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Voting for Biden *will not* prevent what happened to Breonna Taylor.
Biden wrote and/or fought to EXPAND the three programs used to raid Breonna's house:
1. Civil asset forfeiture.
2. Byrne Grants.
3. COPS Grants.
I'll explain
Biden wrote and/or fought to EXPAND the three programs used to raid Breonna's house:
1. Civil asset forfeiture.
2. Byrne Grants.
3. COPS Grants.
I'll explain
Civil asset forfeiture laws are how the police fund more programs.
Your house is raided from "evidence" gathered by COPS/Byrne programs.
They then seize your things. If you can't hire a lawyer to get your items, they are sold at auction. Funds go to that police dept.
Your house is raided from "evidence" gathered by COPS/Byrne programs. They then seize your things. If you can't hire a lawyer to get your items, they are sold at auction. Funds go to that police dept.
(Obama/Biden expanded civil asset forfeiture to $1.8 billion, the largest ever.)
Those funds fund Bryne Grants which create multi-jurisdictional "anti-drug" & "anti-gang" task forces.
Because they cover many jurisdictions, they aren't held accountable.
They are responsible for many DEADLY botched raids, wrong houses, and corruption.
Sound familiar?
Because they cover many jurisdictions, they aren't held accountable.
They are responsible for many DEADLY botched raids, wrong houses, and corruption.
Sound familiar?
Byrne Grants were expanded by $2 billion in 2009 by Obama/Biden.
Biden calls the program a longtime favorite and actually pushed Obama to expand them.
Bush was phasing these out for inefficiency.
Biden calls the program a longtime favorite and actually pushed Obama to expand them.Bush was phasing these out for inefficiency.
COPS grants are marketed as "community oriented policing."
However, because Police department budgets are fungible, there's no to control how these grants are spent once they arrive at the police dept.
Most of the funds go to swat/military grade equipment.
However, because Police department budgets are fungible, there's no to control how these grants are spent once they arrive at the police dept.
Most of the funds go to swat/military grade equipment.
The COPS grants program was created by Biden (according to Biden).
And just like byrne grants, bush was phasing them out, but, Obama Expanded them by 250%.
Biden wants to FURTHER expand them by $300 million, according to his website.
And just like byrne grants, bush was phasing them out, but, Obama Expanded them by 250%.
Biden wants to FURTHER expand them by $300 million, according to his website.
BuT TrUmP.....imagine which laws Biden will pass this time and imagine what the next Republican will do with those laws.
Instead of shaming US, demand the DNC push different candidates than a COP and the architect of police militarization laws.
Instead of shaming US, demand the DNC push different candidates than a COP and the architect of police militarization laws.
Here's a post I did previously... https://twitter.com/BernieToVest/status/1272277614338736135?s=20
How do I know all this? I was raided also because of civil asset forfeiture laws. https://twitter.com/BernieToVest/status/1273260316667850753?s=20
