Families For Justice demanding changes

A group of local families who have lost loved ones in confrontations with law enforcement has put together a list of demands they say will save lives.

HAVE DIED IN POLICE CUSTODY AREDEMANDING CHANGES..THE GROUP IS SENDING A LIST OFDEMANDS....TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE...AHEAD OF TOMORROW'S SPECIALSESSION.."IT'S ITS OWN PANDEMIC""ALL OF US ON THIS CALL WOULDHAVE NEVER THOUGHT THAT WEWOULD BE ON THIS CALL AND JUSTLIKE ALL THE FAMILIES MEMBERSWATCHING OR READING THIS, THEYMAY NEVER THINK THIS COULDHAPPEN TO THEM"LOVED ONES DYING IN POLICECUSTODY...THESE FAMILIES SAY...THE DEATHS AND UNANSWEREDQUESTIONS STILL HAUNT THEMTODAY..ARIAH (AH-RY-AH) JUSTIN...WAS JUST 6 YEARS OLD WHEN HERFATHER WAS KILLED IN METRODYING, SO WE WERE ABLE TO WRITEDOWN THE THINGS WE THINKCAN CHANGE"FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD..THESE FAMILIES WANT CHANGE.."THERE'S A PARTICULAROPPORTUNITY TO HARVEST THEENERGY OUT THERE AND DIRECTINTO THE RIGHT DIRECTION TOEFFECT LASTING CHANGE WHICHWILL ENSURE FULL HUMAN RIGHTSAND DIGNITY FOR ALL"OJA VAN-SAN RUNS THE FORCEDTRAJECTORY PROJECT...THE GROUP BRINGS FAMILIESTOGETHER..TO FIGHT FOR JUSTICE...THEIR DEMANDS TO LOCALLAWMAKERS INCLUDE: INCREASEDTRAINING FOR OFFICERS...A FOCUS ON DE-ESCALATION...AS WELL AS INCREASEDACCOUNTABILITY ANDTRANSPARENCY!"IT STARTS FROM THE TOP.WHO IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLEFOR ALL THESE MISTAKES BEINGMADE.ALL THESE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEENKILLED AND NO JUSTICE FORANYONE"ERIC FARAH'S BROTHER DIED WHILEIN CUSTODY AT THE CLARK COUNTYDETENTION CENTER.HE SAYS HIS BROTHER DIED BYPOSITIONAL ASPHYXIATION...WHILE IN THE RESTRAINT CHAIR.THE SAME CAUSE OF DEATH...FOR GEORGE FLOYD.ALSO CALLING FOR THERESIGNATION OF LAS VEGASMETROPOLITAN POLICE SHERIFF JOELOMARDO AND CLARK COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY STEVEWOLFSON.THEY ALSO WANT TO DE-MILITARIZEPOLICE."SUPPLYING OUR POLICE OFFICERSWITH MILITARIZED WEAPONS ANDVEHICLES AND AIRCRAFTS.IT ISN'T GOING TO MAKE UP FORTHE FACT THAT THEY LACK THEKNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO DEESCALATESITUATIONS AND THEY LACK THEKNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO DEAL WITHPEOPLE GOING THROUGH MENTALHEALTH CRISISES"THE FAMILIES WANT TO SEE MONEYPUT INTO PROGRAMS TO HELP THECOMMUNITY...ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TOMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.THE FAMILIES SAY...THEY WANT OUR STATELEGISLATORS...TO DO THE RIGHT THING.WE REACHED OUT TO LAS VEGASMETRO POLICE FOR COMMENT.....ON THE LIST OF DEMANDS.THEY SAY....THEY ARE QUOTE....."AWARE...AND...HAVE NOT HAD TIME....TO READ THEM".WE ALSO HAD A LATE CALL.....INTO THE DISTRICT'S ATTORNEY'SOFFICE FOR COMMENT...HAVE NOT HEARD BACK.A LAS VEGAS MINISTER SAYS IT'S