Working on this new server in php7...
imc indymedia

Los Angeles Indymedia : Activist News

white themeblack themered themetheme help
About Us Contact Us Calendar Publish RSS
Features
latest news
best of news
syndication
commentary


KILLRADIO

VozMob

ABCF LA

A-Infos Radio

Indymedia On Air

Dope-X-Resistance-LA List

LAAMN List




IMC Network:

Original Cities

www.indymedia.org africa: ambazonia canarias estrecho / madiaq kenya nigeria south africa canada: hamilton london, ontario maritimes montreal ontario ottawa quebec thunder bay vancouver victoria windsor winnipeg east asia: burma jakarta japan korea manila qc europe: abruzzo alacant andorra antwerpen armenia athens austria barcelona belarus belgium belgrade bristol brussels bulgaria calabria croatia cyprus emilia-romagna estrecho / madiaq euskal herria galiza germany grenoble hungary ireland istanbul italy la plana liege liguria lille linksunten lombardia london madrid malta marseille nantes napoli netherlands nice northern england norway oost-vlaanderen paris/Île-de-france patras piemonte poland portugal roma romania russia saint-petersburg scotland sverige switzerland thessaloniki torun toscana toulouse ukraine united kingdom valencia latin america: argentina bolivia chiapas chile chile sur cmi brasil colombia ecuador mexico peru puerto rico qollasuyu rosario santiago tijuana uruguay valparaiso venezuela venezuela oceania: adelaide aotearoa brisbane burma darwin jakarta manila melbourne perth qc sydney south asia: india mumbai united states: arizona arkansas asheville atlanta austin baltimore big muddy binghamton boston buffalo charlottesville chicago cleveland colorado columbus dc hawaii houston hudson mohawk kansas city la madison maine miami michigan milwaukee minneapolis/st. paul new hampshire new jersey new mexico new orleans north carolina north texas nyc oklahoma philadelphia pittsburgh portland richmond rochester rogue valley saint louis san diego san francisco san francisco bay area santa barbara santa cruz, ca sarasota seattle tampa bay tennessee urbana-champaign vermont western mass worcester west asia: armenia beirut israel palestine process: fbi/legal updates mailing lists process & imc docs tech volunteer projects: print radio satellite tv video regions: oceania united states topics: biotech

Surviving Cities

www.indymedia.org africa: canada: quebec east asia: japan europe: athens barcelona belgium bristol brussels cyprus germany grenoble ireland istanbul lille linksunten nantes netherlands norway portugal united kingdom latin america: argentina cmi brasil rosario oceania: aotearoa united states: austin big muddy binghamton boston chicago columbus la michigan nyc portland rochester saint louis san diego san francisco bay area santa cruz, ca tennessee urbana-champaign worcester west asia: palestine process: fbi/legal updates process & imc docs projects: radio satellite tv
production:   archives by date | single feature archives | weekly archives


WHY SHOULD TAXPAYERS HAVE TO PAY FOR POLICE VIOLENCE?
As hundreds gather in front of the Inglewood Police Station to demand accountability in the beating of 16 year old Donovan Jackson-Chavis, many also protested the ongoing cycle of police brutality here in Los Angeles and the laws that keep most police abusers operating with impunity.

A victim of police brutality has only 180 days to file a claim against the perpetrator, leaving those who can't afford an attorney or can't find one willing to work on contingency to file for an additional six months on their own or with the help of organizations like COPA, Coalition On Police Accountability. With such a short window of time, many cases go unprosecuted, leaving the cops free to abuse others and a system in place that protects them.

Michael Zinzun, of COPA points out, "What the video captured was not only the beating of Donovan Jackson-Chavis, but it also clearly reveals the presence of police policies which have not deterred police abuse and corruption. What we need is police accountability and control with a special prosecutor for police brutality cases and punitive damages against individual officers. Why should the taxpayers have to pay for police violence?

In addition, many decried the suited bureaucrats who spoke to the crowd as "grandstanders," pointing out that scenes like those witnessed on the videotape of the Jackson-Chavis beating were going on in Los Angeles every day, with little attention given from those looking for political clout.

A march through downtown Inglewood followed the rally while onlookers stopped their cars and honked for minutes in support.

know the facts and get involved, photos from rally, related story, Latuff revisited



Share on: Twitter, Facebook, Google+
© 2000-2018 Los Angeles Independent Media Center. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by the Los Angeles Independent Media Center. Running sf-active v0.9.4 Disclaimer | Privacy