 |
 |
|
|
|
| About | Contact | Subscribe | Calendar | Publish | Donate |
|---|
|
More
 $32.00 donated in past month
|
East Bay | Police State and PrisonsThe Push for Civilian Oversight of Complaints Against Oakland Police, 4/28/09: photos
On April 28th, the Oakland City Council Public Safety Committee agreed -- with the Mayor's Task Force on Police Issues, PUEBLO, and the strong showing of community members who spoke at the meeting -- that it would be in Oakland's best interest to "civilianize" citizen complaints against the Oakland Police Department, that is that all such complaints should go to the Citizens' Police Review Board rather than allowing OPD internal affairs to continue controlling most of those investigations.  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... Pictured above: Lieutenant Shannon, from OPD Internal Affairs, who opposed the proposal to civilianize citizen complaints against the Oakland police department and was granted an inordinate amount of time at the meeting to make his disingenuous arguments. Most of his arguments were centered around the Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) that arose from the infamous Oakland Riders' case.
---------------------------------------------------------------------- recent related stories City Admin Dan Lindheim Trying to Kill Civilianization of OPD; We Need You on Tues 6/23!! http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/06/18/18602511.php We must participate in budget hearings to save civilian police review proposal in Oakland! http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/26/18598350.php For Civilian Oversight of Oakland Police, Please Attend Budget Hearing Thurs. May 28 http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/05/27/18598669.php Victory for Civilian Oversight of Citizen Complaints Against Oakland Police http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/27/18591408.php People United for a Better Life in Oakland (PUEBLO) http://peopleunited.org
§Eric Cisneros, convener of Mayor's Task Force
 oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... PEUBLO
http://peopleunited.org/  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... SF Office of Citizen Complaints
http://www.sfgov.org/site/occ_index.asp Joyce Hicks speaks to numerous issues regarding modern police accountability to the public, including the importance of transparency and the 2006 Copley decision The Police Bill of Rights, Copley, and Where We Are Today in CA with Police Accountability http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/25/18573293.php  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... At the end of public comment, several committee members (City Councilmembers) remarked about how aghast they were that there is such a large feeling of distrust of OPD in Oakland.
 oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... Captain Ed Poulson was the last head of Oakland police department internal affairs and is currently on paid leave (vacation) while his role in the beating death of a person in his custody in 2000 and the subsequent cover-up of that death is investigated.
 oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... Patrick Caceres clarifies faulty data from police
Oakland Citizens' Police Review Board http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/citizens/homepage.html  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042...  oaklandpublicsafetycmt042... After long line of public speakers in favor of civilianization, and police generally against it, the committee goes on to discuss the proposal and announce their support for it, pending further work from parties involved. (Full audio: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/04/29/18591762.php)
|