To: President Donald Trump
Pres. Obama: Take Action against Violent Policing
Use an executive order to enforce and expand federal bans on discriminatory and violent policing; strengthen current disciplinary mechanisms for law enforcement nationwide; and direct the Department of Justice and the FBI to investigate and prosecute police misconduct more aggressively.
Why is this important?
Freddie Gray’s family and the people of Baltimore were denied justice by Judge Barry G. Williams' refusal to hold Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero accountable for Gray’s death.
There is an epidemic of racial bias, police violence, and a lack of accountability in our country's police forces.
Please join us in calling on President Obama to crack down on violent and discriminatory policing by issuing an executive order to direct the DOJ to enforce our civil rights laws more aggressively.