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The 1991 commission found a “grave problem of excessive use of force by a significant number of officers, as well as issues of racism and bias.” The commission also found that “Los Angeles’ social problems are well beyond the ability of the LAPD to resolve on its own.” — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1991, after Rodney King was severely beaten by LAPD officers, Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley formed a commission to conduct “a full and fair examination of the structure and operation of the LAPD.” — PolitiTweet.org

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From 1986 to 1988, a series of laws called the Anti-Drug Abuse Acts implemented mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses and led to the expansion of prisons and police presence in predominantly Black and Brown communities. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1969, the first SWAT raid occurred when the LAPD raided the Black Panther Party’s Los Angeles headquarters. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1968, the Crime Commission report from three years earlier became the basis for a new agency within the Department of Justice tasked with granting hundreds of millions of dollars in federal money to state and local law enforcement. — PolitiTweet.org

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The 1967 report recommended investment in Black communities to provide jobs, quality education, access to welfare, a system of income supplementation for low-wage workers, and access to housing. President Johnson disbanded the commission and took no action on its recommendations. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1967, President Johnson formed the Kerner Commission to investigate the cause of the 1967 uprisings in Detroit and other cities. The resulting report identified racism, segregation, and underinvestment in Black communities as causes of the uprisings. — PolitiTweet.org

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Later in 1965, The first Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit in the U.S. was formed by the LAPD in response to the Watts rebellion. This marked the beginning of police militarization as we know it today. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1965, President Johnson declared a “War on Crime” and appointed a Crime Commission to study it. This commission based its findings on racist notions that pathologize Blackness, and their report erroneously recommended increased policing and surveillance as solutions to crime. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1919, a commission studied an increase in violence in Chicago. The commission’s recommendations to address violence and crime — including investment in underserved communities, integration, and equal protection under the law for Black people — were largely ignored by officials — PolitiTweet.org

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In the late 1800s, following the Civil War, sheriffs and police departments continued to enforce racial segregation, including Jim Crow laws. — PolitiTweet.org

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In 1868, the 13th Amendment officially ended slavery in the US, except as punishment for a crime. This loophole enabled police to arrest Black people in order to “lease” them to white business owners, who used their forced labor in convict leasing arrangements. — PolitiTweet.org

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In the early 1700s, the Charleston slave patrol was formed — the earliest example of organized city policing in the US. It was designed to maintain control of enslaved Black people and protect the interests of white people within the white supremacist system of slavery. — PolitiTweet.org

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A HISTORY OF US POLICING: A THREAD The modern system of policing is rotten to its core. Here’s how we got here. ⬇️ — PolitiTweet.org

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If you're protesting tonight, know how to better protect your privacy. https://t.co/HrdIC4My88 — PolitiTweet.org

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The response to protests over police violence cannot be more police violence. We demand justice for Breonna Taylor NOW. — PolitiTweet.org

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To everyone taking to the streets tonight to protest against police violence and racial injustice: We're with you. Know your rights. https://t.co/EgGDZDln50 — PolitiTweet.org

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“We need to build structures of safety and inclusion for our students, not structures of punishment and exclusion.” In our conversation with Chase Strangio, one of the 2020 #TIME100, learn how we can all help support the fight for trans rights. https://t.co/d7FrciK1De — PolitiTweet.org

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Protections for detained people while an investigation takes place would not exist if not for the organizations on the ground. Thank you for your leadership, @ProjectSouth, @GADetWatch, @GLAHR_, & South Georgia Immigrant Support Network. #ShutDownIrwin https://t.co/e8cJ4ySHKG — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thesheertruth: (2/2): The @ACLU has been hard at work - with 25 lawsuits and counting filed to ensure safe voting for the November elec… — PolitiTweet.org

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We will not be silenced. We have a First Amendment right to demand justice for Breonna Taylor AND WE WILL USE IT. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today we celebrate International Day of Sign Languages and National Deaf Awareness Month. Overcoming language deprivation and providing full access to sign language is critical to ensuring equality for the Deaf community and is fundamental to participation in our democracy. https://t.co/OQUZ4Bvlcu — PolitiTweet.org

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We will continue to fight to shift power and resources away from the racist and unjust institution of policing that regularly terrorizes our communities and the lives of those that we love. — PolitiTweet.org

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The choice to bring these lesser charges only against one officer, SIX months after Breonna Taylor's killing, highlights the indifference to human life shown by everyone involved — from the other officers who executed the no-knock warrant, to AG Cameron, to the system as a whole. — PolitiTweet.org

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This decision highlights what we already knew: To stop the perpetuation of egregious violence against Black people, elected officials MUST listen to the cries of our communities. We demand sweeping changes to the criminal legal system. We demand divestment from policing. — PolitiTweet.org

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Justice would have been LMPD officers never shooting Breonna Taylor in the first place. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today's announcement comes more than six months after Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by Louisville police officers in her own home. No officers were charged directly in her death. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today's verdict is not accountability and not close to justice. This is the manifestation of what the millions of people who have taken to the streets to protest police violence already know: Modern policing and our criminal legal system are rotten to the core. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ACLUaz: The news of the death of a migrant while in @CBPArizona custody is tragic and our thoughts are with his loved ones. Countless m… — PolitiTweet.org

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@Airbnb must honestly acknowledge this reality and STOP using conviction records as a basis for banning users. — PolitiTweet.org