Cindy Sheehan for Cal Gov Stands for Justice With the Families of
Victims of Police Brutality
Cindy Sheehan
Police brutality and the
increasing policy of “shoot first, ask questions second, and express fake
remorse after the fact” is a very serious problem that needs some serious and
thoughtful solutions that serve the people, like the police are supposed to be doing,
but are failing in so many instances.
More often than not, police
officers are not held accountable for their actions and family members are left
feeling that they have not and will never get justice for the wrongful murders
of their loved ones, who are also disproportionately young men of color, but
not always.
Cindy Sheehan has long sought
justice for the wrongful death of her own son Casey in the illegal and immoral
war against the people of Iraq. One of the reforms that Cindy Sheehan’s
campaign and future administration would make would be more comprehensive
psychological testing and examinations for applicants to police forces,
especially if the applicant is a returning combat veteran as was Erick Gelhaus
the admitted murderer of Andy Lopez on October 22 of this year.
Another reform that is
necessary and urgent is to institute citizen review boards over local police
forces. Community members know what is best for their own communities and often
the officers don’t even live in the community where they patrol and commit
crimes of brutality. Citizen review and oversight is a must to help rein in crime and corruption from law enforcement.
Men and women who choose to
go into law enforcement should not have special rights or privileges that we
the people do not have. So called Law Enforcement Bills of Right have allowed
crime and corruption to continue and we believe that every citizen, including
law enforcement workers, should be afforded the same protections under the law
and Constitution, not special privileges.
Cindy Sheehan demands that
the Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch indict Officer Erick
Gelhaus in the murder of 13 year-old Andy Lopez. Gelhaus did not even give
Andy 10 seconds to respond to his screaming of orders.
Cindy Sheehan sends all of
her love and solidarity to the family of Andy Lopez because she truly
understands the pain, confusion, and misery that they are going through.
Cindy Sheehan would also like
to send solidarity to Andy’s friends and family who are devoted to
accountability and justice.
The people of the State of
California deserve a Governor who will stand with the people and on the side of
peace and justice. Andy Lopez isn’t the first casualty of institutional violence
and racism, but if we work together, we can make his tragic murder stand for
what we always strive for.
Cindy Sheehan will stand with the community of Santa Rosa and friends and family of Alex Lopez on November 5th at 1pm at Old Courthouse Square in Santa Rosa.
Will Jerry Brown be there to demand justice with the people?
I am sorry for commenting as "anonymous", but even when I register and sign on, stupid WordPress brays "You do not own that identity" (This is how you treat me after trying to blog with you? Screw you, WordPress!), and I do not know how the heck I am supposed to use its features to comment.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I wish you the best, Cindy. i hope i am able to further support you and your noble cause. -Martin Ramirez
As usual, you are using one story to justify a totally unrelated concept. This kid was told repeatedly to drop the 'gun', and chose not to. The shooting was entirely justified, if unfortunate.
ReplyDeletePerhaps his parents should consider their own culpability and avoid the de riguer exploitation of their son's death for fun and profit.
Sound familiar, Cindy?
Yep "drop them in their tracks and if they shout out, shoot them again." McAvoy is a piece of work isn't he?
ReplyDeleteAll the boy had to do was drop the gun. Period.
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