One of our supporters faxed the letter posted below, and received the following response:
"The defendants were charged with obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct for intentionally blocking the entrance to the 103rd Precinct, thereby preventing members of the public and police from entering or exiting the building. They have elected to take their cases to trial, which is their right."
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Queens County District Attorney Office
Attn: Mr. Richard A. Brown
125-01 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11415
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am writing you to ask that you drop the charges against those protesting against the NYPD (New York City Police Department) racist and unconstitutional “stop and frisk” policy. I'm asking you to drop the charges against Carl Dix, Jamel Mims, Robert Parsons and Morgan Rhodewalt who will begin trial tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 23rd, in Queens Criminal Court at 9AM.
Recent reports show wide spread abuse of the unconstitutional stop and frisk policy on behalf of the New York City Police Department. In 2011 there were 684,330 stop and frisks conducted by the NYPD and to date they are on record to stop over 700,000 innocent civilians this year with over 87% of those stopped being Black or Latino. In Brownsville, Brooklyn 93 out of every 100 residents were stopped unconstitutionally by the NYPD and as a result more Black men were stopped by the NYPD than there are living in New York City. Such outrageous abuse creates a great divide between the community and the New York City Police Department.
Those protesting and exercising their first amendment rights against the NYPD and their unconstitutional stop and frisk policy should be commended for their actions and bringing this outrageous abusive policy into the spotlight and they should not be put on trial. Rather, I believe the District Attorneys Office should focus more of it's time and attention on the New York City Police Department and their racist and unconstitutional practices.
I urge you to drop the charges against the stop and frisk protesters Carl Dix, Jamel Mims, Robert Parsons and Morgan Rhodewalt. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me at anytime.
Thank you.
"The defendants were charged with obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct for intentionally blocking the entrance to the 103rd Precinct, thereby preventing members of the public and police from entering or exiting the building. They have elected to take their cases to trial, which is their right."
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Queens County District Attorney Office
Attn: Mr. Richard A. Brown
125-01 Queens Boulevard
Kew Gardens, N.Y. 11415
Dear Mr. Brown,
I am writing you to ask that you drop the charges against those protesting against the NYPD (New York City Police Department) racist and unconstitutional “stop and frisk” policy. I'm asking you to drop the charges against Carl Dix, Jamel Mims, Robert Parsons and Morgan Rhodewalt who will begin trial tomorrow, Tuesday Oct. 23rd, in Queens Criminal Court at 9AM.
Recent reports show wide spread abuse of the unconstitutional stop and frisk policy on behalf of the New York City Police Department. In 2011 there were 684,330 stop and frisks conducted by the NYPD and to date they are on record to stop over 700,000 innocent civilians this year with over 87% of those stopped being Black or Latino. In Brownsville, Brooklyn 93 out of every 100 residents were stopped unconstitutionally by the NYPD and as a result more Black men were stopped by the NYPD than there are living in New York City. Such outrageous abuse creates a great divide between the community and the New York City Police Department.
Those protesting and exercising their first amendment rights against the NYPD and their unconstitutional stop and frisk policy should be commended for their actions and bringing this outrageous abusive policy into the spotlight and they should not be put on trial. Rather, I believe the District Attorneys Office should focus more of it's time and attention on the New York City Police Department and their racist and unconstitutional practices.
I urge you to drop the charges against the stop and frisk protesters Carl Dix, Jamel Mims, Robert Parsons and Morgan Rhodewalt. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me at anytime.
Thank you.
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