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On the heels of three nights of protests over the police slaying of 16 year old Kimani Gray, the NYPD has turned the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn into a State of Exception, claiming emergency powers to suspend the constitutional guarantees of the citizenry.
The people regularly targeted by police harassment and violence, overwhelmingly the city’s poor and minority populations, have taken to the streets to speak out against the NYPD’s draconian tactics. The police have in turn responded with even further harsh measures by suppressing the right of the people to voice dissatisfaction with that very same police force.
Originally posted by ThinkingCap
Hello ATS, this just recently came to my attention.
I did a quick search, and could not find anything; if this has been posted before, then feel free to remove this thread.
On the heels of three nights of protests over the police slaying of 16 year old Kimani Gray, the NYPD has turned the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn into a State of Exception, claiming emergency powers to suspend the constitutional guarantees of the citizenry.
The people regularly targeted by police harassment and violence, overwhelmingly the city’s poor and minority populations, have taken to the streets to speak out against the NYPD’s draconian tactics. The police have in turn responded with even further harsh measures by suppressing the right of the people to voice dissatisfaction with that very same police force.
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This seems to be getting out of hand. Martial Law is not something lightly passed, and yet hardly any mention from the news at all?
The story seems to be surrounded by a 16 year old, who was killed by the police.
Pretty sick that this is the way they make up for it, by waving the citizens' rights.
Of course it is no surprise we'll hear very little of this.
We've never been able to rely on the big media for the truth.
Luckily we've got the internet, so we are not so divided that we aren't even aware of Martial Law breaking out in our own country.
If you're a Brooklyn resident, stay safe out there and please contribute any details as to what is going on.
edit on 15-3-2013 by ThinkingCap because: (no reason given)
The NYPD sergeant and cop involved in the fatal shooting of Brooklyn 16-year-old Kimani Gray have been named in five federal lawsuits — which cost the city a total of $215,000 in settlements, court records show.
“Our clients’ interactions with Sgt. Mourad and Officer Cordova expose a disturbing pattern of unconstitutional and aggressive stop-and-frisk practices,” said lawyer Brett Klein, who filed four of the five suits.
“In each case, Mourad and Cordova attempted to cover up their misconduct by falsifying and fabricating evidence.”
Both Mourad and Cordova had each been involved in a previous shooting, which were deemed to be within department guidelines.
Originally posted by FraternitasSaturni
if its the police its not "martial law"... it has to be some form of military authority imposed over civilians.
the "police" are civilians for all that matters.
According to FIERCE, the “frozen zone” in East Flatbush is being used to prevent media from covering the protests and arrests.
Meanwhile, people inside the “frozen zone” can be subjected to arrest merely by exercising their constitutional rights. “It basically means the area is under temporary martial law,” writes FIERCE.
“The last times the NYPD declared a Frozen Zone was on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 and during the beginning of OWS.”
reply to post by intrptr
he people of that hood are tired of police shooting them.
I dont think the police are just arbitrarily shooting them either.
Originally posted by tanda7
I think somebody (physicalexperience) is in the St. Paddy's day spirits. Posting while drunk is only funny when everyone else is drunk also.edit on 16-3-2013 by tanda7 because: clarity
Originally posted by ThePhysicalExperience
Originally posted by tanda7
I think somebody (physicalexperience) is in the St. Paddy's day spirits. Posting while drunk is only funny when everyone else is drunk also.edit on 16-3-2013 by tanda7 because: clarity
But "we all" can get drunk from "drinking our own cool aid" metaphorically speaking.
The trick is to know "whose cool aid" to drink in the first place.