Protest March, 11/19/11
Last November 19, in the third mass civil disobedience protest at precincts with the most stop-and-frisks, we held a community rally and march through Jamaica Queens, ending at the 103rd Precinct. This precinct is notorious for killing Sean Bell in 2006. When the march arrived at the precinct, it was completely barricaded, on lock-down in anticipation of the protest. 20 people were arrested, quite quickly, but held late into the next day.
Queens Judge Gene Lopez has refused to try the 13 defendants together, and has allowed the D.A. to add a second charge of Obstruction of Governmental Administration. Carl Dix, who initiated the campaign with Cornel West; Jamel Mims, Morgan Rhodewalt and Bob Parsons will be tried Monday on 2 counts of OGA, and one count of Disorderly Conduct for failure to disperse. These are the most serious charges -- class "A" misdemeanors which carry a potential 12 months in jail -- that the protestors have faced in the campaign of civil disobedience to stop stop-and-frisk. The advantage to these charges is a jury trial, and the potential to put stop-and-frisk on trial for them.
Photos from Nov 2011 Queens protest
Queens Judge Gene Lopez has refused to try the 13 defendants together, and has allowed the D.A. to add a second charge of Obstruction of Governmental Administration. Carl Dix, who initiated the campaign with Cornel West; Jamel Mims, Morgan Rhodewalt and Bob Parsons will be tried Monday on 2 counts of OGA, and one count of Disorderly Conduct for failure to disperse. These are the most serious charges -- class "A" misdemeanors which carry a potential 12 months in jail -- that the protestors have faced in the campaign of civil disobedience to stop stop-and-frisk. The advantage to these charges is a jury trial, and the potential to put stop-and-frisk on trial for them.
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