The following information has been directly sourced from Fair and Just prosecution's statement regarding their new Blueprint for Police Accountability and Reform which can be read on their website here or to download as a PDF here.

The recent murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are among many horrifying episodes of police brutality and excessive force that have long targeted and devastated Black, Indigenous, and other communities of colour across the nation. These incidents – and persistent problems with police misconduct – lay bare the unbroken link between slavery and modern racially biased policing and elevate the urgent moral imperative for a reset of the justice system. Structural reform is necessary to promote a justice system that lives up to its name. 

Their new vision for policing includes demilitarising policing; ensuring accountability; promoting transparency; use of force and protecting human life; and racial justice.

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