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18 Oct, 10 tweets, 4 min read
At 2pm today @CleCityCouncil is having an emergency resolution meeting, initiated by Brian Kazy of Ward 16, opposing #Issue24.

Issue 24 empowers true community oversight in Cleveland, including subpoena power, rather than leaving it to police and a subservient city government. Image
This is the same council that joined the county in declaring racism a public health crisis last year.

Police abuse is the most obvious symptom of that sickness, and yet the council is refusing to make changes that could actually cure it.

@BLM_216 and @SaferCLE are asking everyone to issue a statement in support of the issue and police accountability.

Council contacts below: Image
Council President @kevinkelleyCLE, Ward13
216-664-4579
kkelley@clevelandcitycouncil.org
jmontoya@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Joseph T Jones, Ward1
jjones@clevelandcitycouncil.org
216-664-4944
Councilman Kevin Bishop,Ward 2
kbishop@clevelandcitycouncil.org
216-664-4945

Councilman @KerryMcCormack1, Ward 3
kmccormack@clevelandcitycouncil.org
216-664-2691

Councilwoman Marion Anita Gardner Ward 4
216-664-4941
mgardner@clevelandcitycouncil.org
Councilwoman Delores L. Gray, Ward 5
216-664-2309
dgray@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Blaine Griffin, Ward 6
216-664-4234
bgriffin@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Basheer Jones, Ward 7
216-664-2908
bjones@clevelandcitycouncil.org
Councilman Mike Polensek, Ward 8
216-664-4236
mpolensek@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Kevin Conwell, Ward 9
216-664-4252
kconwell@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Anthony Hairston, Ward10
216-664-4743
ahairston@clevelandcitycouncil.org
Councilman Brian Mooney, Ward 11
216-664-3708
bmooney@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Anthony Brancatelli, Ward 12
216-664-4233
abrancatelli@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilwoman Jasmin Santana, Ward 14
216-664-4238
jsantana@clevelandcitycouncil.org
Councilwoman Jenny Spencer, Ward 15
216-664-4235
jspencer@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Brian Kazy, Ward 16
216-664-2942
bkazy@clevelandcitycouncil.org

Councilman Charles Slife, Ward 17
216-664-4239
cslife@clevelandcitycouncil.org
Every Cleveland Voter needs to read this breakdown of #Issue24

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Let's address the fearmongering talking point that real community oversight of police, such as what is proposed in #Issue24, would result in sizeable resignations of police.

This is an unambiguously good thing.

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The most obvious benefit is ridding our city of police officers who feels more citizen oversight is a bad thing.

This antagonistic attitude towards civilian "meddling" is a part of the police culture that must be eradicated.
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Seeing the panic of black children around police.
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Cops cheering on the brutality of the WTO riots in Seattle.

Cops working for sex trafficking rings.

Eric Garner.

Blaming and ignoring rape victims.
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