#disarmthepolice

[slaterskaterfucknhippie]

*ban weapons, focus on disarmament*

trump: 🙈😴 hmm not today

*ban tiktok that is just a dancing app and actually helps people to not die of boredom*

trump: 🤩 now that’s what i call a good idea !!!

[atheism-populism-egalitarianism]

[phil-irish-artist]

Chantel Moore, with her child. She was shot by Police, supposedly doing a “wellness check.” She was of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation from B.C. The shooting happened in her new home of Edmundston New Brunswick. #chantelmoore #policebrutality #disarmthepolice #portraitpainting #contemporaryart #sayhername (at Edmundston, New Brunswick) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCBYRO5AhmY/?igshid=1a6ciw8lzne4w

[turbo-enid]

This should take you straight to an automatic scripted email from you to EVERY SINGLE NYC COUNCIL MEMBER asking them to deny the mayor's budget which grossly overfunds the NYPD. All you have to do is change the name, borough, etc.

[msharkey]

I’ve been participating in protests of all kinds since I was a young student of civil disobedience in high school (shout-out to my Mt. Open classmates!) but I have never seen anything like what I’m witnessing today. After some initial hesitation on my part to join protesters here in the city (hi pandemic!) I finally decided the rewards outweighed the risks and I marched through nearly 10 mi. of city streets yesterday. That’s a personal decision to make but the momentum of this moment is an opportunity that should not be squandered by anyone. Please, if you feel like you are at all able to, or you are on the fence because you feel like it is unsafe, let me say that while some risks remain, these protests are by-and-large peaceful and incredibly powerful and empowering. Out of the many thousands of people at yesterday’s march nearly everyone was wearing a mask. (Plus, it’s kind of fun to be masked at a protest, you feel like a vigilante!) Loudly yelling the names of the most recent victims of police brutality until you are horse is not only cathartic it also insures that you never forget those names and gives you an opportunity to spend some time reflecting on what it might be like to have the life slowly choked out of you while police stood around and watched. GEORGE FLOYD! Or perhaps to be jolted awake by the tremendous noise of gunfire before being fatally shot. BREONNA TAYLOR! I don’t know how to solve the problem of systemic racism that is so deeply entrenched in America BUT I DO KNOW that law enforcement in the US is irrevocably broken. It’s time to re-allocate tax payer $$—OUR $$—to programs that actually serve and protect people and the community. DISARM the police. DEFUND the police. . Plenty of protests to participate in so please check whatever resources you may have available. @justiceforgeorgenyc is a good one here in NYC. And if you’re alone and would like to join me, please just dm me. #disarmthepolice #defundthepolice #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CA_ABqil8ug/?igshid=38kkrs1bdlfy

[nlojeda]

#blacklivesmatter #blackouttuesday #nojusticenopeace #disarmthepolice https://www.instagram.com/p/CA79v6shrWn/?igshid=p5skv9qo29tq

[postromanticqueerwave]

Disarm the police Ⓐ ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS

[i-am-stud-ease]

I would also like to add that New Zealand is no longer going forward with armed responders.

What have the protests accomplished?

5/26 4 officers fired for murdering George Floyd 5/27 Charges dropped for Kenneth Walker (Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, who police accused of killing her) 5/28 University of Minnesota cancels contract with police 5/28 3rd precinct police station neutralized by protesters 5/28 Minneapolis transit union refuses to bring police officers to protests or transport arrested protesters 5/29 Activists commandeer Minneapolis hotel to provide shelter to homeless 5/29 Former officer Chauvin arrested and charged with murder 5/29 Louisville Mayor suspends “no-knock” warrants 5/30 US Embassies across Africa condemn police murder of George Floyd 5/30 Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison takes over prosecution of the murdering officer 5/30 Transport Workers Union refuses to help NYPD transport arrests protesters 5/30 Maryland lawmakers forming work group on police reform, accountability 5/31 2 abusive officers fired for pulling a couple out of their car and tasing them - Atlanta, GA 6/1 Minneapolis public schools end contract with police 6/1 Confederate monument removed after being toppled by protesters - Birmingham, AL 6/1 CA prosecutors launch campaign to stop DAs from accepting police union money 6/1 Tulsa Mayor agrees to not renew Live PD contract 6/1 Louisville police chief fired after shooting of David Mcatee 6/1 Congress begins bipartisan push to cut off police access to military gear 6/1 Atlanta announces plans to create a task force and public database to track police brutality in metro Atlanta area 6/2 Minneapolis AFL-CIO calls for resignation of police union president Bob Kroll, a vocal white supremest 6/2 Pittsburgh transit union announces refusal to transport police officers or arrest protesters 6/2 Racist ex-mayor Frank Rizzo statue removed in Philadelphia 6/2 6 abusive officers charged for violence against residents and protesters - Atlanta, GA 6/2 Civil rights investigation of Minneapolis Police Dept launched 6/2 San Francisco resolution to prevent law enforcement from hiring officers with history of misconduct 6/2 Survey indicates that 64% of those polled are sympathetic to protesters, 47% disapprove of police handling of the protests, and 54% think the burning down of the Minneapolis police precinct was fully or partially justified 6/2 Trenton NJ announces policing reforms 6/2 Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police 6/2 Confederate statue removed from Alexandria, VA 6/3 Officer fired for tweets promoting violence against protesters - Denver, CO 6/3 Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art cut ties with the MPD 6/3 Chauvin charges upgraded to second degree murder, remaining 3 officers also charged and taken into custody 6/3 Richmond VA Mayor Stoney announces RPD reform measures: establish “Marcus” alert for folks experiencing mental health crises, establish independent Citizen Review Board, an ordinance to remove Confederate monuments, and implement racial equity study 6/3 County commissioners deny proposal for $23 million expansion of Fulton County jail 6/3 Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board unanimously votes to sever ties with MPD 6/3 Seattle withdraws request to end federal oversight/consent decree of police department 6/3 Breonna Taylor’s case reopened 6/3 Louisville police department (Breonna Taylor’s murderers) will now be under review from an outside agency, which will include review on training, bias-free policing and accountability 6/3 Colorado lawmakers introduce a police reform bill that includes body cam laws, repealing the “fleeing felon” statute, and banning chokeholds 6/3 Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announces plans to reduce funding to police department by $150M and instead invest in minority communities 6/4 Virginia governor announces plans to remove Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond 6/4 Portland schools superintendent discontinues presence of armed police officers in schools 6/4 MBTA (Metro Boston) board orders that buses wont transport police to protests, or protesters to police 6/4 King County Labor Federation issues ultimatum to police unions: admit to and address racism in Seattle PD, or be removed 6/5 City of Minneapolis bans all chokeholds by police 6/5 Racist ex-mayor Hubbard statue removed - Dearborn, MI 6/5 NFL condemns racism and admits it should have listened to players’ protests 6/5 California Governor Gavin Newsom calls for statewide use-of-force standard made along with community leaders and ban on carotid holds 6/5 2 Buffalo officers suspended within a day of pushing 75 year old protester to the ground, and lying about it 6/5 2 NYPD officers suspended after videos of violence to protesters 6/5 The US Marines bans display of the Confederate flag 6/5 Dallas adopts a “duty to intervene” rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in excessive use of force 6/5 Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax releases an 11-point action plan for immediate police reforms 6/6 Statue of Confederate general Williams Carter Wickham torn down - Richmond, VA 6/6 2 Buffalo officers charged with second-degree assault for shoving elderly man 6/6 San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces effort to defund police and redirect funds to Black community 6/7 Frank Rizzo mural removed, to be replaced with new artwork - Philadelphia, PA 6/7 Minneapolis City Council members announce intent to disband the police department, invest in proven community-led public safety 6/7 Protesters in Bristol topple statue of slave trader Edward Colston, throw it in the river 6/7 NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio vows for the first time to cut funding for NYPD, redirect to social services 6/7 A Virginia police officer faces charges after using a stun gun on a black man 6/8 NY State Assembly passes the Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act 6/8 Democrats in Congress unveil a bill to rein in bias and excessive force in policing 6/8 Black lawmakers block a legislative session in Pennsylvania to demand action on police reform 6/8 France bans police use of chokeholds 6/8 Seattle council members join calls to defund police department 6/8 Boston reevaluates how it funds police department 6/8 Honolulu Police Commission nominees voice support for more transparency, reforms 6/8 Rights groups and Floyd’s family call for a UN inquiry into American policing and help with systemic police reform

No, it’s not enough, but this is only the beginning. Keep fighting!!!

(I adapted this list from this blog post and added sources and new entries. Please reblog with additions.)

[jedihersh]

Reposted from @solidarity_with_all Giving the police guns was such a stupid idea who thought of this dumb shit 😡 The police kill a thousand people a year take their fucking guns away. ------------------------------------------------------ #disarmthepolice #abolishthepolice #acab https://www.instagram.com/p/CNtCfQygwg8GsZAOJMCahj8xrHtb6oGjnT7mWM0/?igshid=18bayo2v2xp05

[mrjlogic]

REST IN POWER AND WE WILL MAKE IT RIGHT! . . . . #policebrutality #policereform #defundthepolice #ftp #disarmthepolice #blacklivesmatter #blm #injustice #racism #nojusticenopeace #standup #restinpeace #restinpower #saytheirnames #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforbreonnataylor #justiceforahmaud #justice #justiceforjacob #7shots https://www.instagram.com/p/CEo_qdVAa18/?igshid=9r6vdkdxbg1m

[bgsqd]

Happy Pride! Join us at the Queer Liberation March for Black Lives and against Police Brutality started by today at 1 pm! Meet up at Foley Square in Manhattan at 12:45. #qlm4blm #queerpride🌈 #lgbtqpride🌈 #blm #btlm #blacklivesmatter #blacktranslivesmatter #defundthepolice #dismantlethepolice #dismantlewhitesupremacy #disarmthepolice #queerlove #queerjoyisresistance (at New York, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB-9xXlF4U4/?igshid=1u5svfb8e0kn5

[nekaybaaw]

🤔🤫 What is the point in this?? So you’d like to pull the funding for police departments without any mention of disarming these said police. Private funding can be issued to any corporation without ANY say so from a citizen you guys do understand this right? We have no right to interfere in the practices of privately funded companies. Leaving a group of already entitled people with guns after you’ve taken their bread and butter WILL most certainly result in more deaths and more NOT GIVING A FCUKS! #payattention #think #bewise #stayaware #awakenthedead #mindbender #defundthepolice #disarmthepolice #fuckthepolice #cops #thelies #civicduty #citizens (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBeTjRplob_/?igshid=13w6vqsiz0uvo

[justiceforanthonyvargas]

There were Fully armed East Los Angeles Sheriffs deputies threatening peaceful unarmed protestors and impacted families #disarmthepolice #nojusticenopeace #jailkillercops #losbanditos #nikolisperez #jonathanrojas #killercops #justiceforanthonyvargas #justiceforpaulrea #justiceforjorgeserrano #justiceforedwinrodriguez #justiceforchristianescobedo #justiceforericrivera #justiceforcesarrodriguez #justiceformarcosjernandez 9yrs #justiceforcarloshernandez 7yrs (at East Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBPSeXggQNz/?igshid=zfyex4jqi6pw

[a4wingedlion]

We have always advanced through protest, through acts of defiance weither raising a fist or taking a knee... Let's make sure that we follow through with lasting legislation and a change of policing, police policy, and police procedure. #blacklivesmatter #disarmthepolice #raiseafist #swayart (at The United States of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBMhGYPJb5gZx98XL8Th-AQhI_Fb9NXpnIUFmY0/?igshid=118jwcn7xnrg0

[turbo-enid]

Sample email to ask the Director of the Office of Management and Budget for the Mayor of New York to #DEFUNDTHENYPD:

Hello,

My name is [name], and I am a resident of [city, state]. I am asking you to call an emergency council meeting and deny the mayor's proposed budget. I would like money to be directed away from the NYPD and into social service programs such as libraries, recreation centers, community gardens, childcare and community centers, and mental health services as well as towards liveable wages and food security. It is crucial that this meeting is called because police are currently being paid overtime for current protests.

Thank you,

[name]

[email]

[fuckthapolice]