Tuesday, January 22, 2013. New York City – On Monday, 1/21/2013, the day millions around the world celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., a group of protesters rallied in front of the house of Jabbar Campbell, then they marched to the 77th police precinct in Crown Heights, Brooklyn to demand justice for Jabbar.
Mr. Campbell says he was hosting a party for his LGBT friends on Sunday, January 13th when he was beaten and arrested by NYPD officers.
Partygoers witnessed the incident, and they recounted how responding officers asked whether they were engaging in “gay orgies” and “screwing each other.” Witnesses also deny the NYPD charge that Campbell was resisting, charges his lawyer, Herbert Supin dismissed as “trumped up.”
Surveillance footage from Campbell’s building shows officers tampering with and turning around the camera monitoring his doorstep. After that, Mr. Campbell was brutally beaten and called anti-LGBT slurs.
Jabbar, a 32 years old Black man has accused officers from the New York City Police Department of a hate crime.
His lawyer said, the officer’s attempt to disable the camera would be a key part of the case.
“They were trying to conceal the evidence by turning the camera away,” said the lawyer, Herbert Subin. “They committed a hate crime inside a gay pride event.”
This is a press release by the organizers, “On early Sunday (1/13/2013) morning, a group of anti-gay NYPD officers burst into the home of Jabbar Campbell, tampering with the building’s surveillance cameras before gruesomely attacking him.
Responding to a supposed “noise complaint” at the home where Mr. Campbell was holding a Pride party, the officers yelled anti-gay slurs while beating him so badly that they left his mouth bloodied, eye swollen and lip split open.
This is an outrage, but has become all too common. Police brutality is a national epidemic, facilitated by a justice system that nearly always lets the officers off the hook. In New York City, officers harass, frisk, falsely arrest and brutalize people routinely, and the pattern of abuse against Black and Latino, as well as LGBT communities, is well documented.
When asked when the Civil Rights movement would be satisfied, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. replied, “We can never be satisfied as long as [our people are] the victim of the unspeakable horrors of police brutality.” On Monday, Jan. 21, we can honor the legacy of Dr. King by standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Jabbar Campbell, and demanding that the involved officers be charged with criminal assault.
Showing video and photographic evidence that the officers first disabled the building surveillance camera, Mr. Campbell has filed suit against the NYPD today (Wednesday, January 16, 2013).”
HISTORY OF THE 77TH PRECINCT.
13 Suspended in New York Police Scandal – Los Angeles Times.
“In a major corruption scandal, 13 police officers from the same Brooklyn precinct were suspended without pay late Tuesday amid charges that they extorted money and drugs from narcotics dealers and then sold the drugs on the streets.
All of the officers, including a sergeant with 17 years on the force and a policewoman, were ordered to turn in their badges and revolvers while a grand jury considered the allegations against them. Police said the misconduct investigation had been under way for more than a year and two policemen had worn hidden tape recorders to gather evidence against their comrades.”
Missing indicted officer found dead in a motel – New York Times.
“A police officer from the 77th Precinct in Brooklyn who had been indicted on charges of stealing and selling drugs was found shot to death in a Long Island motel yesterday afternoon, apparently a suicide, the police said.
The officer, Brian F. O’Regan, 41 years old, had failed to surrender Thursday morning for arraignment with 12 other current or former officers from the precinct, who were charged after an investigation into thefts from drug dealers.”
Hundreds protest anti-lesbian attack by cops – Workers World.
“Over 300 members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community, along with their supporters, rallied in front of the 77th precinct in Brooklyn, N.Y., June 6 to demand justice for two lesbians of color who were brutally beaten and arrested by the police on May 17. The 77th Precinct, particularly notorious for police brutality, is also responsible for the June 2007 beatings and arrests of human right attorneys Michael Tarif Warren and Evelyn Warren, who are African American.”
Cops at Brooklyn’s crime-ridden 77th Precinct told to meet quotas for moving violations, memos say – NY Daily News.
“The NYPD says there’s no such thing as a ticket quota, but memos posted at a Brooklyn stationhouse say otherwise.
Two notices obtained by the Daily News clearly spell out how many moving-violation summonses cops should be handing out.
The memos were posted in a roll call room for the stationhouse of the crime-ridden 77th Precinct, which covers Crown Heights and Prospect Heights.”
Brooklyn’s 77th Precinct Probed For Crime Stat Manipulation – Gothamist.
“Complaints by cops who allege that higher-ups have been fudging the crime stats has led to an internal investigation of Brooklyn’s 77th precinct. The investigation started after the 77th had unusually high numbers of “unfounded cases,” where cops respond to a report of crime and determine none was committed—but it escalated when cops started complaining about even more cases where they suspect the numbers were massaged.”
Another Brooklyn Precinct Probed for Fudging Crime Stats – The Village Voice.
“This time, police sources say, it’s the 77th Precinct in Crown Heights. So far, “numerous” officers and detectives have been grilled by the Quality Assurance Division, the NYPD unit that audits crime statistics.
The probe is focusing in part on a large number of crime complaints that were classified as “lost property,” the sources said. Probers are looking into whether, in order to reduce the crime numbers, cops in the precinct listed burglary, robbery, and larceny complaints as lost property, which is not a crime.”
Stop and Frisk Statistics: 77th Precinct – Center for Constitutional Rights.
Statistics for 2011. New York City.
The fall of the 77th precinct – New York Magazine.
“At first, they had just taken cash. They had later begun selling narcotics and firearms. They had twice hit a location and then sold drugs to the customers who continued to arrive. Whatever pangs of guilt they had felt had apparently been numbed by a few hours of racing from shooting to robbery to rape to beating.”
Charges against Ehud Halevy, man pummeled on video by two NYPD officers, have been dropped – New York Daily News.
The NYPD started a separate internal investigation in October, after two cops (one of them was Officer Luis Vega) were caught on video beating an unarmed young man in a synagogue in Crown Heights, the same neighborhood where Campbell’s apartment is located. Police initially charged 21-year-old Ehud Halevy with assault, resisting arrest, trespass, harassment and marijuana possessions. But after video of the one-sided fight went viral, all charges were dropped against Halevy.
“We believe the police fabricated the police report that they submitted and have failed to publicly acknowledge what really happened that night,” said ALIYA director Moishe Feiglin. He said Halevy was there with permission.
Photos of the rally and march in support of Jabbar Campbell on 1/21/2013
Gallery is empty!
Jabbar Campbell said in front of the 77th precinct: “We need to speak up and let these officers know that they can’t go around invading people’s homes, tampering with their property, beating up innocent people, and treating them like animals. I was an innocent man and I was brutalized by these officers from the 77th precinct. And I’m here to speak up and fight back.”
OTHER EVENTS RELATED TO THE NYPD
The Conscience of the City: Faith Leaders Speak out Against Abusive Police Practices.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013. 6:30pm
2 West 64th Street, New York, New York 10023
New York Society for Ethical Culture
“The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool.”-Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Acting in the inspiring spirit of the great civil rights leader and as the conscience of our city, clergy leaders representing New Yorkers’ diverse faiths will present the need for sweeping police reform as a compelling moral issue.
Panelists:
-Reverend Pat Bumgardner, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Community Church of New York
– Imam Al-Hajj Talib ‘Abdur-Rashid, President of the Islamic Leadership Council of Metropolitan New York
– Reverend Ruben Austria, Bronx Clergy Coalition; Founder and Executive Director of Community Connections for Youth
– Derrick Boykin, Associate Pastor of the Walker Memorial Baptist Church
-Brendan Fay, Filmmaker, Activist, Campaign to Stop the False Arrests, Founder of the St. Pat’s for All Parade.
– Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Executive Director of Rabbis for Human Rights of North America
The event will be moderated by Dr. Anne Klaeysen of the New York Society for Ethical Culture.”
Justice For Reynaldo Cuevas.
Saturday, January 26, 2013. 3:00pm. (until March 9 at 6:00pm.)
E. 149th St. & 3rd Ave. Bronx, NYC. Take the 2/5 train to 149th St. 3rd Ave.
“On September 7, at 2:00 am, a Bodega (Grocery Store) was being robbed by three mask armed man. Two of the workers of the Bodega got an opportunity to escape the armed robbers, the first man ran out saying he was not the robbers and then the second young man runs out of the store believing that he was running into the hands of safety, but instead he gets murder by police officer Ramysh Bangali from the PSA7 precinct who fail to follow protocol and disregarded hostage procedures. The young man Bangali murder was 20 yrs. old Reynaldo Cuevas. After shooting him, his body is drag for about 25 feet and left there bleeding out for 20 minutes.
Every Saturday thru March 9th at 3:00 pm. we are going to gather at E. 149th St. & 3rd Ave. Take the 2/5 train to 149th St. 3rd Ave.
We are going to have a rally and march to the PSA7 precinct where a vigil and speak out would take place.
Bring a friend or two and Stand in solidarity with the Cuevas family.”
Crown Heights, Know Your Rights! An LGBTQ Community Safety Night.
Saturday, January 26th, 2013. 6pm
Eastern Parkway Pedestrian Mall at Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue.
“The New York City Anti-Violence Project (AVP), in collaboration with community partners including the Brooklyn Community Pride Center (BCPC), FIERCE, the LGBT Justice Project of Make the Road NY (MRNY), the Safe OUTside the System Collective (SOS) of the Audre Lorde Project and Streetwise and Safe (SAS), will hold a Press Conference in response to the New York Police Department (NYPD) assault of Jabbar Campbell in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on January 13th.
The Press Conference will be immediately followed by neighborhood outreach from Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue to Fulton Avenue and Utica Avenue to raise awareness about rights and safety for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and all of our communities affected by this violence.”
PROTEST THE NYPD PUTTING NAKED BODY SCANNERS ON NYC STREETS!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2013. 11am
“The NYPD has finally announced that it will be putting naked body terahertz scanners on NYC streets and scanning people without their knowledge or consent.
This is a GRAVE violation of the Bill of Rights!!!
Not to mention the potential health risks!
Join us at 1 Police Plaza as we PEACEFULLY express to the NYPD that we will NOT tolerate being treated like criminals and dosed with radiation WITH NO probable cause or reasonable suspicion!!!”
1st Memorial for Ramarley Graham
Saturday, February 2, 2013. 2pm.
RALLY AND CANDLELIGHT VIGIL.
749 E 229th St Bronx, NY 10466.
“Ramarley Graham was an 18 year old unarmed Black male who was murdered by NYPD Officer Richard Haste in front of his grandmother and 6 year old brother in the bathroom of his family’s home on February 2, 2012. The NYPD Officer Richard Haste who executed Ramarley was charged with manslaughter, but other members of his team that were involved in the illegal entry of Graham’s apartment have not been charged.”
Amadou Diallo March & Candlelight Prayer Vigil
Tuesday, February 5, 2013. 6pm
1384 Stratford Avenue, Bronx, New York 10472.
“Amadou Diallo was only 23 years young when he was shot and killed by four police officers of the New York Police Department on February 4, 1999. Although it’s been fourteen years since this tragedy, I am sure you remember that Diallo was unarmed at the time of the shooting and the police fired a combined total of 41 shots, 19 of which struck Diallo, right outside his home on 1157 Wheeler Avenue. All four officers were acquitted at trial in Albany, New York.”
Living History: A Dialogue on Stop and Frisk
Thursday, February 21, 2013. 12pm
“Join us as we discuss biased and abusive NYPD practices, especially the tactic known as Stop and Frisk. There will be a focus on the obvious effects on communities of color as it pertains to Black History Month here at CCNY.
Featured Speaker: Robert Gangi, founder and Director of the Police Reform Organizing Project (PROP)
Hosts: Student Association for International Studies (SAIS).”
‘Stop the Cops’ Unity March from the Bronx to Harlem”.
Saturday, February 23, 2013. 1pm.
138th St. Madison Ave Bridge (Bronx, NYC).
“On February 23, we fight back. We will have a Unity March from the Bronx to Harlem, to say ‘No!’ to the NYPD. Instead of constant harassment and brutalty, it is time for our communities to get organized and reclaim our blocks!
Racist profiling has become the norm in “stop and frisk” policies that target poor Black and Latino neighborhoods.
Muslim, Middle Eastern and South Asian communities have been targeted and stereotyped as “terrorist” threats. Women and LGBTQ people have become routine victims of the NYPD’s culture of sexual harassment and abuse.”
A Convergence of the Movements : Stand Up ! Fight Back.
Saturday, March 2, 2013. 11:30am
New York State Capitol
Albany, New York 12144
“As a community of several movements, we would like to unify and tackle several issues our NYS government and national government has ignored.
1.Stop&Frisk
2.New York Dream Act
3. Police brutality & Mass incarceration
4. ENDA&GENDA and among other issues.
5. Money out, voters in!”
Trial in Floyd v. the City of New York (NYPD’s Stop and Frisk is being put on trial).
Monday, March 11, 2013.
Southern District of New York
500 Pearl Street. Courtroom 15-C
New York, NY
“Please join CCR to pack the courtroom for trial in our landmark case challenging the New York City Police Department’s practice of unlawful stops and frisks, Floyd et al. v. the City of New York.
The Floyd case is being brought on behalf of millions of New Yorkers illegally stopped by the NYPD over the past seven years, and is the first class-action lawsuit challenging the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practice to be tried in federal court.
The trial will run Monday through Friday each week starting March 11, except for the week of March 25, when it will begin on Wednesday, March 27 and end at noon that Friday, March 29. Trial will last about five – six weeks.”
International Day Against Police Brutality NYC Demo – WEAR BLACK.
Friday, March 15, 2013.
New York City.
“On March 15 NYC Direct Action will be having a mass direct action against one group of individuals that think is okay to stop and frisk all young black and Latino people, that is okay to spy on Muslims, and think it okay to kill young innocent people for no reason at all which includes getting away with murder, homicide and genocide…. That’s right we’re going to be having a mass direct action against Police Brutality and the NYPD.”
IF YOU HAVE A POLICE ENCOUNTER, YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF.
“We all recognize the need for effective law enforcement, but we should also understand our own rights and responsibilities — especially in our interactions with the police.”_NYCLU
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!
FILM THE POLICE!
Filming police officers (public servants) is a constitutional right.
“Taking photographs and video of things that are plainly visible in public spaces is a constitutional right — and that includes the outside of federal buildings, as well as transportation facilities, and police and other government officials carrying out their duties.”_American Civil Liberties Union.
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