人兽性交 Mourns Killing of Roger Fortson, Urges End to Horrific Cycle of Police Violence Against Black People
FLORIDA 鈥� Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (人兽性交) calls for a full investigation into the killing of Roger Fortson, a Black airman in the United States Air Force, by sheriff鈥檚 deputies in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. We urge police departments across America to address the scourge of anti-Blackness in policing once and for all.听
鈥淲e are deeply saddened by the tragic death of a service member at the hands of police,鈥� said Margaret Huang, president and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center. 鈥淢r. Fortson honorably served this country, and his life was unjustly taken in his own home. Our hearts are with his family and fellow service members as they grieve this unconscionable loss.鈥澛�
鈥淥ur voices here at the 人兽性交 have repeatedly joined the chorus of millions across the United States 鈥� and the world 鈥� calling for an end to police brutality against Black people. Today, we simply ask: Why? Why won鈥檛 law enforcement, why won鈥檛 our nation, do more to end this horrific cycle of violent, needless death?鈥� continued Huang. 聽
鈥淧olice departments across America must confront the cultures of violence and anti-Blackness that allow for these tragedies to continue. But we also know that won鈥檛 be enough. As a nation, we must at last reckon with our past, and with the painful legacy of racism that persists today, to end the bias and hate that stains so many of our institutions. We cannot back down from this fight until the safety, humanity and dignity of Black people is honored each and every day,鈥� concluded Huang.听
