Police Accountability and Racial Profiling

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2026-01-08 — [[Tampa/Meetings/2026-01-08-2651.md|Meeting 2651]]

Speakers: Mentesnot

“The police murder 100 Africans per day, every day. That is just North America” “We’re 26% of the population. We want to talk about reparations”

Sentiment: angry

2025-12-18 — [[Tampa/Meetings/2025-12-18-2650.md|Meeting 2650]]

Speakers: Yvette Lewis, Connie Burton, Robert Pete Edwards

Multiple speakers raised serious concerns about potential racial profiling in proposed bicycle ordinance, with NAACP president stating it would erode trust between police and African American community. References made to ‘biking while black’ and historical discriminatory enforcement patterns.

“Racism still exists in the city of Tampa” “You all keep erasing or eroding trust” “This whole biking while black started with a light on a bicycle to make it safe for people, and we get it. We want them to be safe. Tampa police department turn it into a weapon to attack us, to police us and over-police us”

Sentiment: critical