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Fighting Back against Police Racism, Brutality and Violence

Date:
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Teach-In
Organizer/Author:
Gerald Smith
Phone:
510-655-5764
Location Details:
Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library 6501 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland (1 block north of Alcatraz Avenue) http://maps.google.com/maps?q=6501+Telegraph+Oakland

The Oscar Grant Committee
presents a forum on
Police Racism, Brutality and Violence

Speakers include:

  • Gerald Smith presenting a synopsis of the Oscar Grant murder case
  • Sean Gillis of the Oakland Fire Department Medical Response Team and his attorney, Phil Horne, on the medical mistreatment of Oscar Grant
  • Sharena Curley on the frame-up of her brother, Antioine Thomas
  • Anita Wills on the frame-up of her son, Kerry Baxter, Sr.
  • Lori Davis on the murder of her son, Raheim Brown, Jr.
  • Cary Downs on the murder of his step-son, James Rivera
  • Verbena, from Redwood Curtain Copwatch, on the murder of Martin Cotton


Tuesday, September 13, 2011 7:00 PM
Niebyl-Proctor Marxist Library
6501 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
Phone: 510-655-5764 or 510-586-0529
Added to the calendar on Sun, Aug 28, 2011 1:04PM

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by Tyrone
THE MURDER OF TROY DAVIS IS JUST ANOTHER

Capital punishment, also dubbed the "death penalty," is the pre-meditated and planned taking of a human life by a government in response to a crime committed by that legally convicted person. Passions in the US are sharply divided, and equally strong among both supporters and protesters of the death penalty. Arguing against capital punishment, Amnesty International believes that "The death penalty is the ultimate denial of human rights. It is the premeditated and cold-blooded killing of a human being by the state in the name of justice. It violates the right to life...It is the ultimate cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment. There can never be any justification for torture or for cruel treatment." For minority in America it become a white racist tool! Another way of disrespecting black life!
Defiant until the end, Troy Davis was executed Wednesday night for the murder of an white off-duty police officer. He convinced hundreds of thousands of people around the world, but not a single court, that he was innocent. Ones again America has shown that Sharia Law and American Law are the same...........WRONG!!!! Troy Davis big problem was to be born black in America. Then to not have lived a crime free life!
In America black life is seen as worthless and less important. So when negotiating for justice for Troy Davis the fact that he is black. He was seen as more likely then not! Even if the courts believe he was innocent. They feel TOO-BAD-SO-SAD- somebody murder the off duty white police officer. Therefore somebody must pay! It didn't matter that 7 out of the 9 recanted their story and stated THEY LIED! They claim police officers force their confession.

Remember the Central Park rape where five blacks where accuse and convicted of raping a white female jogger? After many years in prison the real rapist was caught! The five young blacks that were wrongly convicted also stated that police officer beat and torture their confession. As a former Correction Officer at a state facility. I watch over 35 inmates get release THAT WERE WRONGLY CONVICTED!

There were many thing that could had been done for Troy Davis....Like given the 7 that said they lied..a lie detector test. Interview the cops that got the confession and request the tape or video of the confession. We know America's justice system is bias racist and unfair....We know that police officers in America LIE! We know that Muslim Sharia Law and American Law is one in the same.

American especially black Americans need to fight to change the laws in America. Like if witness state they lied and are given a lie detector test and past. That stops the execution! Or change the death penalty to a point system. If a person is convicted of murder he or she receive 500 points place in prison for 35 years. In that time if the inmate receive 500 more points. They are put to death!

Their behavior dictates their death in prison. That would take away the power of a judge jury or Governor. It would also allow the inmate to prove his or her innocent. It would also make it saver for correctional personnel! Death roll inmates would be on the best behavior!
IS SACRIFICE IN AMERICA ONLY FOR THE POOR AND MIDDLE CLASS

The very top sacrifice in America is a American that gives his life for his country! Throughout American history our Presidents and politician have call on American to fight in wars they deem necessary! Million of America have step up to the call and fought and died for their country. Many of these wars are fought by the very poor or middle class! The rich and super throughout American history avoid fighting and dying for their country! American wars have left many American family led by a single parent! In some cases orphan!

As a former Marine I know sacrifice leaving your family and your security to keep America safe is hard! Then to deal with the top sacrifice of being killed in war! Now fast forward to Bush/ Cheney! Under Bush /Cheney a unnecessary war was started in Iraq . American fought and died in that war and continue to this day to do so. 4,400 and counting DEAD! Republican have no problem in defending a unnecessary war they have no problem defending Bush /Cheney administration! What they have problem with is supporting a healthcare plan that cover some of the same American military family that were uninsured. Republican fought against over turning the military “don't asked don't tell. At the same time accepting the fact that many gay American have fought and died to keep them safe in America!

As President Obama tried to fix the mess Republican President G.W. Bush started. Republican have fought against the country and the President. President Obama is proposing that the top earner in America paid more in taxes. Or in other word sacrifice some of their earning for the betterment of the country. Seem fair to me when the very poor and the middle-class are sacrificing their lives for the betterment of their country! At a time when the entire country should be behind the President of the United States and behind the country. Tea Party Republicans are still playing hate and divide and blame games!

In 2009 ,2010, 2011, American company are reporting record profit. Yet Republican are fighting for more tax breaks for the rich and super rich. Republicans believe in Reagan proven failure of trickle down economic will work. WRONG!!! Around the country Republican Governors are balancing their budgets off the backs of the poor and the middle-class! Raising the tax code from 35% to 39.6% is seen as criminal by Republican even given the fact that the Bush Tax Cuts have done NOTHING! Also that very same tax rate was under President Clinton ….You know the President that left a surplus!!!!

It is impossible to know how many survivors of the service members killed in Iraq and Afghanistan have struggled with managing the benefits, and in interviews with dozens of military families, only a handful were willing to talk specifically about how they spent the money. Many families use the money to secure children' s futures, pay off mortgages, or otherwise make up for a long-term loss of income. But experts on military families say that they are seeing a growing number of problems, and that young widows - often naive about finance and easily seduced by the glamorous accouterments of pop culture - seem to be especially vulnerable, trying to somehow fill emotional gaps with material things and ending up in debt instead.

But who am I to criticize them, they gave the top sacrifice. Republican won't asked the rich and super rich to sacrifice more of their money for the country! Tax loopholes and tax break have made some rich super rich. CEO are making record salary and using the Republican talking point of “we are uncertain...Which really translate into “we got record profit we could careless about more jobs for American! Twenty million American jobs lost under former Republican President G.W Bush. Many oversea never to return.
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