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  • Did District Attorney Sandra Doorley Violate Ethics Guidelines While Attending a Local Republican Fundraiser?

    Posts and photos from a Republican Committee Fundraiser could be interpreted as Doorley violating ethics guidelines.

  • Jim Goodman - Sleeper Cell for the Revolution!

    If activists received any coverage in Rochester from the mainstream press the last three decades, it was probably because of Jim Goodman.

  • The Press as Powdered Donut with Blue Badge in the Middle

    A review of recent press coverage and social media puff regarding the Police Accountability Board

  • Police and Political Commentary

    The separation is crumbling and the ramifications are disturbing.

  • BWC video indicates that Mark Gaskill was holding his phone as police shouted "gun"

    What do the RPD mean by "brandishing" a handgun?

  • How the NY Attorney General's defended the police who killed Daniel Prude

    The prosecution acted as the defence in the grand jury trial

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Did District Attorney Sandra Doorley Violate Ethics Guidelines While Attending a Local Republican Fundraiser in May?

Submitted by Robert Meek on Wed, 2022-07-27 20:42

Posts and photos from a Republican Committee Fundraiser could be interpreted as Doorley violating ethics guidelines.

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Jim Goodman - Sleeper Cell for the Revolution!

Submitted by Rajesh Barnabas on Thu, 2022-07-07 07:28

 

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The Press as Powdered Donut with Blue Badge in the Middle

Submitted by rbarnabas2016 on Mon, 2022-06-13 13:42

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Blueprint for Engagement: Evaluating Police / Community Relations Final Report (2017)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Tue, 2022-03-22 06:10

This is a police and community engagement report released by the City in 2017.

From the introduction:

Introduction

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The Police-Civilian Foot Patrol: An Evaluation of the PAC-TAC Experiemnt in Rochester, New York (June 1975)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Tue, 2022-03-22 06:05

A look at the origins of the PAC-TAC program.

From the abstract:

 

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Police Killing of Denise Hawkins (1975)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Thu, 2022-03-17 13:30

A series of articles documenting the killing of Denise Hawkins in 1975.

Incident

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Complaint Investigation Committee Legislation (1977)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Tue, 2022-03-15 15:16

This is the 1977 legislation that established the Complaint Investigation Committee and cemented a financial relationship between the Center for Dispute Settlement (then the Community Dispute Services) and the City of Rochester that was tasked with "administering and selecting the panelists" to sit with two command level Rochester Police Department officers and review police misconduct complaints. CDS was paid $75 per session not to exceed $5,000. See the attached PDF for more.

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Race Rebellion of July 1964

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Tue, 2022-03-08 14:38

Resources to better understand the events that unfolded in July 1964. This is not a comprehensive listing.

 

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Selections Regarding the Police Advisory Board (1963-1970)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Mon, 2022-03-07 17:11

Article selections about the Police Advisory Board.

Forsyth, T. (2015, June 6). A brief history of the Police Advisory Board from 1963 - 1970. Rochester Indymedia. http://rochester.indymedia.org/node/146932

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Prelude to the Police Advisory Board

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Mon, 2022-03-07 14:19

Below are selected sources describing the creation of the Police Advisory Board of 1963. The Fairwell case, the raid against Black Muslims case, and the White case pushed Rochester City Council to draft legislation that would establish Rochester's first police oversight mechanism: the Police Advisory Board.

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A.C. White (January 26, 1963)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Mon, 2022-03-07 11:06

A selection of articles outlining the case of A.C. White.

Albright, J. (1963, February 12). 2 Of 4 Suspended Patrolmen Testify. Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

2 of 4 Suspended Patrolmen Testify ROC DandC 12 Feb 1963.pdf

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Police Raid on Black Muslim Religious Service (January 6, 1963)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Sun, 2022-03-06 14:40

A selection of articles involving the Rochester Police Bureau raid on a Black Muslim religious service at 304 North Street on January 6, 1963.

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Rufus Fairwell (August 12, 1962)

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Sun, 2022-03-06 06:46

Some newspaper clippings regarding the police brutality case of Rufus T. Fairwell. Articles are listed in a semi-chronological order. Some may be out of place.

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Incarcerated Worker sheds light on Prison Labor Conditions during Pandemic

Submitted by William Klare / Christopher Snyder on Tue, 2022-02-01 19:00

The pandemic has placed a heavy burden on poor and working people all over the world. The effects have been especially tough for those incarcerated here in the so-called United States. The following Narrative relates the experiences of an Incarcerated Individual from their incarcera the Fall of 2021. It offers a unique insight into the life of an incarcerated worker and I am sharing these words as an act of solidarity. For more information please contact me at iwocroc@gmail.com.

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Police and Political Commentary

Submitted by Annmarie Stango Van Son on Thu, 2021-11-04 06:22

 

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BWC video indicates Mark Gaskill was holding his phone as police shouted "gun"

Submitted by ben on Tue, 2021-05-18 19:59

The Rochester Police Department shot and killed 28-year-old Mark Gaskill of Rochester early Friday morning. After the shooting, the RPD claimed that Gaskill was "brandishing" a handgun, but it's unclear what that means. Are they saying that he was he holding the gun or that a gun was visible in the car? An analysis of the BWC video seems to indicate that Gaskill was still holding his cell phone when the officers began yelling "gun"

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How the NY Attorney General's defended the police who killed Daniel Prude

Submitted by ben on Fri, 2021-04-30 16:06

Earlier this month, the NY state Attourney General's office released the transcripts of the grand jury trial investigating the death of Daniel Prude. While reading through them, I was reminded again and again of a Noam Chomsky quote: "In political discourse every term has two meanings: an official meaning and it's opposite and it's the opposite meaning that's normally used".

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Hats off to Kropotkin!!

Submitted by Christopher Snyder on Mon, 2020-12-21 21:46
In the discourse of the libertarian left, there is a general aversion to what is called the "great man" theory of history, the interpretation of history in terms of the decisive actions of great leaders. You might say that there is an exception made for Kropotkin, the great white bearded Saint (as described by Oscar Wilde).
 
Born into privelege as the son of a minor landlord in Russia, Kropotkin would eventually assume the role of class traitor, moving over the course of a lifetime from the Tzar's court to the Tzar's prison.
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Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2016 - 2019

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Wed, 2020-11-18 19:26

Labor contract between the City of Rochester, NY and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2016 - 2019. A new contract is currently being negotiated.

Locust Club contract PLC CBA 2016-2019.pdf

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Facebook Posts Lead to Federal Rioting Charges for Justice for Daniel Prude Protester

Submitted by ben on Mon, 2020-09-28 16:59
Almost entirely based on Facebook posts, a protester who attended Justice for Daniel Prude events was charged with Federal rioting charges.  The charges, which carry the potential of 5 years in prison and $250,000 in fines, are part of an effort to expand the use of the federal rioting act and limit freedom of speech protections.
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