John, we have less than two weeks to make sure that a police officer in San Francisco is held accountable for killing an unarmed Black man.

Back in 2017, a San Francisco police officer, Christopher Samayoa, fired shots through his vehicle window and killed an unarmed man named Keita O’Neil.

He is survived by his aunt, April Green, and his mother Judy, who have been fighting tirelessly for justice ever since.

We all know too well how rare it is for a cop to be held accountable for their actions.

But in a historic move in 2020, former DA Chesa Boudin charged the officer with voluntary manslaughter for the killing of Keita O’Neil, the first time ever that a cop was being prosecuted for killing someone on duty in the city of San Francisco.

Unfortunately, right-wing conservative billionaires and the police union successfully funded a recall campaign to remove Chesa Boudin from office and the mayor appointed one of the leaders of the recall, Brooke Jenkins, as the new DA.

Just recently, DA Jenkins announced she will dismiss the charges against the officer after she fired the prosecutors that were in charge of the case under Boudin.

This SFPD officer is SO close to getting away with murder. That’s why April Green and her lawyer reached out to us to help put pressure on Attorney General Rob Bonta to take charge of the case.

But John, we only have until MARCH 1 to make this a reality.

We’ve set up a petition that will demand AG Bonta pick up the case and prosecute Christopher Samayoa for killing Keita O’Neil. And I need your support to put pressure on him to take action immediately before DA Jenkins drops the charges on March 1st. Will you add your name to this petition to demand AG Bonta lead this prosecution case and ensure the O’Neil family gets some justice?

SIGN ON

I cannot emphasize how important it is for us to take action at this moment.

The clock is ticking FAST.

If AG Bonta does not assume prosecution before the next calling of the case on March 1st, another cop will escape legal consequences for murdering a brother who was completely unarmed!

As I think about Tyre Nichols’ murder, the most recent killing of another man at the hands of the police, I can’t imagine the pain that the family would feel if they had to mourn without an ounce of justice for the officers who brutally beat him to death.

Cops continue to kill us at alarming rates if they know they can get away with it.

Listen, John, we can’t let this happen with Keita O’Neil — especially when we put so much effort into electing Chesa Boudin in 2019 to hold police accountable, only to be replaced by a DA who cares more about rolling back Chesa’s work than actually pursuing justice.

The prosecutorial case versus former officer, Christopher Samayoa, must be assumed by AG Bonta before the DA who is heavily backed by the San Francisco Police Officers Association drops the case.

We don’t have much time left. We need to act fast and get behind this petition for AG Bonta to lead the case. Will you sign this petition to demand just that? If AG Bonta doesn’t act, our hope for justice will be gone. I need your voice in this cause to respond to this grieving family’s dire request.

I’m counting on you, John.

Love and appreciate you, 

Shaun