They actually reopened the case and I am shaking while typing this because I never thought we would see the day where someone really listened. It took so much waiting and staring at my phone and feeling like we were shouting into a void but we finally got the decision …
October 12, 2020
End Police Investigating Police: Robert White Mattered!! Re-Open the Internal Affairs Investigation with Public Participation
Final supporters
Robert White asked Officer Anand Badgujar to leave him alone. He walked away. Minutes later he was dead. Two years later, we demand a full investigation into the officer’s conduct.
It was Monday, June 11, 2018. Robert White was walking, unarmed, through his own neighborhood. Officer Badgujar had entered Robert’s neighborhood on a completely different matter and decided to stop Robert. Robert was a tall Black man who regularly walked the neighborhood, a figure his neighbors knew and loved well. Badgujar claimed he found Robert suspicious because he saw a rip in his jacket. Instead of leaving him alone, Officer Badgujar pulled his gun and pursued Robert with the gun drawn. Robert, who lived with mental illness, became agitated, and a fight ensued. He was shot multiple times.
Today, Officer Badgujar still carries a gun and draws a salary from the Montgomery County Police Department. He poses a threat to all differently abled and non-White residents of our County. We demand an investigation into the events of 2018. Officer Badgujar stopped Robert because he was Black. He has likely harassed many other non-White residents.
But unless our elected officials overturn the Maryland Public Information Act, which blocks access to information about how police misconduct investigations are handled, we may never know what the officer did before or after he killed Robert White. In the meantime, it is vital that Montgomery County officials ACT to ensure police transparency and accountability by reopening the case, and appointing civilian investigators to review Badgujar’s actions. Police cannot police themselves.
Robert White mattered. He mattered to his family, his neighbors, and to all of Montgomery County. The actions of the man who took him from us while on the taxpayers’ payroll matter too.
Sign the petition. Call County Executive Marc Elrich (240-777-0311), and Police Chief Marcus Jones (240-777-0311) to re-open this case. It is time for justice for Robert White.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 16, 2020
July 10, 2020
I never thought I would see this much energy building up around Robert's name but here we are and it just feels overwhelming in the best way possible. People are finally waking up to the fact that the system is broken and honestly it gives me some hope that we might actually force them to look at this case again.
July 8, 2020
I just saw the number hit one hundred signatures and my head is spinning because it feels like just yesterday I was typing this up in my kitchen feeling totally alone. Honestly I have been staring at the screen for ten minutes now because it finally feels like people are actually seeing Robert and the injustice of it all.
Reached 100 supporters
July 7, 2020
110 Comments
Robert White was my neighbor. It's outrageous that an unarmed man taking a daytime stroll in his own neighborhood can get killed by a police officer with no consequences for the officer. Robert White was doing NOTHING illegal or suspect. He was merely Walking-While-Black. We need justice!
Robert was my brother, he was shot and killed unjustly by aMontgomery County police officer. Our family demands justice for this unlawful act.
ReOPEN this case. The officer clearly created the confrontation, exacerbated the situation and then executed Mr. White after provoking him. Montgomery County should have immediately fired him. This has to stop.
As a person with experience with mental illness I strongly support extensive training of police officers in recognizing signs of mental illness, but also the necessity to keep our policemen accountable for their actions when they use force excessively.
I live very close to where Robert White was killed and have been outraged that over 2 years have passed and this officer is still on the force. The community that pays for the MCPD demands to reopen the investigation of this officer.
We must increase funding for free healthcare+education for African Americans, surge funding and resources for African American Heritage, and build monuments honoring the Hero’s of Black History. Semper Fi.
They deserve justice
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They actually reopened the case and I am shaking while typing this because I never thought we would see the day where someone really listened. It took so much waiting and staring at my phone and feeling like we were shouting into a void but we finally got the decision …
October 12, 2020
End Police Investigating Police: Robert White Mattered!! Re-Open the Internal Affairs Investigation with Public Participation
Final supporters
Robert White asked Officer Anand Badgujar to leave him alone. He walked away. Minutes later he was dead. Two years later, we demand a full investigation into the officer’s conduct.
It was Monday, June 11, 2018. Robert White was walking, unarmed, through his own neighborhood. Officer Badgujar had entered Robert’s neighborhood on a completely different matter and decided to stop Robert. Robert was a tall Black man who regularly walked the neighborhood, a figure his neighbors knew and loved well. Badgujar claimed he found Robert suspicious because he saw a rip in his jacket. Instead of leaving him alone, Officer Badgujar pulled his gun and pursued Robert with the gun drawn. Robert, who lived with mental illness, became agitated, and a fight ensued. He was shot multiple times.
Today, Officer Badgujar still carries a gun and draws a salary from the Montgomery County Police Department. He poses a threat to all differently abled and non-White residents of our County. We demand an investigation into the events of 2018. Officer Badgujar stopped Robert because he was Black. He has likely harassed many other non-White residents.
But unless our elected officials overturn the Maryland Public Information Act, which blocks access to information about how police misconduct investigations are handled, we may never know what the officer did before or after he killed Robert White. In the meantime, it is vital that Montgomery County officials ACT to ensure police transparency and accountability by reopening the case, and appointing civilian investigators to review Badgujar’s actions. Police cannot police themselves.
Robert White mattered. He mattered to his family, his neighbors, and to all of Montgomery County. The actions of the man who took him from us while on the taxpayers’ payroll matter too.
Sign the petition. Call County Executive Marc Elrich (240-777-0311), and Police Chief Marcus Jones (240-777-0311) to re-open this case. It is time for justice for Robert White.
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
July 16, 2020
July 10, 2020
I never thought I would see this much energy building up around Robert's name but here we are and it just feels overwhelming in the best way possible. People are finally waking up to the fact that the system is broken and honestly it gives me some hope that we might actually force them to look at this case again.
July 8, 2020
I just saw the number hit one hundred signatures and my head is spinning because it feels like just yesterday I was typing this up in my kitchen feeling totally alone. Honestly I have been staring at the screen for ten minutes now because it finally feels like people are actually seeing Robert and the injustice of it all.
Reached 100 supporters
July 7, 2020
110 Comments
This case should be investigated by an independent body other than the police. It is outrageous that someone just walking in the street can died in the hand of those we are suppose to protect us. Too many blacks are being killed by police in this country with no apparent justice. It is a shame in our history.
Robert White was my neighbor. It's outrageous that an unarmed man taking a daytime stroll in his own neighborhood can get killed by a police officer with no consequences for the officer. Robert White was doing NOTHING illegal or suspect. He was merely Walking-While-Black. We need justice!
Robert was my brother, he was shot and killed unjustly by aMontgomery County police officer. Our family demands justice for this unlawful act.
ReOPEN this case. The officer clearly created the confrontation, exacerbated the situation and then executed Mr. White after provoking him. Montgomery County should have immediately fired him. This has to stop.
As a person with experience with mental illness I strongly support extensive training of police officers in recognizing signs of mental illness, but also the necessity to keep our policemen accountable for their actions when they use force excessively.
I live very close to where Robert White was killed and have been outraged that over 2 years have passed and this officer is still on the force. The community that pays for the MCPD demands to reopen the investigation of this officer.
We must increase funding for free healthcare+education for African Americans, surge funding and resources for African American Heritage, and build monuments honoring the Hero’s of Black History. Semper Fi.
They deserve justice
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This case should be investigated by an independent body other than the police. It is outrageous that someone just walking in the street can died in the hand of those we are suppose to protect us. Too many blacks are being killed by police in this country with no apparent justice. It is a shame in our history.