THIS PETITION IS FOR THE SUPPORT IN DEMANDING TO FIRE CAL STATE LA CAMPUS OFFICER ADAM KASHE FOR THE TARGETED HARASSMENT OF BLACK STUDENTS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCURRENCE BETWEEN OFFICER ADAM KASHE AND BLACK STUDENTS THAT HAVE LED TO US FEELING UNSAFE AND DIRECTLY TARGETED. ADAM KASHE HAS HARASSED BLACK STUDENTS AND BLACK NON STUDENTS WHO HAVE SIMPLY JUST BEEN SITTING IN THEIR PARKED CARS OR ARE RECEIVING SMALL TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, YET THE INCIDENTS ALWAYS ENDS UP WITH US PAYING EXCESSIVE FEES, BEING HANDCUFFED, OR BEING SLAMMED AGAINST HIS POLICE CAR WITH NO REGARDS TO OUR HEALTH AND SAFETY.

THE SECOND DEMAND IS CALLING FOR CAMPUS POLICE TO BE DISARMED, AND ONLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE EXTREME MILITARIZATION OF CAMPUS POLICE HAS MADE CAL STATE LA AN UNSAFE PLACE FOR STUDENTS OF COLOR, IN PARTICULAR BLACK STUDENTS. CAMPUS POLICE CARRY AT LEAST 3 DEADLY WEAPONS ON THEM AT A TIME. FOR MANY OF US THIS TRIGGERS THE VERY SAME TRAUMA WE FACE ON A DAILY BASIS AS BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA. THE FEAR OF POLICE, OR BEING KILLED BY THEM IS JUST AS PRESENT AT CAL STATE LA AS IT IS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SEEING OFFICERS ON CAMPUS WITH THE AMOUNT OF DEADLY WEAPONS THEY HAVE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE.

WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, SUPPORT THE DEMAND OF FIRING OFFICER ADAM KASHE. WE ALSO SUPPORT THE DEMAND THAT CAMPUS POLICE BE DISARMED AND ONLY ALLOWED TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS