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John,

I am outraged.

What the entire country saw — a police officer pressing his knee into George’s throat for eight minutes — was murder.

That’s why today, I joined others in Arizona’s first congressional district along with millions around the country in demanding that adequate charges be filed against all four officers involved in George’s death and that our government finally dismantles the systemic racism and violence that has ended so many black lives.

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Sadly, this same kind of police brutality and violence towards people of color can be seen across this nation, including here in Arizona’s First District.

Flagstaff is our largest city. Police arrests of Native Americans have been on the rise in the last five years, with the latest report indicating that while Native Americans make up only 12 percent of Flagstaff’s population, they account for 52 percent of all arrests.

Black, brown, and indigenous communities are criminalized in this country for simply existing. It is a hard truth that we, white people, have difficulty internalizing, but we must acknowledge and work tirelessly to fix. It’s our only option.

It’s also painful and infuriating to watch leaders stay silent in the wake of these heartbreaking events. Silence means you are complicit in upholding the unjust system which allows this to exist. We must commit ourselves to revolutionary action not only for justice, but to literally save lives.

That’s why I have proudly signed current and former congressional candidates Cori Bush (MO-01) and Anthony Clark’s (IL-07) Pledge to End Police Violence [[link removed]] , which includes:

*
Incentivizing
the
creation
of
all-civilian
oversight
structures,
*
Eliminating
law
enforcement
use
of
military-grade
gear
&
vehicles,
*
Requiring
law
enforcement
agencies
to
provide
increased
&
mandatory
training
on
issues
such
as
implicit
bias,
racial
profiling,
sexual
harassment,
sexual
assault,
mental
health,
trans
rights,
as
well
as
individuals
with
disabilities
to
their
officers,
*
Requiring
mandatory
training
on
non-violent
de-escalation
techniques
that
focus
on
preserving
life,
*
Promoting
diversity
in
police
hiring,
*
Requiring
all
law
enforcement
officers
to
wear
body
cameras
&
ban
police
officers
from
taking
cell
phones
or
other
recording
devices
without
a
person’s
consent
or
warrant,
*
Addressing
for-profit
policing.

I call on our Congressman and my opponent in the primary election to join me in signing this pledge and commit to changing the culture, practice, and ultimately the outcomes of our country’s policing.

If you are able to, I ask you to support the George Floyd Memorial Fund here [[link removed]] .

Black Lives Matter Tucson also has ways non-black allies can get involved in the black-led resistance movement here [[link removed]] .

Eva Putzova

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