Peoples' Justice for Community Control & Police Accountability Police Violence Weekly Digest, Volume 15 December 20, 2012
Happy hollerdays PJ fam! Just in case the world ends tomorrow, we wanted to send out our final police violence weekly digest of 2012! In all seriousness, let’s hope the Mayan calendar is correct & that 2013 brings a major shift in our society. Judging from the length of this digest week after week, we can definitely use it… much love fam, hopefully see you all in the New Year!

PJ member orgs Events/Actions: 1) Join Justice Committee, Picture The Homeless, Bronx Defenders, & Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito for an East Harlem Town Hall, Thursday, January 17^th, 6:30pm @ Taino Towers, 240 East 123^rd St (in the Crystal Room). Speak out against Stop & Frisk, learn more about solutions, and join the community to resist discriminatory policing! For more info call 347.676.1878 or email: yulsan@justicecommittee.org

Court Support / Family Support: 1) Weekly vigils for Reynaldo Cuevas, killed by NYPD, this Saturday & every Saturday until March 9th, 5pm. Starting @ East 169th St & Franklin Ave, Bronx. http://on.fb.me/114OJhz
2) Come support Stop Stop & Frisk activist Christina Gonzales in her many cases, for her hard work against NYPD harassment in our communities. She has court all over the city, and has already beaten several cases, but they are still trying to convict her for several more bogus charges.      a) January 22^nd - Queens Criminal Court, 9:00 am. Part - AP5      b) February 7^th - Brooklyn Criminal Court,  9:00 am. Part - BTP1      c) April 4^th - Bronx Criminal Court,  9:00 am. Part - AP4      d) Follow her updates on court cases: http://on.fb.me/UfOaQP
3) Pack the court for Jamel Mims, Carl Dix & the Stop Mass Incarceration “freedom fighters.” Jamel, Carl & 2 others were found not guilty of the biggest charges, but guilty of disorderly conduct for their protest against Stop & Frisk. They need folks to come support when the judge hands down sentencing on Monday, January 7^th, 9am @ Queens Criminal Court, 125-01 Queens Blvd, in Kew Gardens, Queens. http://bit.ly/HJVT0X

Police Violence cases: 1) 2 NYPD officers convicted of official misconduct in East Village rape set for jail http://nydn.us/VTESGB
2) Civil trial set to begin over Williamsburg police brutality claim http://bit.ly/Z0PP0p
3) Waitress Who Accused NYPD Detective of Sexual Assault Sues City http://bit.ly/YYqtQF
4) Former Fla. Police Officer Scheduled for Execution http://abcn.ws/UEbzbZ
5) Ernest Duenez Jr: Family of Central Cali Man Killed by Police Release Video of Shooting http://bit.ly/Ua8wux
6) The Cleveland Atrocity: murdered over a car backfiring http://bit.ly/UJ6Y7V
7) Chicago: Rev Jackson lends support to family of man who died in police custody http://bit.ly/UR9w3j
8) Jacksonville: 1 dead in police shooting outside Academy Sports http://bit.ly/TOcANz
9) Texas: Police kill man in Standoff, Police say he had Mental Illness http://bit.ly/TX1N6l
10) Cal State Grad student killed by campus police was bipolar http://bit.ly/W1nZPN
11) NJ: Mothers of young men killed in police-involved shootings join Garfield mother at son's memorial http://bit.ly/W1DKCL
12) Video: Father of man killed by Albuquerque police wants to publish cop-shooting photos http://bit.ly/XqHb4Q
13) Teen Killed In Police Shooting In Atlantic City http://cbsloc.al/WkLbZu
     a) Protesters joins mother of teen shot by Atlantic City police http://bit.ly/12CsW1g
14) Ft. Hood soldier killed by police finally identified http://exm.nr/VTXWo5
15) Portland jury awards $306K to man in police brutality case http://bit.ly/VxV3sW
16) Killings highlight epidemic of police violence in US http://bit.ly/T7AOnl
17) Chicago Cop Shoots Puppy Twice http://bit.ly/VwVFV7

Related Articles, etc: 1) Half of People Shot by Police are Mentally Ill http://bit.ly/TV8YN8      a) Mentally ill and murdered by police http://bit.ly/UyNuDo
2) Woman Arrested for Filming Stop-and-Frisk Sues NYPD http://bit.ly/UR4qnP      a) Brooklyn Woman Suing NYPD After Arrest for Filming Stop http://bit.ly/TvM8tx      b) Woman jailed after filming "stop and frisk" sues NYPD http://bit.ly/XBrOXw
3) Multiple NYPD employees plead guilty to trafficking firearms http://bit.ly/XVm3bP 4) Is The Frequency Of Police Brutality On The Rise? http://bit.ly/12yVzN2
5) NYPD Cop Secretly Records Evidence of Quota System Corruption http://bit.ly/RpIrZs
6) CCR Report Shows Stop and Frisk Rights Violations Continue http://bit.ly/W92mt7      a) Researcher finds 95000 Stop & Frisks unconstitutional http://bit.ly/VTZmPw      b) Stop-and-Frisk Has Gone Unchanged, Says Report http://bit.ly/UHezC8      c) Audio: New report finds NYPD “stop and frisk” still racially unbalanced http://bit.ly/U0Rlvj      d) Professor runs NYPD data, quantifies his criticism http://bit.ly/Z1svQg      e) Group: Stop-and-frisk problems persist in city http://bit.ly/VE99Zk
7) Stop The Frisk! http://bit.ly/UTFLzQ
8) Stop and Frisk: racist–and ineffective http://on.msnbc.com/UFVDFY
9) Taking Down Stop & Frisk: interview with ColorofChange.org http://bit.ly/VrusiZ
10) For Lesser Crimes, Rethinking Life Behind Bars http://nyti.ms/VUyAfq
11) Adrian Schoolcraft Whistleblower Dad Outs Bloomberg Election Goal to Silence NYPD Whistleblower http://bit.ly/V6Ubip
12) NYPD cop busted for moonlighting as a pimp http://bit.ly/TcSn59      a) NYPD Officer Gets Fired for Pimpin'! http://bit.ly/ZlRbD5
13) Artist Behind Faux-NYPD PSA Ads Arrested Following Investigation http://bit.ly/Uz73v3      a) Satirist of Drones Arrested by NYPD http://bit.ly/RGA37K
14) Al Sharpton lectures NYPD recruits on police-community relations http://bit.ly/UOxWLV
15) NYPD Settlements Now More Secretive http://nym.ag/UTEOrt
16) Some Question Whether Police Watchdog Has Enough Muscle http://bit.ly/ZUEvlP
17) Terrorism Suspect Pleads in Yet Another NYPD Case Riddled With Questions of Entrapment http://bit.ly/VDbG8z
18) Secure Communities: 2 Bills Before City Council Would Limit Deportations http://nyti.ms/VU0x1m
19) LAPD sergeant from Rodney King beating now a luxury limousine driver http://bit.ly/RlScYv
20) NYPD School Agent Arrested for Selling Cialis and Viagra http://bit.ly/12vdm7y
21) No jail time for NYPD officer and wife for allowing dog to starve to death http://exm.nr/VRzDXG
22) "Crimes of Police" This film looks raw. Keep an eye out for it! http://bit.ly/URguGs

Weekly Art/Music Piece: 1) D-Prosper “Stop And Frisk” - http://bit.ly/Ta89iU

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