Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Denounces Governor Carney’s Misrepresentation of Racial Justice Efforts for Campaign Reelection Bid

Carney’s Executive Order for police reform has been criticized by social justice groups and local Democratic politicians for being inconsequential

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD), denounced Governor Carney for misrepresenting his administration’s efforts combatting COVID and orchestrating social justice reform as a deeper investigation showed no significant support for communities of color. Black people in Delaware make up 21% of its population but more than 29% of the known infections and are currently experiencing case rates of more than double their White peers.

Governor Carney also touted his administration’s quick action on racial justice action with motivation from the legacy of Congressman John Lewis but the Governor’s Executive Order #41, which came a month after George Floyd’s murder, lacked significant change. As of this weekend, protesters continue to fill the streets in search of effective police reform only to be met by Delaware State Police in riot gear, nearly two months after Delaware residents began protesting and the Governor requested that protesters find “a different way”. In response to the Governor’s Executive Order, the Executive Director of Delaware’s ACLU, Mike Bittner said “much more needs to be done” and called for simple yet meaningful reform that was missed in the Order like limiting use of law enforcement for low-level violations and ending the use of the Governor’s Council which fuels mass incarceration rates.