![]() ![]() Northern & Southern Districts of Mississippiįederal Public Defender Districts of Massachusetts, New Hampshire & Rhode IslandĢ020.06.03-Joint Statement from Federal Defenders. For George Floyd and all of our clients, we renew our longstanding commitment to fight daily for equal justice. We can keep communities safe by holding out our hand to help, aware of our own failings and biases.Īnd in this crucible of anger, we take a breath, and begin to repair the moral arc and bend it back towards justice.Īs federal defenders, we stand with many like George Floyd who have been held down and denied their humanity. We can do what is right and what is moral. We are better than this we can be just and empathetic. It is well beyond time for us all to say, "Enough." George Floyd died face down, gasping and begging to breathe. ![]() Daily, we see charges that are too harsh, sentences That are too long, and a system that turns a blind eye to oppressive structural racism because it seems to fear "too much justice." MaNightcore Anime & Manga Personality Black Butler Sebastian Michaelis Claude Faustus Alois Trancy. Ciel and Sebastian accompany Lady Elizabeth on a hunt for a white stag. However Sebastian and Ciel Phantomhive make their reappearance in only a Black Butler fashion. The war on crime is a new Jim Crow that permeates our criminal justice system. Devilish butler Claude and his Young Master, Alois, must outfox a viscount, a priest, and an uncle with an eye on the family fortune. Intentions to make communities safe are hijacked by other insidious agendas. We have witnessed "wars" on drugs and crime become dog whistles for hate and racism. Floyd, we also must stand up and demand that racism, overt and implicit, be acknowledged and confronted.Īs federal public and community defenders, we represent the overwhelming majority of those charged with crimes in federal court, most of whom are minorities, of all colors and orientations. While we can kneel in solidarity with Mr. That knee has been placed on too many Black necks before and too often without repercussions. ![]() And yet, we all saw that arc snap again under a police officer's white knee on George Floyd's Black neck for eight minutes and forty-six seconds. JOINT STATEMENT FROM FEDERAL DEFENDERS ON THE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD ![]()
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