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WeTheProtestors Launches Campaign Zero (Police Violence)

WeTheProtestors.org, a group that has played a prominent role in organizing the protests against police violence and especially the disproportionate use of force against African Americans in the year since the police killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, has put forward a set of ten specific policy proposals aimed at ending police violence, including limiting police interventions, improving community interactions, and ensuring accountability

[On its website, CampaignZero elaborates on each of its ten policing policy proposals. In addition, it details the actions that federal, state and local officials should take and provides the fact sheet below (to be continuously updated) tracking the positions of the candidates in the 2016 Presidential election on policing issues. -- moderator.]

Get the Facts on the 2016 Elections

The next President needs to tell the truth about police violence and urgently enact a comprehensive agenda to address it. The tracking documents below show what many of the 2016 Presidential Candidates have proposed to address this issue to date. More candidates will be added as soon as they propose solutions for police violence. More tools will be released in the coming weeks to help people hold elected officials accountable to dismantling other harmful systems and building an America where all people can live, learn and reach their full potential (Download the Candidate Tracking Document).

*Candidates Bush and Trump were included in this document based on their status as the top candidates in national polls. Sen. Paul was included because he is the only other candidate that has proposed police reforms to date. More candidates will be added once they propose police reforms.

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