Video was just released yesterday showing a Grand Rapids cop brutally executing Patrick Lyoya after a minor traffic violation – and we need all hands on deck!!!
It’s a disgrace. A tragedy. The video shows the cop shooting Patrick in the back of the head while Patrick was on his stomach and the cop was on his back.
In cases like this, there must be an independent prosecutor appointed. The Kent County DA interacts with the Grand Rapids Police Department every day. It is a HUGE conflict of interest for the DA to be involved in this case in which one of the cops committed a murder.
Right now this cop is still walking around freely, out on PAID LEAVE.
THIS is why we fight to elect civil rights-minded prosecutors who will hold violent cops accountable.
THIS is why we fight against abuses of state power.
THIS is why we are changing the system from the inside out by replacing people like DA Chris Becker with good DAs who are committed to transformative justice.
District Attorneys are some of the ONLY positions who have the power to hold cops accountable – but they often work hand-in-hand with police departments to protect them and rig the system in their favor. It is designed that way.
Patrick Lyoya was a young father.
He was a sibling.
He was a son.
He was a 26-year-old Congolese immigrant living in America and was targeted by racist police.
The justice system is stacked against people who are fighting for accountability from law enforcement – like Patrick’s family.
We have to change this system, district by district, so that law enforcement do not live above the law, and so that families like Patrick’s can seek true accountability and dignity.
Once you’ve signed, please share this petition far and wide so we can keep building pressure to make sure this violent cop is held to full account with an independent prosecutor.
Thank you for taking action with us,
Real Justice
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