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On Saturday, December 3, 2011, Occupy the Bronx was scheduled to conduct its roving General Assembly in solidarity with Morning Glory Garden gardeners at 11 am. However, upon arriving we were preempted by NYPD Captain Garcia and his legal gang - including some in "community" affairs attire - under his command from the 40th Precinct who began randomly arresting Bronxites, including Shaun Lin, Carlos Sabater, David Suker, Alex, and a sister who was merely there as an independent writer for allegedly "blocking pedestrian traffic" and congregating without a permit.
At the time of the arrest, there weren't many of us there, but we were as vulnerable to arrest as anyone else and as vulnerable as those who were indeed wrongfully arrested without cause.
THIS WEDNESDAY at 6PM at Lincoln Hospital, we invite you to confront the 40th Precinct at the precinct council's monthly meeting to expose the inconsistency of this precinct's policing practices within the Mott Haven, Melrose, Port Morris sections of the Bronx; to stand up for Shaun's, Carlos', David's, Alex's, and the sister's, and the Bronx' collective dignity; and to demand Deputy Inspector Christopher J. McCormack reign in his crew in all shades of blue!
JOIN US!
At the Bronx general assembly, there are numerous causes being fought for, all spearheaded by a single principle of community control and self-governance. The people in the Bronx should decide how things are run in the Bronx--in our schools, hospitals, streets and neighborhoods.
GENERAL ASSEMBLIES take place every Saturday at 11am, rotating locations each week:
1st weekend of every month: Fordham Plaza
2nd weekend of every month: 149th & 3rd Ave aka The Hub
3rd weekend of every month: Plaza by the Hunts Point Ave 6 train station
4th weekend of every month: Gun Hill Rd and White Plains Ave
Visit: http://www.occupythebronx.org/
for more information, and join our community page on Facebook!On Saturday, December 3, 2011, Occupy the Bronx was scheduled to conduct its roving... more
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On a brisk January morning in 2007, seven New Orleans police officers waded through a crowd of cheering supporters outside the city’s jail to face charges stemming from a deadly encounter with residents on a bridge in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath. Before they were booked, the grim-faced officers accepted hugs and handshakes from fellow cops who shouted, “Heroes! Heroes!”
Three of the officers who received the hero’s welcome have admitted they were concealing a dark secret the day they surrendered, one so lurid it stunned a city with a long history of police corruption.
More here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/trial-opens-for-new-orleans-police.htmlOn a brisk January morning in 2007, seven New Orleans police officers waded through a... more
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Resolving cases of possible police brutality could become simpler with the use of miniature cameras worn on officers' uniforms.
Cleveland State University police have already purchased 24 of the so-called point-of-view cameras to record stops and interviews and to document crime and accident scenes. Solon police are considering them.
More here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/miniature-cameras-worn-by-northeast.htmlResolving cases of possible police brutality could become simpler with the use of... more
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6/15/11 6 more activist arrested in Orlando for Sharing food with the hungry. 2 young children are being served as close to 20 police officers swarm in and arrest the food servers. This brings to total number of arrest for this horrendous crime up to 21 people within a two week time period!
Video here:
http://www.politicalfailblog.com/2011/06/20-orlando-police-steal-food-from.html6/15/11 6 more activist arrested in Orlando for Sharing food with the hungry. 2 young... more
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An attorney for the family of a 16-year-old boy by shot by a sheriff's deputy in Compton says the teen did not brandish a weapon and posed no threat.
Attorney John E. Sweeney told the Los Angeles Times on Monday that Avery Cody Jr. initially complied with officers demands to stop and put his hands on the car, but ran for an unknown reason and was shot in the back.
Sheriff's Detective Steve Blagg said only that Cody had a loaded handgun when he was shot by a deputy Sunday. He would not respond to Sweeney's comments and said the shooting is still under investigation.
Cody was a high school student at Zinsmeyer Academy in Long Beach, Sweeney said. He had just finished eating with a friend at McDonald's when he was shot.An attorney for the family of a 16-year-old boy by shot by a sheriff's deputy in... more
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