First, here's the link to the Change.org petition:
https://www.change.org/p/gov-mary-fallin-revoke-the-bail-for-accused-serial-rapist-daniel-holtzclaw
With great thanks to Son of Baldwin: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SonofBaldwin, Tumblr: http://sonofbaldwin.tumblr.com/.
A few thousand more signatures will make a difference. So please share the Change.org link via Twitter and other social media. Thank you!
From Change.org's petition page:
Revoke the Bail for Accused Serial Rapist Daniel Holtzclaw
Petition by
Son of Baldwin
Dear Governor Fallin:
We are outraged that Oklahoma City District Court Judge Timothy Henderson saw fit to offer bail to accused serial rapist (and possible murderer) Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw. Not only did the judge offer an initial bail of $5 million, but REDUCED it to $500,000 for the sole purpose of allowing Holtzclaw to obtain his freedom. We believe the public safety is at risk for as long as Holtzclaw is allowed to remain outside of prison.
Holtzclaw has been accused, by EIGHT WOMEN, of abusing his power and resources as a police officer as a means to rape them without consequence. These testimonies, given by women who do not know one another, are remarkably consistent and credible and, in the interest of social justice, we demand that Holtzclaw's bail be revoked so each of these women, and every other woman in the community, can be assured that Holtzclaw, through his considerable connections through the Oklahoma City Police Department, will not be able retaliate or enact some sort of revenge against his accusers.
Anything less than that does not serve the public interest and will not only seem to be a suspicious and concerted strategy on the part of the local government to protect one of its own, but also an attempt by the local government to perpetuate institutionalized and systemic racism and sexism, as all of Holtzclaw's victims are black women.
So much sympathy and concern have been placed with Holtzclaw and his family. Well, what about the victims and THEIR families?
We cannot imagine a single American agency allowing Holtzclaw mercy, much less bail, if he were black and his victims were white.
Please join us in our efforts to show the world that the United States of America is not a rape culture where rapists are protected and excused. Please show the world that the lives of black women do, indeed, matter. Instruct Judge Henderson to revoke Daniel Holtzclaw's bail.
Signed,
The Concerned Citizens of the World
To:
Gov. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma-05
Gov. Mary Fallin, Oklahoma-05
Revoke the Bail for Accused Serial Rapist Daniel Holtzclaw
Sincerely,
[Your name]
[Your name]
