Thread by @betterutah, In bringing exorbitant charges for low-level offenses against activists and organizers, the [...]

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In bringing exorbitant charges for low-level offenses against activists and organizers, the SLCo District Attorney's office, whether intentional or not, is sending a message to the public about the way it sees protests against police brutality... https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/08/04/three-more-protesters/

More protesters charged with painting outside the Salt Lake County district attorney’s office

Salt Lake County prosecutors on Tuesday charged three protesters with rioting and helping to spread red paint on the road and on the district attorney’s building during a July demonstration — and...

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/08/04/three-more-protesters/

By choosing to bring disproportionate felony charges, @SimGillDA is reinforcing the narrative of an unjust, punitive criminal justice system that people have been protesting in the first place...

If Gill is serious about respecting the Black Lives Matter movement and ending police brutality, he has a responsibility to reflect that by carefully deciding how to respond to civil disobedience...

These overly aggressive charges will only continue to erode the trust the public has in our law enforcement and criminal justice systems when Gill should be doing everything he can to restore that trust.

You can read our full statement from @ChaseThomas89 here:

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https://betterutah.org/press-release-better-utah-statement-on-community-activist-arrests/

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