PLBC condemns violent police arrests of teens in Ocean City, MD
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus
June 16, 2021 | 5:56 PM
HARRISBURG, June 16 – State Rep. Donna Bullock, D-Phila., chair of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, and members of the PLBC this week strongly condemned the recent actions of Ocean City, MD police in arresting four Harrisburg teens over alleged vaping and other violations.
“I watched the videos of these teens being arrested and saw how quickly things escalated,” Bullock said. “We must ask ourselves – how does a simple citation lead to police violence? How can we better train police to handle these situations? This incident is further proof why there needs to be police reform not just in the commonwealth, but across the nation. We are working on those reforms in Pennsylvania and would hope that other states are following in the same way.
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“He met criticism of operating a systemically racist office by a well-known Black attorney with more racism,” said one member. “DA Zappala needs to resign or be removed immediately.”
CHELTENHAM Student members of the Montgomery County Cultural Proficiency and Equity Student Ambassadors had one critical question for state legislators during a recent virtual town hall: âWhy arenât we spending more on education?â
Yasir Valentine, a senior at Cheltenham High School, posed the challenge during the town hall discussion, organized by the student organization and their adult consultant Carmina Taylor.
Since launching last February, the group has involved 80 high school students across eight different school districts in Montgomery County who are meeting monthly.
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According to Taylor, Cheltenham, Norristown, North Penn, and Upper Dublin were the organizationâs original members, and Abington, Hatboro Horsham, Lower Moreland, and Upper Moreland school districts later joined.
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