[1]Color Of Change PAC

 

 

One of the largest police unions in the world recently endorsed Donald
Trump.
They’ve picked their side — and we need your help to fight back.
[ [link removed] ]Become a sustaining supporter of Color Of Change PAC now. 

John --

Two weeks ago, the NYC Police Benevolent Association, “the largest
municipal police union in the world,”^1 endorsed Donald Trump’s
re-election. And last night, the union's president praised Trump at the
Republican National Convention.

If you know anything about police unions, this endorsement comes as no
surprise. Put simply, police unions are one of the single largest threats
to Black life in America. 

Police unions defend violent and abusive cops and often succeed in getting
killer cops reinstated after they’re fired. They use their political power
to block reform and win contracts that effectively put police above the
law. And they attack and threaten anyone who dares to challenge the
police^2 — including activists, elected officials, and people just like
you, John.

For police unions, money is power. They use it to buy politicians’ support
and block reform. That’s why Color Of Change PAC launched “No Cash From
Cops,”^3 a national campaign to demand elected officials on both sides of
the aisle refuse donations from killer cop organizations. 

Police unions are one of our main foes in the fight for Black lives. And
we’ll be blunt, John: To take them on — and to win
desperately-needed police accountability — we need resources.

[ [link removed] ]John, will you become a monthly supporter today to help
Color Of Change PAC fight for police accountability? With your help, we’ll
be able to purchase digital ads to expose police unions, reduce their
outsized influence on our politics, and keep fighting to defend Black
lives. This couldn’t be more important.

[ [link removed] ]YES, I’LL CHIP IN TO HELP DEFEND BLACK LIVES

With their full-throated endorsement of Trump last night, the NYC Police
Benevolent Association (PBA) has shown the world exactly where police
unions stand. Yes, they support Trump’s “law and order” platform and
fetish for brutal policing. But this endorsement is also a tacit approval
of the harm the Trump administration inflicts on Black people — and a
rebuke on police accountability of any kind.

Although this is PBA’s first presidential endorsement in nearly four
decades, politicians on both sides of the aisle have vied for — and
gleefully accepted — the support of powerful police unions for years.

From the presidency to the city council, Republican AND Democratic elected
officials know police unions are an enemy they can’t afford to make. And
we can’t afford to sit on the sidelines while police unions buy up our
democracy and enable the police violence that plagues Black communities. 

[ [link removed] ]We have to fight back, John — and with your continued
support, we will. Become a monthly supporter of our campaign to defend
Black lives and hold racist cops accountable.

In polling and at protests, Americans have spoken and are emphatic:
Policing needs fundamental change. But police unions like PBA and the
Fraternal Order of Police will block reform with all they’ve got.

Police unions aren’t on our side. With only two months until the November
election — in the middle of a national referendum on police — we’ll be
hearing more and more from them. Through their ads and endorsements,
police unions will tell us exactly what they’re fighting for: the ability
to terrorize Black and Brown communities with impunity.

John, as long as police unions have a hand in local and
federal politics, our communities will continue to suffer. We can’t let
police money upend our democracy or continue to threaten Black lives.  

[ [link removed] ]Chip in $3 or whatever you can to power our “No Cash
From Cops” campaign today.

Until justice is real,

-- Scott, Malachi, Ernie, and the rest of the Color Of Change PAC team

 

References:

1. [ [link removed] ]The Inevitable Trump-Police Union Synthesis. New York Magazine,
Intelligencer. 18 August 2020.

2. [ [link removed] ]The Fraternal Order Of Police: A Union That Stands In The Way Of
Police Reforms. NPR. 8 June 2020.

3. [ [link removed] ]No Cash From Cops: Say No to Money From Police. Color Of Change. 


 
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