MJ is All-In on Campaign Zero.
She’s said it herself… Plenty of Times.
After her first tweet, Hegar doubled down, saying she supports “the policy solutions outlined by Campaign Zero.”
(MJ Hegar, Twitter, 6/1/20)
Then, she reiterated during a virtual town hall: “We need policing reform. I support proposals outlined in Campaign Zero.”
(MJ Hegar, Remarks At A Fort Bend Young Democrats Virtual Town Hall, 6/24/20; 19:30-20:05)
Then, Hegar said she supported police reform proposals like those “that are outlined in places like Campaign Zero.”
(MJ Hegar, Interview With Left In Texas, 6/29/20; 12:50-14:00)
Then, once again, Hegar stated that she supported police reform proposals like those “that are outlined in places like Campaign Zero.”
(MJ Hegar, Interview With Left In Texas, 6/29/20; 12:50-14:00)
Then, in an August interview with Rolling Stone… Hegar said again: “I support proposals that are outlined in places like Campaign Zero…”
(Jeff Goodell, “Is Texas Ready For A Democratic Senator? MJ Hegar Thinks So,” Rolling Stone, 8/14/20)
But What Exactly Is She Backing?
Campaign Zero Promotes Dangerous Ideas
“Abolition” Of Police, “Divest From Police,” And “Fully Defund Police.”
(8 Can’t Wait Website, Archived 7/21/20)
They want to DEFUND the Police.
“It’s not just about harm reduction, it’s about how do we move towards transformational change that goes beyond changing use-of-force policies but includes building alternatives to the police and defunding the police.
Campaign Zero Co-Founder Samuel Sinyangwe
In A Medium Post, Mckesson Called For The “Abolition” Of The Police. “We need divestment from the police and a radical investment in communities of color, including housing, jobs, and education. Ultimately, we need abolition, to replace the systems that harm us with ones that heal us.”
(DeRay Mckesson, “On The Path Toward Police Abolition,” Medium, 6/5/20)
Mckesson: “We Stand With Those Reimagining Public Safety Without Police” (DeRay
Mckesson, “On The Path Toward Police Abolition,” Medium, 6/5/20)
Mckesson: “It Is Possible To Abolish The Police — An Institution That Is One Of The Remnants Of Enslavement.”
(DeRay Mckesson, “On The Path Toward Police Abolition,” Medium, 6/5/20)
