“We have spent five years fighting to hold Burlington accountable for the harm their officials caused my child, but we can’t make changes alone,” Austrian said, according to a statement in an ACLU press release. “If you in the community want to ensure other families won’t have to endure this kind of pain and lasting trauma, it’s now up to you to raise your voice and seek changes to this deeply flawed system.”
Tayshawn Chadwick, who was stunned with a Taser, said he stopped leaving the house. Julian Montes, who was slammed into a lunch cart, is now afraid of police officers. Anabelle Jaramillo said the doorbell incident led her to become withdrawn from even close friends.
Overpolicing on campus can instill fear in students due to UCPD’s long history of racialized policing. Thus, law enforcement should not have a sustained presence on college campuses. UCPD must withdraw their stationed police officers, especially considering reports of biased policing, and reduce PSA and CSO activity.
The Yale Collective for Abolition, Resistance and Education, or YCARE — a student organization focused on criticizing the prison system and limiting the reach of law enforcement on Yale’s campus — has spearheaded the initiative, dubbed “YPD Out.” The group hopes to change the police department’s involvement in student wellness checks.
The 2020 nationwide racial justice protests pushed UW administrators to reconsider the role of law enforcement in mental health emergencies. However, students, staff, and faculty have advocated for a non-police response for years.
The incident, Tam said, shows “the level of compassion the police department has for a citizen of their own city, as opposed to the possible tampering of a $2,500 camera which became obsolete within a week,” referring to the Common Council’s March 4 vote to end the city’s Flock contract.
June 9, 2019. Ali Stroker wins Best Featured Actress in a Musical at the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. An actor, singer, and wheelchair user, Ali Stroker has been a trailblazer for disability representation on the stage. She was the first wheelchair user to graduate from the Tisch School of the Arts Drama Department at New York University. In 2015, she was the first wheelchair user to appear on Broadway, starring as Anna in the musical, Spring Awakening. For her performance as Ado Annie Carnes in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, Oklahoma!, Stroker became the first wheelchair user to win a Tony Award in 2019.
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