The proposal DeWitt Walton will present concerning a countywide civilian police review board (CPRB) DOES NOT make police departments accountable for their actions, they can opt-out!
I have created a CPRB proposal that makes the state Attorney General, Allegheny County District Attorney and the Allegheny County Sheriff have a member while three civilians and one civilian chairman will vote to make the CPRB investigate police conduct.
Contact Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Allegheny County Council President John DeFazio to put my CPRB proposal on the November ballot. They WILL NOT!
Not one White politician will support my CPRB plan.
Who am I? I made Pittsburgh Councilman Alan Hertzberg change his position and create the Pittsburgh citizens police review board!
We have to produce 30,000 signatures on petitions to put my CPRB proposal on the November ballot by August 6!
I am begging the African American pastors to get their congregations throughout the whole county to sign the petitions.
My proposal will be the example for citizens police review boards across the country!
My proposal is below:
•The Pennsylvania State Attorney General has jurisdiction over all local police departments throughout the commonwealth.
•The Allegheny County District Attorney has jurisdiction over all local police departments throughout the county.
•The Allegheny County Sheriff has jurisdiction over all local police departments throughout the county.
•They each have one representative on the Board along with three citizens and one citizen chairman.
•A 12-member Volunteer Advisory Committee with eight citizen community members with four law enforcement appointees. This committee gets to be involved and makes decisions.
•The already-established Pittsburgh Citizens Police Review Board will expand with investigations and subpoena powers and the new County Board will be able to prosecute any criminal activity by law enforcement.
•The Pittsburgh Police will be under the new County Board.
Harry Liller
Mount Washington
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