Protesters Unveil New Platform Including Policies and Demands to End Police Violence - Atlanta Blackstar

Protesters Unveil New Platform Including Policies and Demands to End Police Violence - Atlanta Blackstar:

“Campaign Zero was informed by many voices and can serve as both a tool for change in the hands of activists and a playbook for public officials,” Brittany Packnett, one of the activists behind Campaign Zero, said in an interview.

“Data on police killings informed which things (minor offenses, mental health emergency, etc) led to police killings,” said Samuel Sinyangwe, a data analyst and activist behind the project.

Campaign Zero reports that “police killed at least 287 people last year who were involved in minor offenses and harmless activities like sleeping in parks, possessing drugs, looking ‘suspicious’ or having a mental health crisis.” The campaigners demand these activities be decriminalized or de-prioritized by law enforcement.

The platform was announced by prominent activist DeRay Mckesson on twitter and greatly received by others, many of which began to suggest additional policies and demands.