On Tuesday, lists of demands that allegedly originated from Black Lives Matter (BLM) and ANTIFA began to surface on social media and online forums. These groups” demands seem to be directed toward U.S. government officials. Reese Michael WPGU “PLEASE SHARE THIS! SPREAD THIS AROUND! This is a form letter with a list of 5 specific demands for police reform, based off of the demands that Hong Kong protesters sent to China. Personalize the letter! Add some *umph* to it! Make it powerful!” https://t.co/Mahpgp3DN8 PLEASE SHARE THIS! SPREAD THIS AROUND! This is a form letter with a list of 5 specific demands for police reform, based off of the demands that Hong Kong protesters sent to China. Personalize the letter! Add some *umph* to it! Make it powerful! 1/3 – Reese Michael (@reesemfilms) June 2, 2020 Please share this far and wide, and if you don”t know who your specific state legislators or DAs are, their offices, emails, phone numbers, etc, are all 1 google search away. If you do end up sending this to legislators, PLEASE REPLY WITH ANY RESPONSES YOU GET! 2/3 – Reese Michael (@reesemfilms) June 2, 2020 If they brush you away (as conservative legislators are like to do), please post them for the internet to see. Let the world see their apathy and drag them for it. It”s not much, but it”s something to tell legislators that we want actual, structural change to our society3/3 – Reese Michael (@reesemfilms) June 2, 2020 The document Michael linked to is titled “BLM” and includes a letter and list of five demands including: Establish an independent inspector body that investigates misconduct or criminal allegations and controls evidence like body camera video. This body will be at the state level, have the ability to investigate and arrest other law enforcement officers (LEO”s) and investigate law enforcement agencies. Create a requirement for states to establish board certification with minimum education and training requirements to provide licensing for police. In order to be a LEO, you must possess that license. The inspector body in #1 can revoke the license. Refocus police resources on training & de-escalation instead of purchasing military equipment and require LEO”s to be from the community they police. Adopt the “absolute necessity” doctrine for lethal force as implemented in other states. Codify into law the requirement for police to have positive control over the evidence chain of custody. If the chain of custody is lost for evidence, the investigative body in #1 can hold the LEO/LE liable. Another demand list, this time from domestic terrorist group ANTIFA, has been circulating on various online forums: We have 5 demands and not one less. Full demilitarization of the police Establish Federal Department of Police Oversight to end corrupt internal investigations Enact Universal Training Standards for police Require officers to be licensed akin to doctors, lawyers, teacher, etc Repeal and replace Section 1983 which protects police officers from being sued for violating constitutional rights Until you comply to these five demands and comply fully, there is no end in sight to this. UPDATE #2 (6/10/20): Medium Given the historical moment, we”ll begin with our demands pertaining to the Justice System. entirely demand Federal all demand demand immediate demand demand demand We also have economic demands that must be addressed. demand Related to economic demands, we also have demands pertaining to what we would formally call “Health and Human Services.” We demand the hospitals and care facilities of Seattle employ black doctors and nurses specifically to help care for black patients. We demand the people of Seattle seek out and proudly support Black-owned businesses. Your money is our power and sustainability. Finally, let us now address our demands regarding the education system in the City of Seattle and State of Washington. demand Q/gt1qaW, hMVbi+Tg Main Image Credit: NYT 10,406 views 4,366,879 views