This week, 3 young African-American men were killed by police officers. John Crawford was shot in Beavercreek, Ohio carrying a BB gun he was buying inside of a Walmart store. Jeremy Lake was gunned down by his girlfriend's father while they were walking in Oklahoma. Lake's shooter, Shannon Kepler, is a 20+ year veteran of the Tulsa Police Department. Mike Brown was executed while jaywalking by a Ferguson, Missouri cop.
President Obama recently launched an initiative to mentor young black men, "My Brother's Keeper". This is a laudable effort by the President needs to address and do everything in his power to stop the continued killing of unarmed black men by the very officers tasked with protecting them.This petition demands a Presidential statement and action to curb police violence.