NO JUSTICE NO PEACE - Thank You!

Thank You!

There was an impressive turn out yesterday for the protest/city council meeting.

Thank you to everyone for being respectful to the family, for your presence and involvement, and to those who spoke up at the city council meeting (I think it is safe to say we have made an impression.)

Let’s keep this up notable progress and awareness are being made!

links:

Pensacola News Journal article
Progressive Pensacola: ‘Ard incident raises serious questions’
Taser policy change in PPD(memo pictured below)
Tonight: a vigil for Victor Steen is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. outside Pensacola City Hall.

Oct 9 2009

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The Ard Case

Eyewitness' Account:
In the early morning of Oct 3, 2009 a marked police car flashing blue lights pulled on to Cervantes in pursuit of a young black male riding at a leisurely pace on a bicycle. The young man cut across Cervantes and mounted the sidewalk opposite Sluggo's. The officer pulled up next to the rider shouting commands but the young man continued at the same pace with no response. It was then that the officer attempted to taze the man and missed. The rider turned off the sidewalk and into the abandoned parking lot in front of Sluggo's. The officer accelerated and turned into the parking lot when the man ditched his bike and attempted to flee on foot. The young man stumbled and was caught from behind as the officer continued to accelerate, dragging his body under the car for more than ten feet until colliding with a curb and coming to rest. The officer exited the police cruiser and checked under the car with a flash light. Within five minutes multiple police vehicles began arriving and the officer in question was separated and a crime scene established.

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