Where are the bills to end the militarization of police and murder of black men?

[guillaumeb]

1. This is how I responded to the other post:

I am a member of SouthsidersforPeace, a social justice group based in the Beverly area of Chicago.

We have been hosting movies about racism, as well as forums.

We had a recent discussion about Ferguson where a number of Ferguson protesters came with a video and spoken presentation.

We most recently showed the movie "Tulia Texas" about the racist implications of the drug war.
We have shown "The house I live in" also.

We are planning a forum on the Chicago Police Department for April 25th at the Beverly Unitarian Church.

Information about us can be found at www.southsidersforpeace.org

We both know that there are many groups working on this issue, but progress is slow.


And yes, the post should have triggered more responses, especially at DU. The militarization of the police is totally ignored by the media, which instead focuses on all the new "war toys" that are available to a police force that more and more resembles an occupying army.