John,

One year ago today, as he was relaxing in his own home, Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger walked right into the home of Botham Jean, and shot and killed him. Botham broke no laws, committed no crime, was unarmed, and was non-violent.

We are still fighting for justice. Jury selection begins today, and the trial begins on September 23rd.

Please follow my friend and brilliant civil rights lawyer, S. Lee Merritt, Esq. on Twitter at @MeritLaw for updates on Botham Jean’s case.

I’m thinking today of Botham’s dear mother, Allie Jean, and of my friends at the Botham Jean Foundation. They’re asking everyone today to:

• Post or share a photo of Botham whether you knew him personally or not. The world deserves to remember his smiling face. (There are some photos here.)
• Wear red, as it was his favorite color, and the world deserves to see the color that brought him joy.
• Do a good deed for a neighbor as Botham would have wanted us all to do.
• And before you lay your head down at the end of September 6th, say a prayer for the family. Lift them up in prayer as Botham has done for so many during his short time on this earth.

I hope you will take some of these action steps as we cope with the community trauma of police brutality and as we remember why we are working so hard to elect good district attorneys who will protect people from abuses of power by the police.

Let’s keep pushing on for good.

Love y’all,

Shaun

P.S. You can read more about my reflections on the community trauma of police brutality in this article. If you want to donate to help Real Justice elect district attorneys who will both bring justice for families like Botham’s and reform the justice system so more deaths like his do not happen again, please do so here.