The Charleston Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) joins the community in mourning the recent deaths of black men and women and police officers.All of us in Charleston have read their stories and heard the voices of their crying children. But we must do more. The moral weight of this moment calls us to do everything we can to improve community-police relations.CAJM is a multiracial, interfaith organization. Our model is that of beginning at the grassroots, listening to one another, and bringing our researched best practices to our public officials to implement. Since our organization began in 2012, issues of pretext traffic stops (such as those for broken tail lights), police brutality toward minorities and the breakdown in trust between the community and police have been top concerns expressed by our congregants every year.
Source: Back urgent mission to improve police transparency | Opinion | postandcourier.com