Lexy3000Dec 24, 2022
Qasim Rashid, Esq.

U.S. Police kill more than 1100 civilians annually—unprecedented in the developed world.

A new app called TurnSignl, built by Black civil rights lawyers, deescalates police interactions with civilians & get everyone home safe.

Here's how it works.
1. Download the app
2. When pulled over by police, face time a lawyer on demand via voice activation. The call is also auto recorded
3. The lawyer guides the convo.

Download TurnSignl here or gift it to a loved one for free: https://www.turnsignl.com/gift

Gift a TurnSignl Subscription — TurnSignl | On-Demand Lawyer App

TurnSignl | On-Demand Lawyer App
Dec 23, 2022 at 10:35pmWeb
Show threadDerek 🌈Dec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid looks like it’s not available everywhere?
Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 23, 2022
@mayor It will be soon. For now you can download it and they'll let you know when its available for use in your state.
Show threadDerek 🌈Dec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid oh I see! Thanks
Show threadOld Cyclist for DemocracyDec 25, 2022
@QasimRashid @mayor Thank you so much for sharing this!
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@mayor @QasimRashid live in 21 states, and we will be live in all 50 by April!
Show threadSteveDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid Wow, what a good idea. But how ludicrous is it that people in the "land of the free" need this kind of thing?
Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 23, 2022
@ThatSteveGuy Agreed. But until we get meaningful police reform, this is a helpful way to stay safer.
Show threadDoesn't MatterDec 24, 2022

@ThatSteveGuy @QasimRashid it is sad. But the unfortunate nature of the situation doesn't change the reality of it. The police system in the US is entirely broken.

They are as likely to be a danger as they are to be neutral to a situation. In rare circumstances, they might be helpful, but this shouldn't be expected.

Show threadSteveDec 24, 2022
@CAnxiolytic @QasimRashid
Yep. Policing in America has been designed to cater to the fears and prejudices of the elite ruling class, rich folk who are getting increasingly paranoid and hostile towards anyone who doesn't look or behave exactly like them. They've made it so that we're either pulled over by a vicious sociopath or an enabler of vicious sociopaths.
Show threadJonathan Urbach🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🐻🤘✡Dec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid Wonderful idea.
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@JonathanUrbach @QasimRashid thank you for supporting! At TurnSignl we know it’s important to ensure everyone gets home safely!
Show threadBenj Soule🫂💙HumanityFirst🌅Dec 23, 2022
Deescalate an interaction with a police officer with #TurnSignl app. Face time a lawyer on demand.
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@retrohondajunki you couldn’t have explained our platform any better! Thanks for sharing!
Show threadTony thefathippyDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid
JFC. That this is necessary tells us a lot.
Show threadJuliaknowsDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid I will look this is good. It’s having the presence of mind in that moment of panic when you know it’s all wrong & your life is in danger for real. Cuz of the fucking cops.
Show threadRebeccaDec 23, 2022

@QasimRashid Do you suppose this might become global at some point?

Obviously America has *some problems*, but those problems aren't unique to the States, and this seems hugely valuable!

Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 23, 2022
@rebecca_meadows Great question! I hope so! Tagging the ceo so he see's this. @jazzhampton
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid @rebecca_meadows we are starting in North America, then we are coming to the UK!
Show threadbetonglenDec 24, 2022

@jazzhampton @QasimRashid @rebecca_meadows
this is sad but so needed. any data yet on usage and outcomes?

thank you 🖖🏽

Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@BeTongLen @QasimRashid @rebecca_meadows we are live in 20+ states and will be nationwide in April. We are averaging usages everyday. So many inspirational stories of folks feeling safer and having a lawyer protect their rights in real-time. From a Black mother on her way to pick up her kids from school in Minnesota, to college students at driving back to Morehouse in GA!!
Show threadmoliverDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid
If police try to confiscate your phone while on-call with your attorney, it seems like a whole legal kettle of worms for them.
Show threadCassandrichDec 24, 2022
@moliver @QasimRashid Smart design. 😈
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@moliver @QasimRashid Exactly. If your rights are violated, we want to ensure it is recorded and there is an attorney that can give you guidance!
Show threadmoliverDec 24, 2022
@jazzhampton @QasimRashid
Awesome. I'll be gifting this service when it becomes available in my area.
Show threadDr. ZekeDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid
This may be a necessity for #BlackMastodon... 👀
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@ZekeMD @QasimRashid Hi Zeke! I am the co-founder of TurnSignl, from right here in Minneapolis! Nice to connect with you. Black healthcare professionals are a dime a dozen, so thank you for all the impactful work you’re doing!
Show threadDr. ZekeDec 24, 2022
@jazzhampton @QasimRashid
Thanks! Sounds like you're doing pretty critical work too, especially here in #Minneapolis. Hopefully we'll have an opportunity to collaborate 👍🏾
Show threadMT NickersonDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid a great idea but… damn. The fact this is necessary just blows the mind.
Show threadHugh FergusonDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid That's actually a pretty cool idea. Even getting the session recorded and uploaded in real-time would mean that even if the cop took the phone, that action is now recorded.
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@hfinyow @QasimRashid AND an attorney is there to help after. Exactly! Thanks for supporting our work at TurnSignl!
Show threadSocialistStanDec 23, 2022
@QasimRashid Great idea
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@SocialistStan @QasimRashid thank you!!
Show threadGen X-WingDec 23, 2022

@QasimRashid @ZekeMD <imagine swearing> the police are not there to be judge, jury, and executioner.

It’s a fundamental issue with the police in the US. Their job is do deescalate and keep people safe. Not shoot someone asap “in case”.

I really hate what I’m going to say, but maybe citizens should have bodycams? I detest the very idea of constant recording, as it destroys privacy. But the police needs to be reformed and they aren’t all wearing them.

Show threadDarnell Clayton Dec 23, 2022

@QasimRashid So @turnsignl has an app already‽ $30 to $60 a year is not bad!

The US service is available in:

Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin.

Next year they intend to expand into the rest of the country. This makes a great #Christmas gift too! 😁

Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 24, 2022
@darnell 💯
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@darnell @QasimRashid Hey Darnell! I’m Jazz, the co-founder of TurnSignl, thanks for the support and sharing with your network. Much appreciated brother! Nationwide by April!!
Show threadShadSterlingDec 24, 2022

@QasimRashid That this isn’t free seems like another tax on the most vulnerable - or another wedge to increase inequality by increasing the life expectancy only of those who can pay.
What would it take to make this free?

It won’t be long before the lawyers are witnesses in murder trials; I wonder if accompanying lawsuits could provide funding to make the service free

Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 24, 2022
@ShadSterling it’s free for low income people. And it can be gifted for free too. Link in my bio explains those steps.
Show threadShadSterlingDec 24, 2022

@QasimRashid I don’t see it in your bio, but following links to your Twitter then your link tree then then their gift page then their home page then their pricing page

it does say it’s free if your income is under $40k/year, which is a good start

https://www.turnsignl.com/plans

Pricing — TurnSignl | On-Demand Lawyer App

TurnSignl | On-Demand Lawyer App
Show threadPatty Bluebird 🦩Dec 24, 2022
@ShadSterling @QasimRashid I'd rather pay for an app that could save my son's life than to bury him.
Same for not wanting him to bury me.
Show threadRobinDec 24, 2022
@pburke46 @ShadSterling @QasimRashid the point is that the exact people who need this service may not have the $60 to pay for it. And 40k (the threshold for getting this service for free) for a large family living in a place like NYC is not an income that leaves you with $ to spare.
Show threadRobinDec 24, 2022
@ShadSterling @QasimRashid 🎯exactly what I was thinking. This feels like further exploitation of vulnerable communities
Show threadOldeHippi 🦋🎨🙏🌺Dec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid Very cool! I have friends who have told me of their risk with driving (Black males). I am going to tell them about this!!
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@OldeHippi @QasimRashid thank you for sharing with them. We need everyone to hear about TurnSignl!
Show threadMichi01Dec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid
Show threadKai WerthweinDec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid what a perfect solution to get lawyers even richer. And i just thought in my little mind that the next step in US civilization is that you are are legally obliged to have a loaded weapon at all time ready to fire when in public. but thats just my leftist european view.
Show threadQasim Rashid, Esq.Dec 24, 2022
@Rabenalt the app is free to low income people and $7/mo otherwise. If you think that’s how “lawyers get rich” then idk what to tell you.
Show threadKai WerthweinDec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid my point is that it is total madness for european ears and minds. is this really the world you want to live in?
Show threadJennifer JohnsonDec 24, 2022

@QasimRashid @Rabenalt it’s the world we DO live in. In America, we only get the rights we fight for, and then only incrementally.

Sometimes you have to save who you can while fighting for more.

I’m glad you’re not an American, I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. This is a dangerous and uncertain place to be.

Show threadmastodon quixoteDec 24, 2022
@Rabenalt of course it's not! it is, objectively, total madness! and yet, here we are nevertheless
Show threadCiferDec 24, 2022

@Rabenalt @QasimRashid I don't want to live in a world where I smash a window and jump out from the first floor, but if my house is on fire, that's exactly what I'll have to do.

You're not talking to the people who made America the way it is and you're not talking to those who can write a few laws and fix it. You're talking to people who want to do their best to make the world a little more bearable for those lacking our privilege of being born elsewhere or to whiter parents. And your comment to them on Christmas Eve is "what a perfect solution to get lawyers even richer".

Please reread your words and consider an apology.

Show threadDarlene CypserDec 25, 2022
@Rabenalt @QasimRashid
Never going to happen. Most Americans don't have guns and aren't interested in owning them. Most of us rarely have any interactions with police either. We need to stop those bad interactions with the most vulnerable in any case.
Show threadSriram "sri" Ramkrishna - 😼Dec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid Wow, that's pretty awesome - definitely a good way to stop things from escalating when there is a attorney on the phone.
Show threadJazz HamptonDec 24, 2022
@sri @QasimRashid Thanks! I left my corporate law job to start TurnSignl for this exact reason!
Show threadDamnKimberleeDec 24, 2022
@QasimRashid this should be the most downloaded app online!