We must put an end to blatant racism. Our Black men are being shot and killed regularly and nothing is happening. Our President is being threatened along with the lives of peaceful protestors and nothing is happening.

As a U.S citizen it is unacceptable and frightening to be terrorized and killed by the very public servants, we elect, hire and pay for with our tax dollars. Police officers are meant to protect and serve the community, however this is not the case. No individual should be hired or kept employed by the federal and local governments if they are members or have close associations with hate groups such as the Klu Klux Klan, Aryan Nation, Skinheads, or any other white supremacy groups. These individuals should not be allowed to operate in a civil servant capacity if they hate, intend to do harm to, or will intentionally discriminate against any group of people.

As a citizen it is very alarming to no longer feel safe and secure from the very people who took an oath to protect and serve. We as a people, no matter race and/or ethnicity, deserve respect from the individuals our tax dollars pay to service us not murder us!

Only 1 man was investigated, pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Numerous young women were greatly harmed and are still suffering from years of abuse and threats. Many powerful rich men were involved, the incidents took place allegedly on private jets, mansions and even a private island. These frightened girls, now young women, never thought they had a chance at justice or to receive help. They and their families need help.

Another citizen appears to be murdered by those pledged to "Protect and Serve" without justification. It's time for accountability in our LE community. Congress should forgo another investigation based on political reasons and hold meaningful hearings aimed at getting answers and solutions. I'm calling on the US Congress to convene hearings in response to another murder by LEOs of a US citizen. Law Enforcement officers are accountable, not above the law they've sworn to uphold.

We request that the FBI and US Dept of Justice investigate and oversee a change in policing in Baton Rouge and all other Policing agencies in Louisiana with a history of excessive force, especially on communities of color, and especially in relation to the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LA in July 2016.

Alton Sterling was a 37-year-old Black father of five selling CDs outside of a local store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He did not deserve to die. Yet here we are again. Another Black man slain by police. Another hashtag carrying the fury and pain of his community. And another family deep in mourning—in the same state that passed the 'Blue Lives Matter' bill to silence protests against police violence. On Tuesday night, Alton Sterling was selling CDs outside a local store, like he always does, when police arrived on the scene. The police tased him, held him down on the ground, and shot him in the chest and back. In the witness-recorded video, you can hear one of the officers shouting "If you f---ing move, I swear to God!" These officers have no respect for Black life, and must be held accountable. News just broke that the FBI and the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division will be leading an independent investigation into his murder—and we have to keep up the pressure until they deliver accountability.

Alton Sterling was a 37-year-old father of five, highly active in his community. His killing at the hands of Baton Rouge police officers—caught on camera and now seen around the world—has reignited calls for police accountability and an end to the police violence that disproportionately impacts communities of color across the country. Alton was shot and killed by police while selling CDs in a convenience store parking lot. People are already speaking out to demand police reform and accountability. And the Department of Justice has already stepped in to take over the investigation. But CNN has chosen—again—to criminalize Alton Sterling by using an old mugshot, despite the many recent photos of Alton on Facebook and those provided by his grieving family. This is not how Alton should be remembered or portrayed, and CNN’s continuous use of mugshots to depict the Black men killed by police reinforces dangerous, racist images of the same Black men who are brutalized by police. CNN must do better. Tell CNN to honor the memory of Alton Sterling and to stop using mugshots in their coverage of Black men shot and killed by police.

I, as well as countless Americans, feel as though police officers and sheriffs need to be held MORE accountable for their actions and force used in EVERY arrest, case, traffic stop, etc., to ensure that their jobs of protecting Americans are fulfilled. We need to feel safer with the sight and presence of police officers rather than feeling more in danger with them.

The North Carolina General Assembly is wasting taxpayer money to pay legal fees to defend HB2, a suit they have no real chance of winning, just to make a political point. They are using money from the disaster relief fund to pay for this. If North Carolina is hit with the kind of flooding that West Virginia and Texas have experienced, or, as we enter hurricane season, if a hurricane damages a community, the fund to help will be reduced by a half million dollars.

This bill is harmful to public safety and costly to our communities and the entire state of North Carolina

Who was Kelsey Smith? On June 2, 2007, Kelsey Smith, an eighteen year old young woman from Overland, Kansas, was abducted in broad daylight, from a local Target department store. An hour after Kelsey was abducted, a signal from her cell phone was picked up. When law enforcement officials asked Verizon for the "ping" records that would pinpoint her location via cell phone, the family's cell phone company did not hand those records over, until three and a half days later. When Verizon did turn over the records, it took authorities 45 minutes to locate Kelsey's body. However, she was found dead, after being raped and murdered. What is the Kelsey Smith Act? The Kelsey Smith Act (H.R.1818/S.273 ), sponsored by U.S. Rep. Ron Este (R-KS 4) and U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS), would require that wireless phone companies immediately respond to law enforcement requests for location information of victims who are in jeopardy of death or serious physical harm. Also the Kelsey Smith Act would aid more responsive coordination between law enforcement agencies and wireless cell phone carriers during emergencies involving missing persons. By passing the Kelsey Smith Act, lives can be saved. When a person has been abducted, or in an emergency situation, it is vital that law enforcement act quickly, which is why law enforcement need wireless carriers to cooperate with them in emergency situations.