February 10, 2005

NYPD Arrests Activists for Observing Them

2/10/05 UPDATE: According to indymedia the Copwatch 3 were arraigned last night, and come back for their trial on March 30, 2005 at Brooklyn Criminal Court, 120 Schermerhorn Avenue, 6th floor at 9am. (BTW doesn't Lumumba's mom remind you of MC Lyte in that photo? You know that must be a cool family.)

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These guys are in jail now, apparently just for doing what every citizen has a right to do: observing the police as they do the job we pay them for. You can call the 79th precinct at 718-636-6611 to demand their release.

ACTIVISTS ARRESTED FOR OBSERVING NYPD

Three members of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Lumumba Bandele, Dasaw Floyd, and Djbril Toure remain in custody after being arrested last night in Brooklyn. They were arrested while engaged in the legal monitoring of police activities as part of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement Copwatch Program.

According to Bandele, he Floyd and and Toure were driving down Greene Avenue in Bedford Stuyvesant when they heard sirens blaring. They observed an unusual amount of police activity on the block. They parked their car, turned on their video camera and approached the scene when a witness to the events ran past them stating that the police were beating someone. Bandele, Toure and Floyd continued to walk toward the scene when they were stopped by an officer who told them that they had to leave. Bandele told the officer that they had a legal right to observe the activities, and that they were not interfering with the arrest, only witnessing it. At that point, the officer, who was never touched by Bandele, Toure or Floyd placed the three under arrest, charging them with assault and obstruction of governmental administration.

The copwatch program was initiated in 2000 as a response to police brutality in central Brooklyn said Monifa Bandele, Lumumba's wife and
a founder of MXGM. "We'd been involved in a year-long struggle to bring the men who killed Amadou Diallo to justice and felt we had to do something to respond to the ongoing abuse of Black men, women and children by police.They were killing us, savagely beating us and they still are and they were doing it with apparent immunity. For Lumumba and I, as the parents of two small children, this issue had even greater personal resonance. Every time he or any of us stand up for some other parent's child, it's as though we are standing up for our own."

This arrest is outrageous,states Kamau Karl Franklin, attorney for the three. "They were involved in completely legal activities, and the irony is that their treatment by police underscores the very need for a program such Copwatch. We look forward to our day in court because it will clearly demonstrate the contempt law enforcement too often feels towards the Black community. Franklin hopes that this unfortunate event will serve as a catalyst to make significant changes in who polices Black communities, and how they police it.

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement was officially organized in 1995 as an attempt to raise awareness about human rights violations in the Black community. It was part of the coalition of organizations that filed a lawsuit against the notorious street crimes unit, an effort which ultimately resulted in the unit's disbanding.

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I hear grounds for a lawsuit! That's why the city is so damn broke and taxes are so damn high, because of dumb asses who work in civil service. The city must have stringent hiring processes for all their hires.

Another suggestion is to file a complaint with the CCRB. Make sure that cop loses his pension.

Posted by: Damn Dirty Cops at February 9, 2005 2:42 PM

stupid cops!....keep on...must stand up against these idiots...

Posted by: hana at February 9, 2005 2:56 PM

Are there any opportunities to volunteer or protest to help this cause out?

Posted by: mariposa at February 9, 2005 3:59 PM

Okay, now where are all the black people outraged at Miss Jones? Let's see, I"ve made my call, where is everyone els?

Posted by: michele at February 9, 2005 4:29 PM

I called the precinct and demanded to know why three people were arrested just for videotaping police actvity. The guy brushed me off with, "I can't comment on that, you have to take it up with VCPI (I don't know what that is.)" So I asked for their contact info and he put me on hold, I eventually was disconnected.
Do you have any talking points we could use in the future so they can't cut us off so easily? I couldn't even find out if they're still being held there or not. Or is it enough just to call and let them know we know?

Posted by: Dina at February 9, 2005 5:29 PM

Hi all... I just heard that MXG want folks to come to Brooklyn Criminal Court tonight (Wed. 2/9/05) so that our presence can be felt when Lumumba, Djbril, and Desaw are arraigned. If you can, please go.

They are organizing 2 shifts: 6pm-9pm & 9pm-midnight. The address is 120 Schemerhorn. Take the 2,3,4,5 trains to Borough Hall.

Posted by: EMB at February 9, 2005 5:52 PM

Also... contact person is asha bandele, at
Malcolm X Grassroots Movement
(646) 541-9499
asha97@aol.com

Posted by: EMB at February 9, 2005 5:55 PM

AS always how ironic!.
Arrested for being a good civillian.
Let the protest begin.

Posted by: soul at February 10, 2005 4:30 AM

Just make sure you'll hear both sides of the story. The cops aren't always the bad ones.

Posted by: Martin at February 10, 2005 7:54 AM

what could you possibly mean by that? three citizens were arrested for no good reason. not only was the arrest wrong, but it implies that the cops were involved in wrongdoing in the original incident. there is at least one wrong here.

Posted by: Joe at February 10, 2005 10:10 AM

It means take into account if even one of those involved did anything other than what is recounted to you been reported here to make that officer or those around him feel that his safety or the safety of the public was in danger, the officer will have all the justification to make that arrest.
Cops are alot smarter these days in the ways and workings of paper... if they get it on paper and it can't be disproven.. they will win out.

Just Food for thought

Posted by: Belve at February 10, 2005 10:45 AM

Well, I definitely agree with Martin and Belve that everyone has their side of the story, and that cops aren't as quick to be abusive now as they were, say, in the Giuliani administration... but a lot of that's because of the pressure that ordinary citizens put on them to act right nowadays, and I think it's important to at least let them and everyone else know that no matter who's right or wrong in this, PEOPLE ARE WATCHING.
Just my 2 cents...

Posted by: Dina at February 10, 2005 11:05 AM

Just because people are watching, it doesn't necessarily mean the cops are on good behavior.

There are copwatch programs in other parts of the nation, like in the Seattle area. It's a shame that more action isn't taken by Internal Affairs.

Who polices the police?

Posted by: Ming at February 10, 2005 11:39 AM

What they deserve is for the whole community to come out with their cameras and see what they do then. Why are the police afraid of these people? If that camera and film is "lost" there's going to be a mighty big stink about this.

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