NCLEO Law Enforcement D.C. Conference To Discuss Civil Rights In Law Enforcement, February 25 & 26, 2015

Former and current law enforcement officers (LEO) nationwide have conferred and agree that law enforcement in America is inherently flawed as a two tier, segregated system — one for black & brown and, one for white citizens and, even if unintentional, it has made most LEO’s complicit in supporting bias enforcement operations with severe consequences involving racial disparities on black and brown citizens and communities.  

It’s the first time that LEO’s of various race’s from across America and various departments, albeit Federal, State and municipal are willing to speak out in unity before Congress, the media and in a public Town Hall meeting. They identify their actual observations as no such thing as "blue bloods” for a police brotherhood indicating, that best practices have proven to be separate, but unequal and very similar to Jim Crow of the old south and, comparing it to different water fountains for black & white LEO’s and citizens.

Although the group has named itself 'The National Coalition of Law Enforcement Officers for Justice, Reform & Accountability' (NCLEO) for identification purposes, it will not be the traditional organizational concept seem in most LEO unions and/or ethnic based organizations. The coalition is made up of individuals of varied races who have long established personal brands and histories advocating for fair justice in America. They have gathered to express a commonality in their rank & file experiences, indicating that law enforcement administrative policies and procedures treat black and brown officers and members of the public different from similarly situated white officers and the public.  

From young to oldest, their LEO stories coincide, indicating the U.S. Criminal Justice Institution has caused them and their colleagues of all races to carry out bias enforcement that has created massive disproportionate criminal records and a black and brown prison population that has outpaced the number of American’s who were Slaves at the time of the great civil war. 

They say that Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Gardner’s recently ruled justifiable homicides by police officials have galvanized the public and, LEO’s of all ethnicity must also identify with the same public to expose bias internal policies that often hide behind the nations blue walls of silence. Their goal is to make all law enforcement departments fair and accountable to the citizens they serve, regardless of race and that, no one wants to see a loved one unjustly hurt by police in any fashion or form.  

Please come out in force and support this Wednesday. Click on information attached below for Press Release, and the LEO organizer BIO’s and time and location of Press Conference and Town Hall meeting.  Please SHARE this information with everyone, groups, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. We can’t do it alone. Its the institutional change you have been waiting for…..

All the best,

Matthew Fogg

Chief Deputy US Marshal, RET. 

NCLEO Member 

'The National Coalition of Law Enforcement Officers for Justice, Reform & Accountability' (NCLEO) 

NCLEO Law Enforcement D.C. Conference, February 25 & 26, 2015



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