sure that happens. — PolitiTweet.org

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We hear the verdict in Derek Chauvin’s trial is coming shortly. A reminder: Real justice would be George Floyd being able to return to his daughter Gianna. — PolitiTweet.org

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For decades, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has issued secret legal opinions authorizing the US government to conduct electronic surveillance programs. We deserve access to these opinions. https://t.co/aU77Uw5RSH — PolitiTweet.org

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As states make moves to legalize cannabis, we’re already seeing what happens when racial equity isn’t centered. Disparities in arrest rates persist and, in some cases, have even worsened. There can be no legalization without racial equity. https://t.co/AbH9kFp5a9 — PolitiTweet.org

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“A lot of my Black and Latino friends would get caught up with weed, whereas my white friends somehow, their parents had lawyers or they got lucky.” Student activist Dominique Coronel discussed the reality of disparate cannabis criminalization rates on our podcast. https://t.co/3HNG3WKtMr — PolitiTweet.org

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The war on drugs is a war on people. — PolitiTweet.org

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Ending the drug war is one of the most effective paths to restoring civil rights and liberties. IT’S TIME TO END THE WAR ON DRUGS, ONCE AND FOR ALL. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cannabis justice means: 1️⃣ Divesting from the police and investing in our communities. 2️⃣ Legal cannabis markets are accessible to those who have been harmed by the war on drugs. 3️⃣ Ending the prosecution of cannabis distribution. 4️⃣ Expunging all cannabis convictions. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cannabis prohibition must NOT be replaced with a system of fines, fees, and arrests. We need to eliminate the imperative to constantly police Black and Brown communities for cannabis possession. — PolitiTweet.org

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Cannabis-related arrests still account for nearly half of all drug arrests. In 2018, police made more arrests for cannabis than for all violent crimes combined. — PolitiTweet.org

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Black communities face the brunt of the insidious effects of criminalization, including poverty, police harassment, barriers to employment, housing, and financial assistance. — PolitiTweet.org

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Black and white people use cannabis at similar rates, yet Black people are, on average, 3.6x more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white people. — PolitiTweet.org

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Despite efforts to decriminalize cannabis, racial disparities in arrest rates are still rampant. These disparities persist in every state that has rolled back cannabis prohibition. Legalization alone is not enough. — PolitiTweet.org