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Showing Original Post only (View all)Do YOU support the ten-point Black Lives Matter Manifesto? [View all]
(Source: http://politicsbreaking.com/black-lives-matter-just-delivered-10-point-manifesto-want/)
1. End "broken windows" policing, which aggressively polices minor crimes in an attempt to stop larger ones.
2. Use community oversight for misconduct rather than having the police department decide what consequences officers should face....
3. Make standards for reporting police use of deadly force.
4. Independently investigate and prosecute police misconduct.
5. Have the racial makeup of police departments reflect the communities they serve.
6. Require officers to wear body cameras.
7. Provide more training for police officers.
8. End for-profit policing practices.
9. End the police use of military equipment.
10. Implement police union contracts that hold officers accountable for misconduct.
(Corollary question: should HRC come out in full support of this manifesto in her acceptance speech at Philly?)
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I wholeheartedly support the entire manifesto | |
44 (58%) |
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I oppose the entire manifesto | |
0 (0%) |
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I support some but not all of the manifesto | |
32 (42%) |
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Other | |
0 (0%) |
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