Lucas, right now you can make your voice
officially heard regarding police accountability.
Because of the
Arrest Related Death Act the DOJ has the responsibility to require police officers to collect data
on any and all deaths of people while in custody. Right now, the DOJ is
accepting public comment on the importance of this data collection.
We need this information. We need you to help make sure the DOJ has the
support of the public to require police to comply.
Sign and send the petition: Tell the DOJ to require accurate data on deaths
in police custody.
This opportunity allows the public to let the Bureau of Justice Statistics
and the Department of Justice know data regarding deaths during arrest
is extremely important to the public and media. The DOJ has a responsibility
to uphold this Congressional Act to the full extent of the law--and holding
police accountable is long over due in this country.
The public must weigh in on the importance of this data--OR the DOJ will
only hear from law enforcement agencies, who will likely say this reporting
is a burden.
The public needs to comment and make it known that data regarding the
loss of life during an arrest is not a burden, but an opportunity to protect
citizens in the future.
Sign and send our petition to the DOJ: Law Enforcement Agenices must report
deaths in custody.
The data collected via the ARD Act will be instrumental in drafting and
passing legislation that protects citizens and transforms the role of
law enforcement agencies and the way they interact with citizens when
they are in crisis. This data is just one of many steps in our fight to
ensure that the police are working for communities of color and not against them.
The moments you take to clearly express your opinion will bring the Law
Enforcement Agencies in this country one step closer to accountability.
Sign and send the petition here.
Keep Fighting,
Carissa Miller