United Against Police Terror – San Diego

Source: San Diego County Sued in Civil Court for Detective’s Actions

http://www.sdcitybeat.com/sandiego/article-14399-how-to-be-an-interrupter.html

Join #BlackLivesMatter Organizer Mahnani Clay, Robert Branch, and his Civil Attorney Dan Gilleon, as we DEMAND JUSTICE for Robert Branch from SHERIFF’S DETECTIVE EXCESSIVE CHOKEHOLD that was CAUGHT ON TAPE

Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 at 11:00am
Hall Of Justice
330 W Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101

RSVP:  BlackLivesMatterSanDiego@gmail or on Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/events/557041031109646/

WATCH THIS VIDEO OF ABUSE OF FORCE CAUGHT ON TAPE:

Detective’s chokehold during arrest caught on video
SAN DIEGO – Cellphone video obtained by Team 10 appears to show a San Diego County sheriff’s detective placing a security guard in a chokehold  

Team 10: Detective’s chokehold on security guard caught on video

“I don’t see a gun, I don’t see a badge, I don’t see anything.”  Robert Branch

Witness Pablo Martinez says Robert Branch did nothing to provoke the extreme use of force by the law enforcement deputy.  He watched as Detective Ward manhandled Branch taking him down to the ground twice.  He felt it was uncalled for…it was abusive
http://www.10news.com/news/team-10/team-10-detectives-chokehold-on-security-guard-caught-on-video

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/public-safety/city-has-paid-thousands-to-police-shooting-expert-accused-of-pseudoscience/
“Lewinski is doing policing more harm than good.

From the New York Times:

His conclusions are consistent: The officer acted appropriately, even when shooting an unarmed person. Even when shooting someone in the back. Even when witness testimony, forensic evidence or video footage contradicts the officer’s story. …

A former Minnesota State professor, he says his testimony and training are based on hard science, but his research has been roundly criticized by experts. An editor for The American Journal of Psychology called his work “pseudoscience.” The Justice Department denounced his findings as “lacking in both foundation and reliability.” Civil rights lawyers say he is selling dangerous ideas.”

http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/public-safety/san-diego-police-have-turned-down-big-opportunities-to-be-transparent/
“From fatal police-involved shootings, to high-profile political investigations to federally recommended reforms, San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman has sent a clear message: She’s going to try and keep as much information from the public as she can.

During Zimmerman’s 18 months as chief, the department has been ranked near the bottom of national studies on police transparency and, at least once, she ignored the policies of her boss, Mayor Kevin Faulconer, on openness.”

THE BLACK PANTHERS Acclaimed Documentary Screens in San Diego Sept 25-Oct 1!
co-presented by: United Against Police Terror – SD

with

Reclaiming the Community

Filmmaker Stanley Nelson examines the rise of the Black Panther Party in the 1960s and its impact on civil rights and American culture.

Critic Quotes:

“The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution” offers a sturdy recap of the titular organization’s short, tumultuous history.” – Variety

“The moment is right for a documentary history of the Panthers, with its images of armed black men patrolling the streets and walking onto the floor of the California Legislature.”- New York Times

Watch movie trailer: https://vimeo.com/114903198

Synopsis: THE BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION is the first feature length documentary to explore the Black Panther Party, its significance to the broader American culture, its cultural and political awakening for black people, and the painful lessons wrought when a movement derails.

Run Time: 113 minutes | MPAA Rating: UR

Digital Gym Cinema Showtimes:
Friday, September 25: 2:30
Saturday, September 26: 4:30
Sunday, September 27: No Showtime
Monday, September 28: 7:00
Tuesday, September 29: 2:30
Wednesday, September 30: 7:00
Thursday, October 1: 4:30

Buy Tickets

FILM TICKETS:

$11 General Admission / $8.50 Students & Seniors / $7.50 Members. Tickets available at box office or on line at: http://digitalgym.org/buy-tickets/
Only at Digital Gym CINEMA in North Park. 2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92104. Off 805 Freeway on corner of 30th Street and El Cajon Blvd.

CINEMA INFO:
info@mediaartscenter.org

http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Fridoon-Rawshan-Nehad-Shot-by-SDPD-Officer-Held-Pen-Not-Knife-City-322124262.html

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/05/the-enemy-is-the-state-how-the-us-justice-system-started-a-civil-war

“As more and more incidents of police brutality are captured on film, you might expect them to become less common. But, as one New York public defender attests, the problem has deep roots — and its victims are grimly predictable”

We’re starting a Twitter and Facebook  storm against  #SDPDproud with #RACIALPROFILING, #GangInjunctions, #CURFEWSweeps & with over 200 people #killedbySDPDpolice, WE AS A COMMUNITY are #NOTProudOfSDPD. Remember #SDSTOLENLIVES and those #BrutalizedbyPolice
They DO NOT “Protect and Serve”