ACTION ALERT: Demand to see life-saving bills signed into law
As of yesterday, nine bills from our 2021 Reparations for Black Lives priorities have passed the House and Senate. They are on their way to the Governor’s desk.
HB 1054: No, the police can not choke us until we are dead.
SB 5259: Yes. There will be a statewide database recording police use of force incidents.
SB 5135: No, the police can not be summoned to intimidate or discriminate against us.
HB 1310: Yes. Deadly force must be the absolute last resort and only used when there is an imminent threat to bodily harm.
HB 1267: And when deadly force is used, it will be independently investigated. Statewide.
HB 1089: And yes. The State Auditor is authorized to review a deadly force investigation to determine whether the involved actors complied with the independent investigation requirements.
SB 5051: Yes. Police officers should be decertified for using excessive force.
HB 1088: And yes. There must and will be real transparency on police misconduct and complaints.
SB 5066: When an officer sees another officer use excessive force, they must intervene.
Tell Governor Inslee NOW: These bills are headed to your desk. When they get there, we demand to see them signed into law. Washington state is ready.
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Governor Inslee,
On May 25th last year, George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin.
A white police officer. In Minneapolis.
Here is how, and why: Every single system and institution that Black people in this country interact with on a daily basis -including in Washington state- was designed to enforce—not end, our oppression.
For 9 minutes and 29 seconds Derek Chauvin used his body to suffocate a man until he was dead.
Policing is the system that set up the murder of George Floyd; the criminal justice system as currently designed will determine the verdict.
Washington state regulates countless professions more closely than law enforcement despite the fact that police officers can and have taken lives.
These are our Lives.
We’re not asking to live; we demand it.
We’re not asking for change; we make it.
As of yesterday, nine bills from the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance’s 2021 Reparations for Black Lives priorities have passed through both chambers. They are soon headed to your desk.
None of these police bills, by themselves, fixes anything. Together, they address specific issues and create systemic change.
When they arrive at your desk, we demand your signature. Washington state is ready for a higher standard of safety.
HB 1054: No, the police can not choke us until we are dead.
SB 5135: No, the police can not be summoned to intimidate or discriminate against us.
SB 5259: Yes. There will be a statewide database recording police use of force incidents.
HB 1310: Yes. Deadly force must be the absolute last resort and only used when there is an imminent threat to bodily harm.
HB 1267: And when deadly force is used, it will be independently investigated. Statewide.
HB 1089: And yes. The State Auditor is authorized to review a deadly force investigation to determine whether the involved actors complied with the independent investigation requirements.
SB 5051: Yes. Police officers should be decertified for use excessive force.
HB 1088: And yes. There must and will be real transparency on police misconduct and complaints.
SB 5066: When an officer sees another officer use excessive force, they must intervene.
In solidarity with Black Lives,
[Your Name]