This bill is just the first step to stopping the gut-wrenching injustices that have taken the lives of too many Black Americans for decades on end. It would create a national database of police misconduct, ban chokeholds, put an end to no-knock warrants like the one that led to Breonna Taylor’s death, and improve police practices and training to prevent these injustices from happening in the first place. And finally, at long last, it would make lynching a federal crime. We need to send a powerful message in support of this long-overdue bill. Add your name today: tell Mitch McConnell to take up the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 now.
Ending systemic racism will not happen overnight or with one bill, but through the Justice in Policing Act, we can make real progress in ending the institutionalized violence against Black lives in America. — Team Booker |