I’m not going to share the video. What happened to George Floyd was horrifying and unacceptable.

If we want to end the epidemic of police violence against people of color, it’s not enough to tweet. We need leaders committed to anti-racism efforts in criminal justice. A thread:

This is why I’m committed to creating an independent and community involved unit to handle police use of force cases. Asking prosecutors to investigate the same officers they rely on in other cases is an undeniable conflict of interest.

This is a day-one priority for me.

This is why I’m committed to tackling the disparate impact the MCAO's decisions have on people of color. Reform on drug offenses is a good first step, as BIPOC are disproportionately charged, convicted, and serving time for addiction.

But we need so much more.

This is why I am committed to radical transparency and publicly available data. For too long, this office has been protected by secrecy.

To make justice is truly equal in our county, we should be tracking the information relating to race in arrests, charging, and pleas, making that data available, and inviting the community and experts to tell us how to do better. Here’s the blueprint: https://www.vera.org/publications/a-prosecutors-guide-for-advancing-racial-equity

This is why I am committed to redirecting resources toward underserved victims.

Our criminal justice system routinely ignores the experience of undocumented people, indigenous people, and women of color when they suffer violence. We erase the experiences of Black women, girls and trans folks in particular when prosecutors fail to pursue justice for all.

This is why I am committed to hiring practices that ensure that this office is inclusive and looks like the community it serves.

Creating a harassment-free workplace and providing equal pay are first steps in keeping and recruiting talented attorneys who value equal justice.

Although we should hold those accountable for using racial slurs in public, that is not enough. We must also be about advocating for anti-racism efforts in criminal justice across the board.

The County Attorney's Office should be having these discussions, including the community in these efforts, and including the voices of people of color.

Seventy-five percent of Arizonans agree that racism and racial bias are a problem in our criminal legal system.

It’s time to do more than tweet.