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From the NY Post, quotes from "The Squad" over the Wright killing (emphasis added). These are not the words of over-heated protesters in the street. These are supposed to be sober federal legislators:
These are not calls to make policing better. These are not calls to augment police work with enhanced social services. These are the reckless ravings of political nitwits. As a group they should be openly mocked and then shunned.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib condemns Daunte Wright shooting as ‘government-funded murder,’ wants police abolished
By Emily JacobsApril 13, 2021 | 9:02am | Updated
Members of the “Squad” are ramping up calls for dismantling the police following the shooting death of a 20-year-old black man at the hands of a white officer in Minnesota — saying it amounts to “government-funded murder.”
In tweets Monday, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) reacted to the killing Sunday of Daunte Wright of Brooklyn Center, Minn.
“It wasn’t an accident. Policing in our country is inherently & intentionally racist. Daunte Wright was met with aggression & violence,” Tlaib wrote in a tweet.
“I am done with those who condone government-funded murder. No more policing, incarceration, and militarization. It can’t be reformed,” she continued, reiterating her position that the police, as currently trained, cannot protect their communities and must be defunded and replaced.
“We are sick and heartbroken. In the closing days of Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, Brooklyn Center police killed 20 year old Daunte Wright, another Black man, during a traffic stop,” Omar’s tweet began, referencing the white officer facing trial for killing George Floyd, an unarmed black man whose death last year sparked a summer of racial justice protests — and calls to defund the police.
“This violence is a basic part of police interactions with communities of color,” she continued. “It must stop.”
Pressley, meanwhile, kept her message short, writing, “From slave patrols to traffic stops. We can’t reform this.”
All three lawmakers have previously voiced their support for defunding the police.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib condemns Daunte Wright shooting as ‘government-funded murder,’ wants police abolished
Members of the “Squad” are ramping up calls for dismantling the police following the shooting death of a 20-year-old black man at the hands of a white officer in Minnesota — sayin…
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These are not calls to make policing better. These are not calls to augment police work with enhanced social services. These are the reckless ravings of political nitwits. As a group they should be openly mocked and then shunned.