We are a collective of doctors committed to the health of our communities. Policing is a public health crisis.
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Dear #Toronto,
We are a group of 50+ doctors living & working with Black and Indigenous communities who have come together to say ‘Enough is Enough’
We demand the defunding of police & direct reallocation of resources because policing is a public health crisis
#DefundThePolice
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
Air Canada @AirCanada Executive salaries:
CEO M.Rousseau: $12.38 Million
CFO A.Kazzaz: $3.1 Million
COO C.Landry: $2.93 Million
CCO L.Guillemette: $2.74 Million
Exec VP A.Meloul-Wechsler: $2.0 Million
Full-time entry-level AC flight attendant earns LESS than minimum wage (27k/year before tax)
CEO makes 458x more than entry-level flight attendant
Time for AC executives to take a large pay cut
#CutExecPay #PayYourStaff
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
The duopoly thinks giving these violent thugs more money to militarize will make your life safer.
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
Thanks to everyone who donated and got it to $850. I need to raise another $1150 so that I could pay the retainer.
I’m hoping to do this sometime this week.
Please share, support, or donate—every small action counts. gofund.me/af6e43b9
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
In 2023, an anonymous tipster told CBC News they knew the name of the police officer who killed Ejaz Choudry.
It was almost impossible to confirm - until now.
These are the officers who were involved. And for one, it wasn't his first fatal encounter:
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/e…
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
Baltimore's drop in homicides - 23% since last year and a staggering 40% from two years ago - should be a national story. Mayor Scott's Group Violence Reduction Strategy, which prioritizes resources to those most at risk and community engagement, should be studied and replicated.
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
My name is Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah. I am a psychiatrist.
I’m calling for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. He was abducted by the Israeli forces.
I’m calling for protection of hospitals and medical workers in Gaza and an end to the genocide.
#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
My name is Dr. Diana Toubassi. I am a family physician.
I call for the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya. He was abducted by Israeli forces.
I am calling for protection of hospitals and medical workers in Gaza. And an end to the genocide.
#FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
Two unarmed community members handled a rifle armed gunman by taking him down with no shots fired. So the cops rolled up uninvited and shot all of them.
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
ER waits are not a mere inconvenience; ER waits kill.
Montreal man, 39, dies from aneurysm after giving up on six-hour wait at ER, by @tophlambie nationalpost.com/news/canada… via @nationalpost @DennisKendel #CanadaWAITS
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
It has been almost 8 years since Soleiman Faqiri’s beating death at the hands of correctional officers.
Please join us virtually on Dec 15 at 6pm as
as we remember our beloved ‘Soli’.
You can join our vigil directly at the link below:
us06web.zoom.us/j/8951807892…
ALT https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89518078920
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
For five years, I have been covering what is unquestionably the biggest criminal justice scandal in American history.
Today it ended when the most corrupt cop in history took his life.
But it's not over.
A thread.
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
Jon Wells, a Blood Tribe man, died a violent and tragic death at the hands of Calgary police. His last words were, ‘I don’t want to die.’ Jon knew the weight of systemic racism. As a white male doctor, I know this wouldn’t have happened to me. We must end the systemic racism, violence, and genocide faced by Indigenous people on Turtle Island. #DefundThePolice #TRC #LandBack
@APTNNews
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
Police have killed six Indigenous people across Canada since late August
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Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
A police officer in NYC faced demotion and retaliation from higher-ranking cops because he was ticketing drivers that have "courtesy cards" issued by police unions that normally let drivers get away with violations, and now, taxpayers have to pay him a $175k settlement.
nytimes.com/2024/09/10/nyreg…
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
NYPD followed an alleged fare evader, tried to tase him, and then:
> shot him
> shot another cop in the abdomen
> shot a woman in the leg
> shot another man AND GRAZED HIS HEAD
Doctors For Defunding Police retweeted
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's police commissioner says he is resigning after his phone was seized as part of a federal investigation.
Many of us work with cops everyday (especially in the psych wards) and if we could tell you how many times they actively escalated situations vs. using de-escalation skills it would be unbelievable.