Saturday, March 17, 2007

The Stop Government Abuse Project

Are you black? Are you white? Are you Hispanic? Are you a man? Are you a woman? Are you a mother, a father, a grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, human being? If you answered yes to any of these questions you need to become a part of this movement.

As human beings we must insist that all government agencies treat us with respect by uniting as one to stop government abuse. Let me share some stories of abuse:

A young one woman from Washington Heights, NY was awakened by the sound of loud bangs coming from her front door. She walked over to the door in fear as she heard US Marshals yell, "Open the fucking door!" She asked, "Who are you?" They replied, "Open the fucking door!" She asked, "Do you have a warrant?" They yelled again as they continued banging, "Open the fucking door!" Suddenly they broke through the wooden door, one agent rushed the 98 pound female, grabbed her by her throat, slammed her head against the wall, proceeded by slamming her onto the floor, and dragging her into the living room. He began to make death threats toward her by saying, "I am going to kill you! I am going to kill you and your whole family!" She asked in tears, "Where is your warrant and he held a blank piece of paper and rubbed it into her face and said, "There's your warrant!" This female was abuse, tormented, humiliated, and traumatized. The US Marshals left without submitting any paperwork or contact information.
The ambulance had to get the young girl, her back, head, and left thigh were injured. She's currently seeking psychiatric treatment because of the trauma she experienced.

In Washington Heights NYPD from the 33rd precinct arrest a father of 3 who has worked full-time and paid taxes since the age of 16. As this man got sat in his driver's seat of his legally parked vehicle ready to go home to get ready to go to work at 5am, undercover police approached him and two other men; they asked, "Do you have anything in your pockets?" They said. "No!" They searched the father or 3 and the other 2 men without probable cause. They didn't find anything illegal so they proceeded toward the vehicle. The NYPD officer searched the vehicle for 10 seconds and suddenly came up with a plastic bag of cocaine. The father of 3 was arrested. He was confused and distraught. He was processed and sent to central booking for 2 days. By Tuesday the courts dropped the case. Why was this case dropped? Because they know the cops did a sloppy job of setting him up. It gets worse! The confiscated $5oo dollars he had from his paycheck which he had a stub for and when he went to retrieve his money... guess what the precinct reported... "We don't have a record of $500" Is this fair? This man was tortured and disrespected, he was robbed by the cops and there was not repercussion for the abuse. This must stop!

In Washington Heights a Dominica woman went to report he stolen cell phone at the 33rd precinct and she made to wait for 2 hours. When it's her turn the police officer is rude and obnoxious. The woman is told they need more information from her. She came back on two more separate days and it was on the 3rd day that they took care of her. Why did it take 3 days to file a report? What are police officer doing?

A kindergarten teacher from Washington Heights went on a field trip to the firehouse. After the firehouse she decided to go by the precinct to attain information regarding a school visit. She walked into the precinct and the front desk officer said, "What do you want?" Is this the appropriate way to treat anyone. Was it because she was a Hispanic woman in Washington Heights?

A Dominican man's car is stolen on a Monday night, he goes to the precinct to report the car stolen and is told he must return the next day. This man attempted to report his car stolen on 3 additional days and to no avail. The police department would not assist him in processing the paperwork he needed for his insurance company. He was treated like an animal. He sat on the bench for 2 hours before he was acknowledge. Why did this happen to him? Was it because his English wasn't fluent? Was it because he was a Dominican man and the officers disregard the people of the community?