Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein is calling on Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck to step down or be fired for a perceived indifference toward officer-involved shootings. Stein made the call during a visit to an encampment outside City Hall set up by Black Lives Matter. The group began the protest sit-in nearly two months ago.
“We need [Beck] to be replaced by someone who doesn’t simply dismiss death after death as being within police policy and refusing to even file charges,” Stein said. She pointed to other cities like San Francisco that have relieved their chiefs in the wake of officer-involved deaths.
If Stein was hoping for an endorsement, she’s out of luck. Despite her alliance with the group, Black Lives Matter has repeatedly said it is not formally supporting any presidential candidate or party.
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