Anti-racism / Racism

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.

 

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: ...

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

From the "Abstract" of The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York (Feb. 2017):

From the "Forward" of the Final Report of the Citizen's Committee on Police Affairs (1976):

This is the Report of the Citizens Committee on Police Affairs. It is the product of the work of fifteen persons appointed by the Honorable Thomas P. Ryan, Jr., Mayor of the City of Rochester, New York and the Rochester City Council.

The Committee was specifically charged to study and evaluate:

   a. The policy and procedures of the Rochester Police Department in regard to responding to crisis calls;

Enough Is Enough is reading and discussing the essay "Ella Baker and Models of Social Change" by Charles Payne for the month of April. Feel free to check out the reading below and offer your constructive criticisms and affirmations on their reading group Facebook page or come to a meeting on Tuesdays, 7-9pm, at the Flying Squirrel Communtiy Space (285 Clarissa St.)!

On April 4, 2016, a protest was held against the Erie County Holding Center and Sheriff Timothy Howard demanding answers and accountability for the murder of Rochester native and Buffalo resident India Cummings.