Speak out FOR Independent Civilian Review of the RPD at City Council!
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Speak out FOR Independent Civilian Review of the RPD at City Council!
WE WANT AN INDEPENDENT CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD NOW!
Because the police CANNOT police themselves!
SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL
Join us Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 6:30PM
City Council Chambers, Rochester City Hall,
30 Church Street
In order to "Speak to Council" you must call (585) 428-7421 before 5:30 p.m. of the meeting day. You will need to provide your name, address, the organization you are representing (if any), and the topic you plan to speak about (an independent civilian review board).
We need an independent civilian review board because:
•88% of our police force is male, 76% of it is white, and 93% of officers live outside the city limits; we have an occupying police force in Rochester comprised primarily of white men who target people of color and specific neighborhoods of color to mete out brutality, harassment in the form of Stop & Frisk, and other forms of misconduct
•From 2007 – 2013, Rochester City Council and its president witnessed multiple speak-outs during City Council sessions regarding specific instances of police violence and neither said nor did anything publicly about those instances
•the problems that sparked the race riots/rebellion that happened in July of 1964—lack of quality housing, inequitable education, no or low wage jobs, and rampant police violence—have not changed in 50 years
•because the police cannot police themselves!
An independent civilian review board...:
•is a committee of civilians selected by the people that investigate claims of police misconduct in order to hold officers accountable for their actions
•conducts its own independent investigation of all claims outside of the purview of the RPD
•has subpoena power and draws conclusions based on that evidence outside the purview of the RPD
•turns its recommendations over to an impartial third party to make a final, public determination and any punitive outcomes for abusive officers.
For more information, contact Rev. Lewis Stewart at: 454-0077.
