Medium.com scoial media: on Crime
Ashwani Jain:
Ban the use of chokeholds; end the money-bail system
Right now there is a lack of trust between communities all around Maryland and our law enforcement professionals. This means we need to implement policing standards that will show our communities that officers who abuse their power can and will be
held accountable. This is why I want to listen to activists in their calls to ban the use of chokeholds and require de-escalation efforts in any confrontations and creating real consequences for officers that fail to live up to these standards.
We need to stop criminalizing poverty. I believe that we cannot end mass incarceration without first ending the money-bail system. I believe this is an ineffective, unfair, and racist way of approaching our prison system.
More often than not, the people most likely to spend time in jail awaiting trial are not the worst offenders, but the poorest ones.
Source: Medium.com posting on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
May 14, 2021
Ashwani Jain:
Repeal prohibition of prosecution for marital sexual assault
The idea that rape or sexual assault, unwanted touching, forcible sex or anything else of that nature is okay because the parties are married is arcane and insulting. Unfortunately, there are some laws in place that
prevent the prosecution of a spouse committing these types of offenses against their partner. I believe we need to repeal these prohibitions.
Source: Medium.com posting on 2022 Maryland Gubernatorial race
May 14, 2021
Mike Espy:
Make lynching a federal hate crime
We need the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act to become law so we can make sure no other family has to live knowing that justice wasn't served for the racially-motivated killing of their loved one. 2020 isn't over yet, and we have already experienced
headlines, videos, and live footage of racial violence. Making lynching a federal crime is still a necessity today. We must do everything possible to protect the lives of everyone and help make sure no one in this country feels unsafe.
Source: Medium.com e-zine on 2020 Mississippi Senate race
Jun 18, 2020
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