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  • Hats off to Kropotkin!!

    Happy birthday Kropotkin!

  • Facebook Posts Lead to Federal Rioting Charges

    A Daniel Prude Protester Faces 5 years in Jail for Social Media Posts

  • Youth Sports Leagues, Personnel Files, & Copaganda

    The problem with these fluffy stories is that they are anecdotal when compared to the brutal nature of our nation's carceral state and police use of force in Black communities.

  • Behind Those Giant Messages at the Protests

    Bryan Agnello, a local audio-visual producer, has been able to avoid traffic congestion and keep everyone safe by pulling the equipment on a trailer behind his bike.

  • 'Agitators', Family Dollar, and a rip-off at half the price

    Language is important. The former is doublespeak, or an attempt to shuffle the meaning of words to shift the systemic failures of the state onto the community.

  • Justice For Daniel Prude - 12th night (Sept 13)

    Video footage from the 12th night of protests.

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Reflecting on Douglass

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia (photo: W.W. Norton) on Wed, 2018-01-17 16:46

As we've been hearing lately (Connections: "Re-energizing the Legacy of Frederick Douglass"; 2018: Celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Frederick Douglass; 3 days and 200 years of Frederick Douglass - or is that 199?), it is the 200th anniversary of the birth of the great orator, writer, and abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Rochester Indymedia was interested in how local activists view Douglass, his legacy, and how his work applies to them today. We are very happy to share the responses of Craig Carson, Bertha Tang, Phillip Miner, Javi Mason, Matt DeLaus, and Frederick Douglass. Thank you all!

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RECOMMENDED CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (revised and updated, Oct. 2017)

Submitted by PABOC Ordinance Revision Committee on Sat, 2017-12-09 08:42

The Ordinance Revision Committee of the Police Accountability Board Organizing Committe spent the month of October in 2017 revising and strengthening the ordinance found in the second half of the report "The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York" co-authored by Barbara Lacker-Ware and Theodore Forsyth. The ordinance below should be replace the ordinance in the February 2017 report.

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Rochester Police Department Uniformed Officers Demographic Information

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:24

Rochester Police Department Uniformed Officers Demographic Information

Charted Demographic Information:

Rochester Police Department Demographic Information, 2015 (original data in article)

Rochester Police Demographic Information, August 2013

Rochester Police Department Demographic Information, August 2012

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Collective Bargaining Agreements between the City and the Police Union

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:22

Collective Bargaining Agreements between the City and the Police Union:

Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2016 - 2019

Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2013 - 2016

Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2008 - 2013

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Force Science Institute Documentation

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:20

Force Science Institute Documentation

POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015)

From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals (2015)

Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002)

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Evaluation of the article “Biomechanics of lethal force encounters—officer movements” by W. Lewinski published in The Police Marksman magazine (2002)

Submitted by Lisa Fournier, a Washington State University professor and an American Journal of Psychology editor on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:16

 

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THE ROCHESTER POLICE ADVISORY BOARD: A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO RACIAL UNREST (Oct. 1967)

Submitted by David C. Perry on Tue, 2017-12-05 08:15

This is a report examining the Police Advisory Board of 1963. From the introduction:

 

As racial tension peaked in numerous cities in the past five yearS/ continual cries of "police brutality" were heardo Few cities were more embroiled with charges of brutality than Rochester, New York. This study investigates the formal (govern mental and procedural) and informal (citizen) reactions of the Rochester community to the allegations of police brutality and to the subsequent creation of a Police Advisory Board»

The study is presented in five sections: first, a discus sion of the cases of alleged police brutality; second, the formal apparatus for evaluating such charges before the creation of the Board; third, the creation of the Police Advisory Board; fourth, the operation and implications of the Board; and fifth, the author's evaluation.

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Rochester Protests Republican Tax Act

Submitted by AlBrundage on Mon, 2017-12-04 13:20

A crowd of 150 or more turned out on Sunday, December 3 2017 to protest the Republican tax bill, or Tax Scam as many referred to it. The bill will raise taxes on working families in order to give massive tax cuts to large corporations and the wealthy. The bill was passed during the wee hours of Saturday morning, Dec 2 by senators who hadn't even had time to read it. A similar bill passed the House of Representatives earlier in November.  This event was organized on hardly 24 hours notice. "They did this to us in the middle of the night." Video of the entire event follows.

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Gathering Information: Race and Field Interviews by the Police in Rochester, New York (2002)

Submitted by NYCLU-Genesee Valley Chapter on Sun, 2017-12-03 07:27

Gathering Information: Race and Field Interviews by the Police in Rochester, New York. (2002)

From the Introduction:

The Problem of Racial Profiling

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Police Oversight in Rochester: An Examination of Outcomes and Other Models (September 2017)

Submitted by Center for Governmental Research on Sun, 2017-12-03 07:18

 

Police Oversight in Rochester

An Examination of Outcomes and Other Models September, 2017

From the "Summary:"

 

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Statement from President Loretta Scott on Council’s Examination of the Civilian Review Process

Submitted by Loretta Scott on Sun, 2017-12-03 07:11

Source: http://www.cityofrochester.gov/article.aspx?id=12884901972

 

City Council News Release - Statement from President Loretta Scott on Council’s Examination of the Civilian Review Process

 For Immediate Release:
Thursday, November 30, 2017

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The Intersection of Black Lives Matter and Palestine

Submitted by Rajesh Barnabas on Tue, 2017-11-14 14:36

The Intersection of Black Lives Matter and Palestine - by Khury Peterson-Smith

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The Agitators at Geva

Submitted by Mara Ahmed on Mon, 2017-11-06 20:13

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CBC News: Canada warned about controversial police shooting expert (2013)

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Fri, 2017-11-03 06:21

From the article Canada warned about controversial police shooting expert (2013):

Canadian authorities are being warned about a controversial U.S.-based "police psychologist" who critics say provides advocacy testimony for officers accused of wrongful shootings.

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Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002)

Submitted by Bill Lewinski on Fri, 2017-11-03 06:16

First parargraph from Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002):

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ShotSpotter in limine motion from People v. Silvon Simmons (2017)

Submitted by Katherine Higgins, Esq. on Fri, 2017-11-03 05:47

From the first page of ShotSpotter in limine motion from People v. Silvon Simmons (2017):

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that upon the annexed affirmation of Katherine Higgins, Esq., attorney for the defendant, the undersigned will move this Court, at a criminal term thereof, before the Honorable Sam L. Valleriani, Monroe County Court Judge, located at the Hall of Justice, City of Rochester, County of Monroe, on the 23rd day of March, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for the following relief: ...

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From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals (2015)

Submitted by Sue Rahr and Stephen K. Rice on Fri, 2017-11-03 05:38

From the "Introduction" to From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals (2015):

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POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015)

Submitted by Dr. Samuel Walker on Fri, 2017-11-03 05:34

From the "Executive Summary" of POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015):

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A Brief On The Proposal for a Civilian Review Board for the City of Rochester Police Department (May 2014)

Submitted by Dr. John S. Walker on Fri, 2017-11-03 05:05

From the "Preface" to A Brief On The Proposal for a Civilian Review Board for the City of Rochester Police Department (May 2014):

Though not in its complete form this proposal is not to be considered a legal document, we have no legal precedents. However, once completed and approved by the United Christian Leadership Ministry, here in, referred to as UCLM, and the people, it will stand the test of legal scrutiny by it being a practical document when viewed from the standpoint of recommendations and implementation.

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Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 1999 - 2001

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Wed, 2017-10-25 15:51

From "Article 1 Purpose of Agreement" found in Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 1999 - 2001:

The purpose of this Agreement is to provide orderly collective bargaining relations between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, Inc., to secure prompt and equitable disposition of grievances, and to establish fair wages, hours and working conditions for the employees covered by this Agreement.

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