Not to diminish the expertise of Anonymous, but, I wonder about the effectiveness of the cyberattacks given the power structure that has killed so many is on the street with guns. The police will dismiss this as mischief and not a sincere protest to the deaths and ongoing problems.
...Protesters (click here) are angry over the police’s involvement in 37 shootings, 23 of them fatal, since 2010. They marched the 2 miles from downtown Albuquerque to the University of New Mexico, holding signs protesting the recent shootings, particularly the killing of a homeless man in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains on the east side of Albuquerque. Helmet-camera footage of the incident was posted on YouTube earlier this week and went viral, igniting national and international outrage....
The FBI opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of James M. Boyd, the homeless man likely suffering from mental illness, after a standoff on March 16 in Albuquerque....
I've been to Albuquerque. It is slightly isolated. It is at the cross roads of two major interstates. The demonstrators knew what they were doing to get people's attention.
The FBI is involved and that brings a different perspective. The city is equally divided in it's ethnic content.
The age is disproportionate. The population is younger than the rest of the country. There is also a spike of people between the age of 20 to 34 years old. English is spoken by at least 78% of the population. But, there is also a significant Spanish speaking community which provides support to non-English speaking people.
The unemployment rate across New Mexico ticked up because of austerity practiced by the Republican Governor. Albuquerque, in proving it's isolation, has maintained a 7.5 percent in unemployment for well over a year. The job losses in New Mexico is in the government sector.
It isn't just unnecessary killing, there are civil rights problems, too.
The APD is not the only police department with the shoot to kill mentality. That was developed during the Bush years and the strategy is still adhered to by many. Ultimately, any internal review of these shootings end up being exonerated because they are justified by 'the policy' of the police department. It is administratively acceptable to 'shoot first and ask questions later.'
There are people within the US Justice Department taking this very seriously. It isn't just US Justice, there are citizens and civil rights leaders concerned about the people of Albuquerque.
The more scared people become and learn that even asking for help results in their death, the chances this will escalate is inevitable. This isn't because there are many Hispanics that are ignorant to their understanding of Americanism. That view is bigoted. These people live in this community, it is their home and they understand their own reality. They are an authority to their lives. They need to be taken seriously and their complaints are to carry brevity. The police committed and exonerated the unnecessary deaths of citizens. The police have a problem. Their problem is their method of 'justice with a gun' rather than that of a court. If the police are too scared to actually 'serve and protect' the people, then they don't belong where they are.
Petition by
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center
The Albuquerque Coalition Against Police Brutality (click here) is concerned with the patterns and practices of abuse, excessive force, unjust killings and overall civil rights violations by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). Please sign the petition if you support our efforts to continue to notify the U.S. Department of Justice of these atrocities and to convince them to do a complete investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department in order to protect the citizens of Albuquerque....
Today’s criminals are more cunning, (click here) more mobile and more sophisticated than ever. They are constantly fine-tuning and updating their criminal skills. It's crucial that every law enforcement officer also update and fine-tune his or hers knowledge of criminal trends and street skills. It’s a sad fact that complacency gets officers killed every year. Street Crimes police seminars are designed to provide real world training and tactics to keep law enforcement officials fully prepared....
The police culture is terrible. The level of violence police are expecting is way out of line with reality. This is nonsense already. This seminar turns every police call into a drug crime confrontation.
Honoring Officers Killed in 2014 (click here)
In 2013 there were 105 police deaths. There were not all shooting deaths. 25 were by auto. One was 911 illness related. One was duty related illness. Two died during training.
The reality of the danger of policing does not meet the criteria for DEADLY FORCE.
...Protesters (click here) are angry over the police’s involvement in 37 shootings, 23 of them fatal, since 2010. They marched the 2 miles from downtown Albuquerque to the University of New Mexico, holding signs protesting the recent shootings, particularly the killing of a homeless man in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains on the east side of Albuquerque. Helmet-camera footage of the incident was posted on YouTube earlier this week and went viral, igniting national and international outrage....
The FBI opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of James M. Boyd, the homeless man likely suffering from mental illness, after a standoff on March 16 in Albuquerque....
The FBI is involved and that brings a different perspective. The city is equally divided in it's ethnic content.
The age is disproportionate. The population is younger than the rest of the country. There is also a spike of people between the age of 20 to 34 years old. English is spoken by at least 78% of the population. But, there is also a significant Spanish speaking community which provides support to non-English speaking people.
The unemployment rate across New Mexico ticked up because of austerity practiced by the Republican Governor. Albuquerque, in proving it's isolation, has maintained a 7.5 percent in unemployment for well over a year. The job losses in New Mexico is in the government sector.
It isn't just unnecessary killing, there are civil rights problems, too.
The APD is not the only police department with the shoot to kill mentality. That was developed during the Bush years and the strategy is still adhered to by many. Ultimately, any internal review of these shootings end up being exonerated because they are justified by 'the policy' of the police department. It is administratively acceptable to 'shoot first and ask questions later.'
The more scared people become and learn that even asking for help results in their death, the chances this will escalate is inevitable. This isn't because there are many Hispanics that are ignorant to their understanding of Americanism. That view is bigoted. These people live in this community, it is their home and they understand their own reality. They are an authority to their lives. They need to be taken seriously and their complaints are to carry brevity. The police committed and exonerated the unnecessary deaths of citizens. The police have a problem. Their problem is their method of 'justice with a gun' rather than that of a court. If the police are too scared to actually 'serve and protect' the people, then they don't belong where they are.
Petition by
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center
The Albuquerque Coalition Against Police Brutality (click here) is concerned with the patterns and practices of abuse, excessive force, unjust killings and overall civil rights violations by the Albuquerque Police Department (APD). Please sign the petition if you support our efforts to continue to notify the U.S. Department of Justice of these atrocities and to convince them to do a complete investigation of the Albuquerque Police Department in order to protect the citizens of Albuquerque....
| (December) 8-10 | Pat McCarthy's Street Crimes Seminar | Rio Rancho, NM | (click here) |
Today’s criminals are more cunning, (click here) more mobile and more sophisticated than ever. They are constantly fine-tuning and updating their criminal skills. It's crucial that every law enforcement officer also update and fine-tune his or hers knowledge of criminal trends and street skills. It’s a sad fact that complacency gets officers killed every year. Street Crimes police seminars are designed to provide real world training and tactics to keep law enforcement officials fully prepared....
The police culture is terrible. The level of violence police are expecting is way out of line with reality. This is nonsense already. This seminar turns every police call into a drug crime confrontation.
Honoring Officers Killed in 2014 (click here)In 2013 there were 105 police deaths. There were not all shooting deaths. 25 were by auto. One was 911 illness related. One was duty related illness. Two died during training.
The reality of the danger of policing does not meet the criteria for DEADLY FORCE.
