[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition to demand justice for Sonya Massey!

Dear MoveOn member,

"Don’t hurt me."

Those were the first words Sonya Massey said at her front door after
calling the police for help.^1 Instead of assisting her, Sonya Massey was
tragically killed in her own home at the hands of a responding officer
sworn to protect and serve. Sonya Massey deserved to be safe.

What we've since discovered is that the officer who murdered Sonya Massey
worked six law enforcement jobs over the past four years, pleaded guilty
to two charges of driving under the influence, and was discharged from the
Army for "serious misconduct." There was no accountability for him, and no
system to flag him in, and now a woman is dead.^2,3

[ [link removed] ]It's unjustifiable that someone with Sean Grayson's criminal and
professional background would ever be in a law enforcement role. Our
justice system refuses to respect Black lives, so now so we must demand
more from our elected officials. We need a justice system that holds
police accountable, and we need transparency into that system.

In early July, Sangamon County sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson shot
36-year-old Sonya Massey after she attempted to move a pot of water off of
her stove at the officer’s request. Sonya Massey called the police for
help after she was concerned about an intruder in her home. We must all
demand justice for Sonya. What happened to her was unacceptable, and we
cannot let this type of police violence, which is all too often directed
against the Black men and Black women of our country, continue unchecked.

Sign the petition to demand justice for Sonya Massey and to demand police
accountability reforms nationwide!

[3]Sign our petition!

We're demanding accountability for Sonya Massey and her family. And we're
not alone. The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office has reportedly fired
Grayson, who was later charged with first-degree murder. Now the U.S.
Department of Justice will be investigating Sonya Massey's death, but we
have to keep up the pressure.^4

[ [link removed] ]Add your name NOW to demand justice for Sonya Massey and to call for
police accountability reforms nationwide!

As long as police officers like Sean Grayson can continue to hop between
law enforcement jobs, regardless of their criminal or professional
records, our communities will have to suffer the type of police violence
that cost Sonya Massey her life. We've had enough. Demand local and
federal officials deliver justice for Sonya Massey now!

[ [link removed] ]Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to
your friends.

Thanks for all you do.

–Soraya, Allison Nakia, Noor, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Body camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy's
fatal shooting of Sonya Massey," ABC News,July 24, 2024
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2. "Sean Grayson Worked In 6 Departments In 4 Years Before Killing Sonya
Massey," HuffPost, July 24, 2024
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3. "Deputy accused of killing Sonya Massey in Springfield was discharged
from Army for serious misconduct," IPM News, July 24, 2024
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4. "She Called the Police for Help. They Killed Her Instead." Mother
Jones, July 23, 2024
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