Byron Brown must resign petition grows amidst phased reform from City of Buffalo

Byron Brown must resign petition grows amidst phased reform from City of Buffalo

NEXT TONIGTH..IT STARTED WITH AFEW SIGNATURES BUTNOW THE CALLS FORTHE MAYOR OF THECITY OF BUFFALO TOLEAVE HIS OFFICE AREGETTING LOUDER.NATURAL SOUNDTONIGHT, 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER MADISONCARTER IS SPEAKINGTO THE WOMANBEHIND THEMOVEMENT BEINGCALLED "BYRONBROWN MUSTRESIGN".PEOPLE IN THE CITYOF BUFFALO ARESAYING TO THEIRMAYOR: TIME'S UP.15 YEARS HE'S BEEN INOFFICE AND HE HASN'TBEEN CHASING AFTERACCOUNTABILITY ORJUSTICE FOR VICTIMSOF POLICE BRUTALITY.TIA BROWN STARTEDTHIS PETITIONCALLING FOR BYRONBROWN'SRESIGNATION EARLYLAST MONTH WITHCLOSE TO 500SIGNATURES.IT IS NOW ABOUT TOTOP 3-THOUSANDCO-SIGNS.WE HAVE GROWN TOBEMULTIGENERATIONALMULTIRACIAL MULTI-GENDERED.A SERIES OF EVENTSSINCE THEN HASCAUSED THEMOVEMENT TOBROADEN ITS CALL.IN THESE PAST FEWWEEKS, BYRON BROWNHAS TRIED TO SWITCHTHE NARRATIVE TOMAKE IT SEEM LIKEHE'S DOING THINGSWHEN HE'S ACTUALLYJUST ROLLING OUTSTATUS QUO REFORMS.THE MAYOR'S OFFICESAYS HE HAS NOINTEREST IN HAVINGWHAT HE CALLS A"POLITICALDISCUSSION" ON THEMATTER.AND POINTED US TOSTATEMENT WE FIRSTRECEIVED FROM HIMWEEKS AGO THATSAYS IN PART -- HE'STOO BUSY "WORKINGDAY AND NIGHT FORRACIAL EQUITY, THEEND TO POLICEBRUTALITY ANDRESTORING CALM TOTHE CITY OFBUFFALO."THE BROWNADMINISTRATION HASMET WITH A LOT OFGROUPS AND NOTHINGHAS COME TO FRUITIONFROM THAT.A VIDEO SHARED BYTHE MOVEMENTTHURSDAY MORNINGPOINTS A STRONGFINGER AT CITYLEADERSHIP FORWHAT THEY THINK ISLITTLE MOVEMENTTOWARDS CHANGE.I SIGNED THE PETITIONFOR BYRON BROWN TORESIGN BECAUSE HENO LONGER ANSWERSTO THE PEOPLE OFBUFFALOLEADERSHIP NOTWAITING 15 YEARS ANDFOR CIVIL UNREST TOFINALLY PUT SOMEMEDIOCRE REFORMS INPLACE THATSHOULD'VE BEEN INPLACE A DECADE AGO.I STAND WITH THECHILDREN IN THESTREET.

IT IS OURDUTY TO DO THIS.ORGANIZERS OF THISMOVEMENT SAY THEYHAVE OVER 3000PEOPLE IN SUPPORTOF IT ALREADY INEVERY ZIP CODE IN THECITY OF BUFFALO.

MC7EWN.WELCOME TO THENEW AND IMPROVEDMASTEN CLUBHOUSEIN BUFFALO..AFTER JUST ABOUT AYEAR....ANDHUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS OFDOLLARS INRENOVATIONS ...THEDOORS TO THIS BOYS& GIRLS CLUB OFBUFFALO AREMOVEMENT SAY THEYHAVE OVER 3000PEOPLE IN SUPPORTOF IT ALREADY INEVERY ZIP CODE IN THECITY OF BUFFALO.

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