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  1. The immediate end to the state of emergency, curfew & the removal of the national guard
  2. The immediate demilitarization of the police department and the immediate return of all military equipment
  3. The defunding of the police department (2017 budget: $246,644,617) and the redirection of those resources to the needs of our communities (including resources for jobs programs, affordable quality housing, transportation, holistic health and quality schools)An independent investigation into the killing of Keith l. Scott and an investigation into the charlotte mecklenburg police department by the department of justice and a freeze on the nearly 1.5 million dollars awarded in federal grants annually to the department
  4. A release of the police report and body camera footage connected with the killing of Keith l. Scott & all other killings to the public and immediately repeal of hb 972, which restricts the ability of the public to access police body camera footage
  5. The immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested in connection with the uprising resulting from the killing of Keith l. Scott & the dropping of all charges
  6. The release of all the names of the officers involved in the killing of Keith l. Scott to the public followed by their firing, arrest and prosecution
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