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From: amandla_now@... Subject: Service for Dontaze Storey and Victims of Police Murder Set For January 10th To: amandla_now@...
For Immediate Realase- January 5, 2009
Contact: Kokayi Kwa Jitahidi (714) 612-0366
Memorial Service for Dontaze Storey and Other Victims of Police Murder Set For January 10th
Los Angeles - Family and friends of Dontaze Storey, a 29-year old unarmed Black man who was killed by LAPD officers Oliver Malabuya and Daniel Bunch on Veterans\\\\\\\\' Day, will have a memorial service on Saturday, January 10th, at KRST Unity Center (7825 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles). The service will start at 12 pm.
Organizers of the memorial, which include Storey\\\\\\\\'s family and the Coalition for Justice Against Police Murder are also inviting other families of police murder victims to attend and provide testimony. Elected officials and community leaders are being invited also.
\\\\\\\\"While we are grieving about Dontaze, we know he was not the first unarmed victim of police murder\\\\\\\\" stated Atun Re Baker, Dontaze\\\\\\\\'s uncle. \\\\\\\\"Hopefully, we can work to make sure this doesn\\\\\\\\'t happen ever again.\\\\\\\\"
The officers that killed Dontaze Storey were from the Rampart Division, which has been involved in several incidents of murder and malpractice over the years. Some of the examples include:
1. 1996 - Rampart Officer Perez shot 19 year old Javier Ovando in chest and head while he was handcuffed. Mr. Ovando became paralyzed
2. 1997 - Testimony revealed that Rampart officers were involved in the shooting death of Christopher \\\\\\\\"Notorious BIG\\\\\\\\" Wallace
3. 1998 - Rampart CRASH officer Brian Hewitt beat a handcuffed Ishmael Jimenez - making the victim vomit blood. Hewitt was later fired
4. 2007 - Rampart officers shot and kill 24 year old Matthew Powell while he was face down in a fetal position
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http://www.aclu-sc.org/contents/view/3 Racial Profiling & The LAPD: A Study of Racially Disparate Outcomes in the Los Angeles Police Department
A report commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California shows that black and Hispanic residents are stopped, frisked, searched and arrested by Los Angeles Police Department officers far more frequently than white residents --dramatically demonstrating that the LAPD must do more to eliminate bias from its policing.
This report, released in October 2008, was prepared by Ian Ayers, the William K. Townsend Professor at Yale Law School, and Jonathan Borowsky, research assistant, Yale Law School.
Download a pdf of the full report. http://www.aclu-sc.org/documents/view/47
Download a pdf of the four page executive summary. http://www.aclu-sc.org/documents/view/48
Download a pdf of our letter to the Police Commission discussing the report. http://www.aclu-sc.org/documents/view/49
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http://www.aclu-sc.org/news_stories/view/102806/
LAPD Undermining Civilian Complaints
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Civilian complaints about serious misconduct by L.A. police officers are downplayed by investigators, a recent citywide audit found for the third year in a row. Now the ACLU/SC has told the Police Commission, which oversees the department, that \\\\\\\\"three years is enough.\\\\\\\\" The ACLU/SC called for civilian investigators or civilian supervisors.to take over responsibility for investigation of serious complaints from police officers, who currently investigate themselves.
\\\\\\\\"Civilian complaints should provide an early-warning system for internal problems and an opportunity to respond directly to community concerns about how they are policed,\\\\\\\\" the ACLU/SC\\\\\\\\'s letter stated. \\\\\\\\"If the Department is committed to winning the trust of all Angelenos, it should make an effective complaint process a priority.\\\\\\\\"
The February audit found widespread problems in nearly half of inquiries into excessive use of force and other serious misconduct. Police officers repeatedly discounted evidence and exonerated officers based on statements from witnesses that did not appear on taped evidence. Related
Letter: Read the ACLU/SC\\\\\\\\'s letter to the L.A. Police Commission on civilian complaints (pdf) http://www.aclu-sc.org/attach/l/lapd_comms_board_letter.pdf
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http://www.lacity.org/oig/isgrp1.htm Office of the Inspector General\\\\\\\\'s reports about LAPD conduct
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