Urban Unrest

29 December 2006 | Pacifica | Ernesto Aguilar

On December 28, 2006, the Pacifica National Board adopted without objection a motion directing that the following resolution be read over the 5 Pacifica stations’ airwaves and encouraging each station, affiliate stations and Democracy Now! to cover national hearings on the state of America’s law enforcement agencies’ use of force and deadly force against the Black, Latino and other communities of color and give this issue the priority coverage that it needs and deserves. Station and national staff are advised to see that this resolution is implemented as soon as possible, and that its contents are distributed throughout the Pacifica community.

Greg Guma
Executive Director

PNB RESOLUTION ON POLICE BRUTALITY AND ABUSE OF AUTHORITY

Be it resolved that:

The Pacifica National Board (PNB) condemns the unwarranted murder of Sean Bell, an innocent and unarmed African American male and the attempted murders of his friends, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, who were also Black and unarmed, in a barrage of 50 bullets fired by 5 New York City Police Officers;

The PNB also condemns the police killing of Kathryn Johnston, a 92 year old African American grandmother who was killed by the police in Atlanta in the same week as Sean Bell, in a botched drug raid, as well as the killings and harassment of all those who have been victimized by police brutality.

Be it further resolved that the Pacifica National Board supports the demand by many organizations and community activists nationwide for an end to police brutality. We join Congressmembers Cynthia McKinney and John Conyers, the incoming House Judiciary Committee Chair, in their demand for Congress to hold national hearings on the state of America’s law enforcement agencies’ use of force and deadly force against the Black, Latino and other communities of color.

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