Fitting The Description Statement on Fatal Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by Police in Charlotte, NC: Law Enforcement Must Stop "Shoot-to-Kill" for Suspects of Color
Fitting The Description founder and executive director Charles Belk issued the following statement about the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. “While we understand policing the streets of our great nation is a very difficult job ... law enforcement has proven its ability to apprehend the most dangerous of suspects, alive. Local law enforcement must end their ‘shoot to kill’ tactic, even when that encounter involves an armed suspect.” - September 25, 2016
Fitting The Description's Advocacy Efforts to Alleviate Unfair Burdens of Wrongful Arrest Records Gets Assistance from Rhode Island's Passage of #AutoErase Bill
Rhode Island Becomes the 4th State to Pass #AutoErase Legislation to automatically erase wrongful arrest records due to mistaken identity. Pawtucket’s State Representative Carlos Tobon’s bill is part of Fitting The Description's founder, Charles Belk, nationwide effort to alleviate the burden and costs incurred by innocent individuals wrongfully arrested due to mistaken identity. - June 19, 2016
Colorado Becomes 3rd State to Pass #AutoErase Legislation
Wrongful arrest of Hollywood entertainment industry exec, Charles Belk, is inspiring automatic expungement legislation across the nation. Colorado becomes the third state to pass #AutoErase legislation which requires that arrest records are automatically erased of innocent individuals wrongfully arrested due to mistaken identity. The bill, HB16-1265 – “Expungement of Arrest Records Based On Mistaken Identity,” was introduced and championed by Rep. Jovan Melton and Rep. Daneya Esgar. - April 06, 2016
Charles Belk Named a National Ford Freedom Unsung Hero Finalist
Entertainment Industry Exec turned Advocate for basic human rights recognized for his national criminal justice reform efforts. Ford Motor Company and Tom Joyner Foundation announced that Charles Belk, Founder and Executive Director of Fitting The Description, is one of ten Ford Freedom Unsung Hero Finalists, as part of a national campaign honoring the outstanding achievements of ordinary people performing extraordinary work in the African American community. - April 03, 2016
March 10, 2016 Proclaimed as Charles Belk Day in Durham, North Carolina
William V. “Bill” Bell, Mayor of the City of Durham, North Carolina, has proclaimed Thursday, March 10, 2016 as “Charles Belk and Justified AutoErasure Day” in Durham and encourage all citizens to recognize and appreciate the protection of the good name of innocent people. - March 10, 2016