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Keeping Up the Pressure: Wednesday Protest at Cop Corner
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Date:
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Time:
2:00 PM
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4:00 PM
Event Type:
Other
Organizer/Author:
Robert Norse
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Location Details:
Laurel and Center Streets, Santa Cruz
The SCPD has still not responded to concerns about racial and class profiling by Officer Bradly Barnett and videoed concerns that Officer Bill Azua is selectively ticketing African-Americans in downtown Santa Cruz for trivial offenses. It has not released specific reports on its use of tasers, batons, choke holds, pain compliance holds, and drawn weapons as requested in Public Records Act requests. It continues to militarize the department through acquisition of surveillance and armored vehicle acquisition without meaningful public input or debate. Instances of documented officer abuse of homeless people such as Officer Vasquez's sidewalk smash of Richard Hardy remain unredressed. HUFF (Homeless United for Friendship & Freedom) calls for an active and diverse protest Wednesday December 17th at 2 PM at Laurel and Center Streets.
Please distribute this flyer widely and come on down on Wednesday--or start your own protest!
Further Information:
Vasquez's Hardy Take-down: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_23185274/use-force-investigation-not-complete-videotaped-arrest-santa
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/04/23/18735710.php
Barnett's Anti-Homeless Profiling: https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2014/10/21/barnett_cites_--homeless.pdf
Barnett's Racial Citations: https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2014/10/21/barnett_cites_including_race.pdf
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/21/18760436.php
Azua's Selective Ticketing of Blacks on Pacific for Smoking: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/02/18759451.php
Prior Stories: "Protest Shuts Down City Council, Urban Assault Vehicle Approved, Anti-Homeless Law Delayed" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/10/18765377.php.
"SCPD No Disclosure of When People were PepperSprayed, Choked, Tasered, Gun-Bullied or Shot" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/04/18765028.php
Please distribute this flyer widely and come on down on Wednesday--or start your own protest!
Further Information:
Vasquez's Hardy Take-down: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_23185274/use-force-investigation-not-complete-videotaped-arrest-santa
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/04/23/18735710.php
Barnett's Anti-Homeless Profiling: https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2014/10/21/barnett_cites_--homeless.pdf
Barnett's Racial Citations: https://www.indybay.org/uploads/2014/10/21/barnett_cites_including_race.pdf
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/21/18760436.php
Azua's Selective Ticketing of Blacks on Pacific for Smoking: https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/02/18759451.php
Prior Stories: "Protest Shuts Down City Council, Urban Assault Vehicle Approved, Anti-Homeless Law Delayed" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/10/18765377.php.
"SCPD No Disclosure of When People were PepperSprayed, Choked, Tasered, Gun-Bullied or Shot" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/04/18765028.php
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For the location of this protest, by "Cop Corner" Robert Norse means the SCPD police station gathering at the corner of Laurel and Center streets.
The protest will include a speak-out on the broader issues of SCPD police abuse/violence as well as the events of December 9th at City Council bulldozing through the Bearcat "Protester Punisher" as I term their Homeland Security-funded armored personnel carrier.
Instructive Video and Provocative Correspondence: ""Bearcat-a-tat-tat" Video and Abbi Samuels Letter to the Mayor" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/16/18765662.php
The Official Story and a Critic's Commentary: "Mayor Responds to Indybay Story on Council Lock-Out" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/15/18765642.php
Protesters will initially assemble on the cop-side corner of Laurel and Center Streets to alert and flyer passersby (and provide tasty brownie 'n coffee). If the crowd wishes, we will then march to the police station to make our concerns known to the community. And to remind those who have suffered abuse or witnessed it or are afraid of either happening to them, that it is our police station, our sidewalks, our streets, and our community.
Instructive Video and Provocative Correspondence: ""Bearcat-a-tat-tat" Video and Abbi Samuels Letter to the Mayor" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/16/18765662.php
The Official Story and a Critic's Commentary: "Mayor Responds to Indybay Story on Council Lock-Out" at https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/12/15/18765642.php
Protesters will initially assemble on the cop-side corner of Laurel and Center Streets to alert and flyer passersby (and provide tasty brownie 'n coffee). If the crowd wishes, we will then march to the police station to make our concerns known to the community. And to remind those who have suffered abuse or witnessed it or are afraid of either happening to them, that it is our police station, our sidewalks, our streets, and our community.
Weather looks uncertain.
Parking may be available in the cop shot parking lot and on Center Street.
Bring signs, horns, instruments and friends!
Parking may be available in the cop shot parking lot and on Center Street.
Bring signs, horns, instruments and friends!
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