Oklahoman Resist District Attorney David Prater’s Reign of Teror
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma July 20, 2020
Contact: david.prater.ok@protonmail.com
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater has overreached his position and must resign. Over the course of the last several weeks, Oklahoman’s across the state have joined theMovement for Black Lives to demand justice, liberation, accountability, and transparency from our elected officials and law-enforcement as the nation stands against police brutality and violence. Instead of protecting fellow Oklahoman’s from tear gas and rubber bullets or addressing the harm and violence police commit against our communities with impunity,Prater chose to charge those demonstrating their First Amendment Constitutional rights with terrorism. These charges carry a $1 million bond,meaning innocent Oklahoman’s are left to suffer in Oklahoma County Jail, which is routinely ranked as one of the worst jails in the nation.Prater even arrested a child on their 18thbirthday and is awaiting the 18th birthday of additional demonstrators to throw into jail. In Oklahoma, where private prisons are an unfortunate pillar of our economy, it is evident Prater saw this as an opportunity to not only silence the voices of the people, but to also ensure the state profits off these unconstitutional arrests and jail sentences. People are people,not disposable, not profit
.The excessive charges in question stem from the weekend of May 30th, when Oklahoman’s across the state joined in the nationwide demonstrations seeking justice for George Floyd, an innocent Blackman who was murdered by officers from the Minneapolis Police Department. Similarly to Minnesota and elsewhere throughout the nation, law enforcement acted as the aggressors. Alleged actions of demonstrators included blockading an inter section, during which demonstrators were immediately attacked and brutalized by the Oklahoma City Police Department before being arrested and jailed. Many arrestees were originally jailed on lesser charges, but in the past two weeks Prater has elevated them. Prater also stands willing to include charges of terrorism for those still in legal limbo and to bring forth additional charges against identified participants in the OK Canti-police brutality demonstrations. This is unacceptable.
We stand in solidarity with those demanding Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater
1.DROP ALL CHARGES AGAINST DEMONSTRATORS
2.END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
3.RE-OPEN ISAIAH LEWIS CASE
4.END CASH BAIL
5.RESIGN.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater is banking on the media to flip the narrative of violence into his favor. He is banking on Oklahoma being a fly over state with continual media blackouts around the issues that really matter. He is banking on the fear and terror he is generating to silence the people of this state.
We are here to say enough is enough. Our voices will not be silenced. We stand in ardent defense of our Constitutional rights and we ask that you join us in this fight.
Oklahoma County District Attorney David Prater may be reached at:(405) 713-1600. Let him know the eyes of the nation are on Oklahoma. His reign of terror ends NOW.
#PraterMustResign #1stAmendment #IsaiahLewis #GeorgeFloyd #M4BL #Oklahoma #BlackLivesMatter #DefundThePolice #NoPoliticalPrisoners
