Three Sonorans: News from the Borderlands Resistance

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"I Can't Breathe" Echoes Through Pima County As Conover Sanctions Police Brutality

"I Can't Breathe" Echoes Through Pima County As Conover Sanctions Police Brutality

Incompetence and Indifference Lead to Preventable Tragedies

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"I Can't Breathe" Echoes Through Pima County As Conover Sanctions Police Brutality
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  • Conover declined to prosecute corrections officers involved in the taser death of Wade Welch, ignoring clear evidence and medical opinions.

  • Her office operates under poor morale, high turnover, and charges of racism and sexism in personnel decisions under Conover's watch.

  • Relationships with law enforcement, judges, crime victims, and her own staff have deteriorated badly as Conover opts for self-preservation over accountability.

Through questionable decisions, poor leadership, and refusal to be accountable, Conover has proven that she is unfit to serve as Pima County Attorney.

Letters: 'I can't breathe' (5/29/20) – The Denver Post
Wade Welch joins the “I can’t breathe” group, killed by police, except Laura Conover is letting his police murders go unpunished.

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