Rep. Hank Johnson

Rep. Hank Johnson

It feels like open season on black men in America and I'm outraged. In fact, all Americans are at risk when bad actors in law enforcement use their guns instead of their heads. Despite bipartisan nationwide calls for action and despite my bills to reform the broken grand jury process, hold police accountable, and end militarization—and despite my colleagues' bills to encourage body cameras—this Congress does nothing. No hearings, no blue ribbon commissions, no nothing.

Via the video below the fold:These were the frustrated words of Rep. Hank Johnson yesterday on the floor of the House of Representatives. Johnson is right. How could it be that these constant deaths by American law enforcement grip the nation but fall on deaf ears in Congress? How could the names of our loved ones daily be the top trending topic in the world, but those who represent us act as if everything is just fine in America?

It isn't fine at all.

Johnson went on, as seen in the video below the fold, to list some of the names of men and women killed by police in the past year. While it may seem unimportant to some, this acknowledgment of the names of men and women killed by police on the floor of the House dignifies the lives and memories of and loss of the men, women, boys, and girls killed by those who should protect us.

