Thread by @juancuba

27 years should be enough for any politician, especially for a prosecutor who has lacked the leadership or the courage to hold dangerous / murderous police officers and corrupt politicians accountable. @KathyFndzRundle should resign (@MiamiDadeDems demanded it 2 yrs ago). [1/16]

Power concedes nothing. Voters must demand it at the ballot box on August 18. People of good faith that have been stirred into action by the killing of #GeorgeFloyd need to demand it. The community leaders, politicians, organizations + activists (new + old) must demand it. [2/16]

And we must demand it of those leaders and orgs. It's going to take a movement to defeat a 27 yr incumbent. Don't let the "D" in front of @KathyFndzRundle name on the ballot fool you into complacency. In 27 years, she hasn't charged a single officer for murder. [3/16]

She refused to bring charges for the murder of Darren Rainey, an inmate that was boiled to death for 2 hours. Another inmate heard Rainey scream “I can’t take it no more, I’m sorry, I won’t do it again.” The temperature was 160-180 degrees. [4/16]

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She refused to bring charges in the police killings during a botched sting operation in the Redland which included killing their own informant. They had infrared video of officers shooting a man who was kneeling with his hands up in the back. [5/16]

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She refused to bring charges to officers who fired 116 bullets into the car of Raymond Herisse on South beach killing him and injuring several bystanders. He was publicly executed for fleeing the scene after a traffic stop.
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She refused to charge officers for killing homeless man Fritz Severe who was killed in front of 50 children in a park. Witnesses said Severe frequently visited the park with his metal pipe. [7/16]

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She refused to prosecute any of the officers in the shooting of 7 black men in 7 months which prompted an inquiry by the Department of Justice.

The DOJ called out Rundle for unreasonable delays to close out cases. It contributes to this culture. [8/16]

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She refused to bring any charges to officers in the murder of Reefa Hernandez-Llach on Miami Beach. [9/16]

miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

She refused to bring charges to rapist police officer Jesse Menocal. His victims included 2 underage girls. The Feds had to pick up the case before Rundle's office admitted they didn't interview 3/4 victims. [10/16] miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

She refused to bring charges to corrupt politician David Rivera (who continues to break the law to this day) even though the State was begging her to do something or get out of their way. [11/16]

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She has refused to bring charges to corrupt politician Joe Carollo even though his former staffer said he committed a felony and it's documented by the Herald. [12/16]

miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-com…

We need our allies to stop contributing to her campaign because you're contributing to the problem. There are a lot of Ds on her donor list including @DanGelber @MayorLevine @penelasformayor: please ask for your money back. #DefundKathy [13/16]

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The @MiamiDadeDems should formally call again for @KathyFndzRundle to resign. Our progressive community needs to make this the priority in August. Thank you @Dreamdefenders @NewFLMajority. We need more groups to join (@FlaDems?) . [14/16]

We have an opportunity to elect the first black state attorney in Miami-Dade history in @MelbaForMiami - a domestic violence prosecutor who was most recently the Deputy Director at @ACLUFL. She has the experience, the courage, the conviction to be a great State Attorney [15/16]

27 years is enough for any politician. It's time to retire @KathyFndzRundle. Anything less will be a giant setback in the pursuit of justice. [16/16]

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