No More Racist Police
    How to use this page
  1. Click here to find your local, county, state, and federal representatives. Click here to find your district prosecutor. Gather the email addresses of all your local representatives, county representatives, and state representatives.
  2. Use the script fragments below to compose an original message. Copy-and-pasted messages simply go to spam.
  3. Make sure your message reflects your beliefs, but don't forget to demand divestment and accountability, not reform. Careful not to emphasize reforms such as body cameras over real accountability and financial investments in real public health and safety services in your email. If you haven't yet learned about the history and failure of police reform, click here to read more.
  4. Send your letter
  5. Share this site with others
  6. Keep reporting abusive officers and demanding they be fired and charged, not just 'investigated'
A letter for your representatives

Click on any sentence to add it to your email.

Introduction

Dear Mayor , Councilpeople , , and , Senator and Representatives and ,

My name is and I am a taxpayer and resident of . I am getting in touch because I am deeply troubled by the treatment of Black Americans by police in police departments nationwide. I would like to know what kinds of safeguards our town's police department has in place to prevent incidents of racism by police. Furthermore, given the failing record police departments nationwide, I encourage you to restrict the budget of our local police department and reallocate the difference towards more effective community safety and health agencies.

Recruitment

Are PD required to wear body cameras to record their responses to calls on video? Does the department perform any kind of anti-racism training for officers? Are new recruits screened in any way to prevent the hiring of racists, for instance through looking at social media posts?

Accountability

How does internal affairs investigate and respond to reports of discrimination by police officers? Are PD held liable for misconduct in a serious way, or are they merely given paid leave for the duration of an internal investigation? Are any controls in place to protect the public from abusive officers, such as withholding pensions for officers with an excess of public complaints or a history of excessive force, or barring them from seeking employment in other police departments?

Divest

If these safeguards are not in place, they certainly should be, and I do not support my local taxes paying to fund a police department that perpetuates racism and violence. Services I would rather see funded include: mental health professionals, crisis de-escalators, support for those suffering domestic abuse and addiction in our community, to name only a few.

Conclusion

Thank you for your attention to my concerns. I hope to hear back from you soon.

Signed,

Copied!

Click here to copy your letter.

Want to add more to your letter? Draw inspiration from letters written to leaders of big cities here.

Thank you!

Now what else can I do to help?