[1]Color Of Change PAC

 

 

Hey John,

We are in a critical point in our movement to reform policing across the
country.

Millions of people are taking action to demand police accountability.
Members like you, John, are signing petitions, making phone
calls, calling out public officials on social media and even risking your
life in an unprecedented public health crisis by taking it to the streets
and demanding justice. The public pressure is working. Yet, police unions
continue to be a roadblock to reform.

In New York, elected officials passed legislation that would ban the use
of chokeholds and make disciplinary records for police officers public
information. Within days, local police unions filed multiple lawsuits,
making the absurd argument that these reforms go too far.^1 In the
District of Columbia, the city council passed historic legislation that
changes the disciplinary process for dangerous cops. Weeks later, the
local FOP announced a federal lawsuit, challenging the constitutionality
of the law and claiming that the statue unfairly targets police
officers.^2

At this point, we should not be surprised. These ridiculous lawsuits are
nothing more than political stunts and a weak attempt to delegitimize our
movement. Police unions are desperately trying to hold onto their power
because we are in a unique position to actually dismantle the status
quo. Our work could drastically change the criminal justice system. Police
unions feel their unchecked power slipping away, which is why they are
launching these baseless attacks on reform.

And this is where you come in, John. Many people are unfamiliar
with the role police unions play in blocking accountability and reform.
For instance, police unions consistently advocate for bloated police
budgets, fail to hold their officers accountable, push for militarized
weapons in our communities, and aggressively push back against any
mechanisms of accountability.

If we do not make an intervention then their political power will continue
to grow unchecked. We have to limit the influence of police unions in our
communities. And that starts with making sure our elected leaders reject
political contributions from police unions and work to bring their
influence to an end.

Here is how you can help.

 1. Commit to donating once per month in order to boost our digital ads
program. That way we can raise enough public awareness about the role
police unions play in blocking reform, particularly calling out the
political leaders who take money from killer cop organizations.

 2. Choose an amount below that feels powerful to you as an investment in
this important work.

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Police resistance to our work is a sign that we are winning-- and we
cannot let police unions slow us down. We must move full speed ahead. 

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Until justice is real,

--Scott, Marybeth, Malachi and the rest of the Color of Change Pac Team

References:

 1. [ [link removed] ]Coalition Of Police Unions Join Forces, File Lawsuit In Attempt To
Overturn NYC’s Controversial Police Reform Law
 2. [ [link removed] ]D.C. police union sues District over changes in disciplinary
process for officers



 
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