Wednesday August 6th: Community Coalition Press Conference Will Call For Greater Discipline of Rogue NYPD Officers (What's New?)
From Rosie Mendez's office:
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10 am
One Police Plaza
A Press conference to denounce Cops Gone Wild, a call for an end to the criminalization of those who lawfully document police activities. Speakers will also address the lack of discipline for those who harass, intimidate, and physically assault New Yorkers, especially those Officers who intentionally makes false official statements regarding their misconduct.
The latest episodes of police brutality and misconduct captured on video will be the focus of a press conference on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10am, in front of One Police Plaza. The event will bring together an unprecedented number of elected officials, social justice organizations and civil rights groups who are outraged and determined to put a stop to police brutality and the criminalization of those who document it.
Among the groups and individuals expected are: Attorney Norman Siegel, Audre Lorde Project, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, Casa Atabex Ache, Center for Constitutional Rights, Council Members Rosie Mendez and Charles Barron, Free Wheels Bicycle Defense Fund, Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project, International Action Center, Justice Committee, Make The Road NY, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development, Peoples’ Justice for Community Control & Police Accountability, Social Justice Leadership, Times Up! Environmental Group and VAMOS Unidos.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10 am
One Police Plaza
A Press conference to denounce Cops Gone Wild, a call for an end to the criminalization of those who lawfully document police activities. Speakers will also address the lack of discipline for those who harass, intimidate, and physically assault New Yorkers, especially those Officers who intentionally makes false official statements regarding their misconduct.
The latest episodes of police brutality and misconduct captured on video will be the focus of a press conference on Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10am, in front of One Police Plaza. The event will bring together an unprecedented number of elected officials, social justice organizations and civil rights groups who are outraged and determined to put a stop to police brutality and the criminalization of those who document it.
Among the groups and individuals expected are: Attorney Norman Siegel, Audre Lorde Project, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities, Casa Atabex Ache, Center for Constitutional Rights, Council Members Rosie Mendez and Charles Barron, Free Wheels Bicycle Defense Fund, Immigrant Justice Solidarity Project, International Action Center, Justice Committee, Make The Road NY, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development, Peoples’ Justice for Community Control & Police Accountability, Social Justice Leadership, Times Up! Environmental Group and VAMOS Unidos.
onNYTurf note: I have completely lost track of how many times someone in city hall or city council has promised more police oversight. After the Sean Bell shooting an entire "Tri-level Task Force" of city, state, and federal representatives was created to investigate abuses of police power and do something about it. But that effort all but evaporated. So here we are, again.
I will choose to put this at the feet of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and more over City Councilors. I know Bloomberg isn't going to do anything about changing the NYPD. Just like he won't do anything about changing crane safety at building sites. Bloomberg is not a person who challenges central power structures, he likes them. Quinn on the other hand holds the opposition role. She's promised more oversight of the NYPD at least twice, once when she signed off the 50 person parade permit rules, and once after Sean Bell was shot. Her office won't even force the NYPD to release the stop and frisk data that the NYCLU has been suing for for more than a year. And her City Council members have no real spine either. Lifting a finger was never so hard.
So unless the groups and City Council members hosting this press conference want to get far more aggressive in holding the leadership of the city accountable, this is going nowhere. It's simply not enough to show up to One Police Plaza on Wednesday morning and get 20 seconds of time on NY1.
I will choose to put this at the feet of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and more over City Councilors. I know Bloomberg isn't going to do anything about changing the NYPD. Just like he won't do anything about changing crane safety at building sites. Bloomberg is not a person who challenges central power structures, he likes them. Quinn on the other hand holds the opposition role. She's promised more oversight of the NYPD at least twice, once when she signed off the 50 person parade permit rules, and once after Sean Bell was shot. Her office won't even force the NYPD to release the stop and frisk data that the NYCLU has been suing for for more than a year. And her City Council members have no real spine either. Lifting a finger was never so hard.
So unless the groups and City Council members hosting this press conference want to get far more aggressive in holding the leadership of the city accountable, this is going nowhere. It's simply not enough to show up to One Police Plaza on Wednesday morning and get 20 seconds of time on NY1.
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