The violent history of the NYPD is not different than that of police departments across the country and without community accountability, these killings will continue. Traditional methods of fighting police brutality must be updated. Know Your Rights workshops are necessary, but many leave our young people feeling demoralized. These workshops usually detail the specific parameters in which police officers are supposed to operate, unfortunately young people are also told these laws are frequently broken and offer no real recourse to remedy it. We can not escape the necessity of our communities to organize. As we discuss our rights and painfully detail the contradicting realities, we must recognize our responsibility to make resist by organizing. This organizing can be as simple as creating a culture of police observation. This means whether we have cameras, cell phones or other technology, we must make it clear, we are watching!
Posted on: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 20:11:33 +0000
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