Public trust in police departments has undeniably eroded across America, and rightfully so as the Black Lives Matter movement sheds light on racially biased injustices. The people have a right to know what force a public servant can use on them—on us. Since we, the Mt. Lebanon Organization for Racial Equality (M.O.R.E), was established in June 2020, our first goal was for the Mt. Lebanon Police Department (MLPD) to release their Use of Force policy to the public in the name of transparency, following the trend set by the City of Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Bethlehem. We are proud to shareRead More »Mt. Lebanon Police Department will release Use of Force Policy

Our Justice Reform Committee (JRC) had their first meeting yesterday since our new organizational structure was put in place. In order to make change in our community, the first step is identifying the problem. We can’t do that without first knowing pertinent information such as the statistics and policies in place that our police department keeps secret from us. Even our commissioners are not certain of the exact content of the document. It’s easy to hide a problem, or claim there isn’t one, when this information is not publicly accessible. Members of the JRC are meeting with Commissioner Steve Silverman tomorrowRead More »We Need Transparency to Identify the Problems!