Jamaal Bowman tweeted the following:
"From beginning to end, the entire criminal justice system keeps rich, often white, people employed and making money. Our failure to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act says Black lives are not more important than the billion dollar policing and prison industry. (4/7)"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Jamaal Bowman:
"Our failure to act is a signal to bad actors in law enforcement that murdering Black people is okay. There are too many police officers, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges in our criminal justice system who support a system that lacks accountability. (3/7)"Read on Twitter
"Specifically, the Senate has failed to abolish the filibuster which would allow us to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. This could only happen in a country where Black lives and people of color are seen as less than. (2/7)"Read on Twitter
"Two years after George Floyds death, and weve yet to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Why? Because the Senate has been allowed to sit on their hands without functioning for the American people. (1/7)"Read on Twitter
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