• Justice for Ramad Chatman
    I am starting this petition because his story is all over the media and no one else has tried to act on his behalf. In this day and age, we don't have to tolerate the injustices that this government tries to make us stomach.
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    Created by Parecklis rocha
  • Ann Arbor Demands Police Oversight & Alternatives to Policing
    I'm an Ann Arbor resident and mother who is insulted that our City Council spent $230k of our tax dollars to fund a biased and unscientific study by a consulting firm of former police officers. The A2 City Council needs to stop wasting time and money and take leadership to establish a police review board that is representative, transparent, independent, empowered, grounded in restorative practices, and adequately funded, and to redirect resources to crucial alternatives to policing. Go to this link http://bit.ly/2jlJMRz to read the 11/16 statement from community members who have formed Transforming Justice Washtenaw to advocate for heart-based and restorative alternatives to policing and incarceration in Washtenaw County.
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    Created by Julie Quiroz
  • Second chance for Leon Johnson
    My name is Leon Johnson and I'm currently an inmate at Calhoun State Prison in Morgan, GA. I've been sentenced to life plus 5 yrs imprisonment with the eligibility of parole. I was convicted of a crime I committed when I was 17 years old. I made a grave mistake for which I am deeply sorry. My actions cause pain to a lot of people and impacted those I never even met. Shaped me into the Man I am today. I have an understanding of what's really important in my life, and I know I deserve a chance to show what's within.
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    Created by Leon A Johnson
  • "Hakim life matters too..."
    Because Hakim deserves a chance.
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    Created by Hakim Mckee
  • Free R2 Randy Guzman
    I am starting this petition as a voice for my son. Who was wrongfully convicted. Here is the story On September 23, 2015 my son, Randy Guzman, was sentenced to 35 to life in prison , for Pre Meditated 1st degree murder and attempted murder. On April 13, 2014 Randy along with his girlfriend and two friends were at a local bar in Rancho Cucamonga As they were leaving the bar, there was a younger black homeless man he was 32 years old who approached randys friend was asking for money for a beer The altercation started with the homeless man and friend. A few words were exchanged because the friend didn’t give him no money. Then the homeless man went about his business. 500 feet away was another local pool hall where the real trouble started. The group of 15 white males seen the altercation from across the way and started approaching Randy,s friend who was having the conversation with the homeless guy. As the crowd of males from the other bar arrived to the bar parking lot the homeless man was already gone. These people were clearly looking for trouble. They approached Randy’s friend because they felt the “homeless man needed help”. At this point the homeless man had already walked away from the area. This was two parties that were intoxicated exchanging words as any “BAR RUMBLE”. There was not truth to the story of the crowd helping the homeless man which was stated from other party. It was just a one on one conversation between Randys friend an homeless guy. Stories say a “hero” was the victim, this was a BAR FIGHT, no truth to the newspaper stories. There was no right and wrong here. This was clearly wrong on both parties. As the group from pool hall started engaging with Randy’s friend. Randy, his girlfriend and 1 other friend approached. As I stated above this is 15 people against Randy and friends(3males, 1 female). Back and forth fighting. my son randy got kicked down and knocked his head on the ground. Hi girlfriend helped him up and they all left. End result to this 2 males from pool hall were stabbed. 1 died and 1 lived. The next day my son was arrested with no proof , just bar witness that they seen randy earlier at the bar and seen it was him and friends fighting. Mind you this witness did not state they seen Randy hurt anyone. With no evidence, no videos cameras, no 100% sure witness, no dna, no pre-meditation, yet Randy was convicted to this murder. The police line up was all guys with short hair and no tattoos. And randy has long hair and face tattoos. They needed to put other guys with long hair and face tats. When the police arrived to scene they stated there was around 50 people in parking lot. The man that was stabbed and lived stood on the stand and said he didn’t even know who stabbed him. Every witness who stood up there and spoke stated they weren’t sure. As one witness later on in the trial seem to be schooled by the DA but still never said he was sure Randy Guzman stabbed his friend. Both parties were intoxicated no one was sure who did it. Not once did they let my son go up there and speak on the stand and tell his story. My son wasn’t able to tell his story advised by his attorney. So, this is why Im here to speak for him. It’s never to late. They labeled my son as remorseless human, a danger to society. My son Randy was never in trouble or Violent. My son was a local artist and own a few companies. As you read this you think “yeah yeah every mother is going to say their son wasn’t trouble” but everyone who knew Randy could say the same. He was always giving and helping the community. I have pictures of him with homeless men he would give them shirts. When he was little he always wanted us to give to the homeless and was always taking in homeless dogs too. He sponsored dancing groups for children providing free shirts to the kids. I also have videos of all the kids supporting him. Randy was inspirational to many in our community. He had fans and kids who looked up to him and still do even adults. He gave people hope that they can turn their dreams into reality. My son has a talent and he doesn’t belong being locked up like an animal for something he did not do especially with no proof. This was not pre-meditated, no plots were made against the victims. I will fight and do what I can to help my son get his freedom again. Im not here to bash the other party or anyone, I just want my son home and be able to continue his journey and be home with his son.
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    Created by Katherine Guzman
  • Fresh start
    I am a felon whom NEEDS a fresh start to get a job. Ill do anything. ANYTHING PLEASE. I was 17..
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    Created by Jacob
  • Stop The Enabling Of Annihilation's of Black and Brown Communities
    I need this political climber to press charges in my child's case against San Francisco police officers that executed my Mario Woods. You will see the blatant evidence on video of all the violations of my child's civil rights that were recklessy disregarded. My child was not a threat and he was one victim among many executions at the hands of the San Francisco's racist police dept. The District Attorney, Gascon, has yet to make any charges for all of the executions and annihilation's that this racist dept has committed. His record when it comes to charging officers in any format when it comes to Black and Brown communities is shameful. here is just a a small history regarding his stance on police brutality; it speaks volumes to his stance of police brutality cases: Idriss Steeley June 2001 No Charges; Kenneth Hardy July of 2011 NO Charge; Oshaine Evans Oct 2014 No Charge; Amalcar Lopez June 2015 No Charge. As of my child Mario Woods' execution date December 2, 2015, the DA is still refusing to bring charges. He also brought no charges forward in the case of Jessica Nelson whom was executed several months after my young child, Jessica was executed by SFPD May 2016 and since the SFDA states he would prioritize his cases-- this doesn't seem like a priority to me. And Louis Gongora whom was executed by SFPD in April of 2016....... These are just a few executions and annihilation's in the wake of all the racist mindsets that exist in this police dept that use shooting minorities as the new lynching. This SFDA Gascon has garnered the reputation of being a criminal and a racist and it is public record that he is a part of the good ole boy clique, who consistently puts his political agenda over his humanity. I need the DA to finally do the right and decent thing and bring charges against the police whom already had pending investigations on them of abuse and excessive force on record! This DA needs to be fired and all the cops that have emailed and texted while on the job about how much they hate black folk and our community need to go as well! I need help to make this happen.
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    Created by Gwendolyn Woods
  • A PLEA FOR A FAIR SENTENCE
    My husband Fredrick Cato is one of the many of us who suffer from addiction. Because of his criminal background, one mistake he made will put him behind bars for the rest of his life. My family and his are greatly affected and BEG for a fair sentence- not because we feel he should not be punished but because we do not feel he deserves to die in prison.
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    Created by Johnna Cato
  • Clemency for Ronnie Lauderdale
    I am starting a petition for my uncle Ronnie Lauderdale, who was sentenced two life sentences for non violent drug charges. My concern is that he is expected to die in prison and not be able to look outside of prison walls ever again in life. He has a family outside of prison that needs him more than anything. He has served 10 years in prison already. During the arrest there were no guns found in the initial search in Ronnie's presence. There were no interrogation tapes nor videos, or no signed statements, but yet, allegedly he admitted to the crime. Two hours later after he signed a statement to search him the officer mentioned "Oh yeah we found a gun." A gun that he knew nothing about and that should have been mentioned before the statement was signed. His first trial resulted in a hung jury after four days of deliberation. The jury consisted of ten whites and two blacks. After a second trial he was found guilty. During the first trial the sitting judge, Reagan made statements off the record stating no blacks would be on the next trial. As if to state that the only reason why Ronnie Lauderdale's trial ended with a hung jury is because blacks were apart of the jury. This judge recused himself for the second trial. A speedy trial was violated and granted immediate release, which was never done due to without prejudice reasons for speedy trial. After the grand jury indicted Lauderdale, they searched for more evidence by recruiting two jail house informants; one was a convicted bank robber and the other one was a convicted pedophile, who molested a ten year old boy. During the trial, Judge Murphy made a clear statement that the two jail house inmates were the most damaging to Lauderdale's case, whom he never knew or met before the trial. There's so many people committing crimes that's getting off with less time than Lauderdale with no questions asked. For instance, Mary Winkler killed her husband and plead guilty but was out of jail before she was even booked. It's evident that Lauderdale could have been convicted from previous charges that he's already done time for, but ten years for drugs is a lot that he's already served so being sentenced to two life sentences is unethical considering the fact that these charges were only drug related with no violence involved . I don't condone in anyone breaking the law and I think everyone should pay their debt to society, but there's people out here killing others and they will be out of jail sooner than him. It's not fair that his freedom was taken and he's not able to see or be with his family like other people. The only thing that's promised to us is DEATH and to die in jail for a none violent drug charge is probably the lowest thing a person could go through. Statistics say that black males aren't suppose to live outside of their freedom and it's evident that minorities are incarcerated way more often than whites, but the judicial system can make a change by eliminating these long life sentences for none violent drug charges. Help me help my uncle get his freedom back. Help me be the change that the system needs to grant freedom to Ronnie Lauderdale. Just like any other man, his family needs him! Please help us get this case reviewed again. Thank you!
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  • Law Enforcement Apply Rules to Assign Critical Missing Cases to FBI
    My Grandson, Marty W. McMillan Jr. was set up and murdered, and to date, we don't have closure or his remains. He went to meet a girl he met on PlentyOfFish, and he never returned. We reported this to the police on April 22, 2017, and they would not file his case until they said for three days. We tried to explain to them that he would not contact any family members for days in at a time. He did not report to work, and to his PO officer, not talk to any of his friends, and not answer his phone that was not his behavior. His father had to cry to them after going to the precinct to check to see if they had heard anything. They had not assigned his case at all to any detective. That day they decided to appoint a detective that day. They came to my house to ask me questions. I told them how he went to work that day, that was a Saturday, and we thought he was over his father house, and his father thought he was over my house. He had not been to either that was on a Thursday morning. So he had been missing since that Saturday, and neither of us knew. I told them he had not talked or text his mother and he texted her every day. They got information from me. I was told by them not to file a stolen car report let them see what they could find out. However, days went by, and I decided to submit a stolen car report. We then find out they had not assigned the case to the detective that came to my house. The fact had not been assign to any detective. Then it was finally given to a detective in weeks later, and then again a different detective came to my house. The first detective that came to my house told me not to call his car stolen. However, they kept saying to me when I call they had heard nothing. My daughter lives in Charlotte NC, and she drove here after work every Friday evening, and we looked for him every weekend. I searched every day. We went everywhere putting up flyers, all over DC and Maryland. We met a person that was a missing exploited children activist, and he started to communicate with us. We were going to searches, knocking on doors in the neighborhood his car that I found. One day I called the detectives to asked them had they heard anything, he said he got a call tip Marty car was somewhere in Bowie Maryland. I went there the address was not a proper address. I kept searching during the week and my family I searched on the weekends. We drove all nights and days. I called the detective and asked have you heard anything, he told me the car pinged twice and told me the area it has pinged. That was how I found his car. The police did not respond either time to the pinged. I drove the city he said, me it pings, and I saw the car. I called them to come, to check to make sure it was his car and it was. I knew it was his car had the temp tags still on it. People were sitting out front where the car was parked, and I was afraid to get out of my car to check. Was told to stay in the car and wait until they got there. It took them at least 40 minutes, or so I had to wait. I called them to let them know I think I found his car. They took fingerprints, and I had the car towed to my house. I cover it and make sure it stayed intact. I did not want to move anything I felt it was more they should check. I kept asking them to come and check more may be able to find something more from the car. It took them a month to his car and checked it out more. Time went on my daughter decided to call the captain at the police department and talk with her about how she did not feel she was getting the best action taken done by them. The captain did and found out that the detective was not doing anything for this case he should have been doing. She apologized and assigned a different detective to the situation. She reprimanded him for his negligence actions. However, this is now two months later. The new detective came and asked me questions and agreed everything handled wrong. He would be taking the case, and we started over again. My daughter did all the footwork and all the research to find out the person name he had communicated with last, the real girl name he met on PlentlyOfFish dating site; I found his car. We gave him all of the evidence we found out gave them the case. He did make the vehicle and retook fingerprints but the finger came back smeared and had to do DNA, and we had to wait for another for this. The DNA came back, but nothing has updated or done to date everything fell through the cracks, and we still don't have anything, and he has been gone and presume deceased and can find his remains. First of all, if they had done what they needed to do in the beginning, we might be able to find him. If they had gone after the car, they might be able to get people that were driving his car to talk. We gave them the evidence, and they let it sat before they took action. Should have evaluated his case in the beginning and involved the FBI could have utilized better resources. They did not apply the rules to Marty case from the beginning when I to them my grandson would not just walk away from his life and family. Someone should be held accountable, and Marty case should be with the FBI, he met a girl on PlentyofFish a dating site that causes him his life. It now seems the case has run cold and we may never know who killed my grandson. This issue should be an investigated, and rules should have been applied to the person such as Marty William McMillan Jr. case and might not save his life but at least get the killers off the street and stop dating site from being used for criminal activity. Marty was set up and murdered by meeting someone on PlentyofFish, and the FBI was not brought into the case and should have been from the start.
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    Created by Forlesia Cook
  • Stop Rep. Tom Marino--opioid industry advocate--as drug czar
    Trump has nominated Rep. Tom Marino as head of the DEA. Rep. Marino was the chief advocate in Congress of legislation that now prevents DEA from going after drug distributors killing thousands in overdoses. We need to stop the flow of opiated pills to bad doctors and pharmacists.
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    Created by Todd Wolff
  • Reginald Johnson is not a hazard. End police retaliation.
    Reginald Johnson's son was shot and killed. Memphis police never properly investigated the crime. Later, when a man showed up at Reginald's door bleeding from a gunshot wound, he called the police. They entered Reginald's home, beat him, and arrested him. Now, Reginald has found out that his address has been added to a so-called "hazard list" in retaliation for his speaking out against police misconduct. Mayor Jim Strickland, Director of Police Services Michael Rallings, and other City of Memphis officials have told him that they are working on removing him from the list. It has been over a year, and still he has no resolution. Mayor Jim Strickland has denied the existence of the list, but admitted to the existence of "flagged addresses." We do not intend to argue semantics. Right now, if Reginald calls the police when he witnesses a crime, they show up in force to harass and intimidate him. The police should be protectors, not bullies. Reginald Johnson is not a hazard. Sign to end police retaliation.
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    Created by Nic Bradley