Phoenix PD punched and tased Tyron McAlpin, a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy, in 2024. In August, a South Phoenix couple reported assault and tasing at an unreported stop. Cameras were off. DOJ warned you. We warned you. Before advancing a police-written strategic plan, GET YOUR COPS UNDER CONTROL. Chief Giordano’s idea of accountability: “be nice.” Here’s a strategy: divest from police and invest in real safety: mental health services and reliable transportation.
The Phoenix police have engaged in violence towards the community without clear accountability and change. Funding police which commit violence to communities without question while criminalizing care for the most vulnerable (unsheltered) and cutting heat relief resources is unconscionable.
We have better things to fund rather than surveillance of our communities and tools of violence supporting a police force that does not have the trust of the people.
Phoenix City Council oversees a top U.S. hotspot for Missing & Murdered Indigenous People. As an Indigenous survivor of homelessness & human trafficking, cops didn't free me. Community care empowered me by providing housing, food, healthcare & transportation. Don't reward the deadliest police force in the USA with more funding when we have the most children in the USA who lost SNAP & Medicaid. Fund the people, especially the babies, who need food, shelter, healthcare, transportation & education
Phoenix police colluded with Maricopa County Attorney to bring false gang charges against protesters in 2020. In August, a South Phoenix couple reported assault and tasing at an unreported stop. Cameras were off. DOJ warned you. We warned you. Before advancing a police-written strategic plan, GET YOUR COPS UNDER CONTROL. Chief Giordano’s idea of accountability: “be nice.” Here’s a strategy: invest in actual accountability by creating an independent, civilian-led accountability structure.
In 2020, Phoenix police colluded with the Maricopa County Attorney to bring false gang charges against protesters. In August, a South Phoenix couple reported assault and tasing during an unreported stop, with cameras off. DOJ and Phoenix residents have warned you. Before advancing a police-written strategic plan, GET YOUR COPS UNDER CONTROL. Chief Giordano’s answer to accountability? “Be nice.” We need real accountability: an independent, civilian-led oversight structure.
Phoenix PD punched and tased Tyron McAlpin, a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy, in 2024. In August, a South Phoenix couple reported assault and tasing at an unreported stop. Cameras were off. DOJ warned you. We warned you. Before advancing a police-written strategic plan, GET YOUR COPS UNDER CONTROL. Chief Giordano’s idea of accountability: “be nice.” Here’s a strategy: divest from police and invest in real safety: mental health services and reliable transportation.
The Phoenix police have engaged in violence towards the community without clear accountability and change. Funding police which commit violence to communities without question while criminalizing care for the most vulnerable (unsheltered) and cutting heat relief resources is unconscionable.
We have better things to fund rather than surveillance of our communities and tools of violence supporting a police force that does not have the trust of the people.
Phoenix City Council oversees a top U.S. hotspot for Missing & Murdered Indigenous People. As an Indigenous survivor of homelessness & human trafficking, cops didn't free me. Community care empowered me by providing housing, food, healthcare & transportation. Don't reward the deadliest police force in the USA with more funding when we have the most children in the USA who lost SNAP & Medicaid. Fund the people, especially the babies, who need food, shelter, healthcare, transportation & education
Phoenix police colluded with Maricopa County Attorney to bring false gang charges against protesters in 2020. In August, a South Phoenix couple reported assault and tasing at an unreported stop. Cameras were off. DOJ warned you. We warned you. Before advancing a police-written strategic plan, GET YOUR COPS UNDER CONTROL. Chief Giordano’s idea of accountability: “be nice.” Here’s a strategy: invest in actual accountability by creating an independent, civilian-led accountability structure.
In 2020, Phoenix police colluded with the Maricopa County Attorney to bring false gang charges against protesters. In August, a South Phoenix couple reported assault and tasing during an unreported stop, with cameras off. DOJ and Phoenix residents have warned you. Before advancing a police-written strategic plan, GET YOUR COPS UNDER CONTROL. Chief Giordano’s answer to accountability? “Be nice.” We need real accountability: an independent, civilian-led oversight structure.