Thanks for writing this. Let's not also forget the all-out cultural campaign that the police union is waging to win the sympathy of the Rochester public for the shot policeman:

-uniformed officers sent by the union pack the courtroom to intimidate the judge every time Tyquan appears.

-at the same time, there is a constant stream of reports in the corporate media of yellow ribbons being posted in the community for the officer, special masses being said in church for the officer, and interviews with the officer's family.

Are the police, via their PR full court press in the corporate media, hoping that the Rochester public will have made up their minds about Tyquan long before the facts of what looks to have been police brutality become a matter of public record during the trial this summer?

It may be that this kid was defending himself and/ or became enraged (even having a psychotic break) after being beaten repeatedly by the police. Who knows, or would be able to predict, how they themselves would react after their residence was entered without a warrant, and they and their friends were punched and kicked in a protracted manner, and even thrown down a flight of stairs?

As a tax-paying resident of this city, I do not authorize police to behave in the manner that was reported by eyewitnesses in this case. The mayor's office and the police commissioner should investigate what happen with the police on the day of the shooting immediately.