TASER

Community Conversation on Ending Police Brutality

02/19/2009 18:30

Communities United Against Police Brutality will lead a Community Conversation on Ending Police Brutality at the Minneapolis Urban League, 2000 Plymouth Ave. N.

Thursday, February 19
6:30pm

We've had multiple recent deaths at the hands of police and many, many incidents of brutality, house raid, etc. Minneapolis police are out of control! Come to a forum to discuss what can be done to reign in the Minneapolis police and make them more accountable to the community.

Minneapolis Police Taser Man to Death

Quincy Smith was a former DJ with KMOJ Radio in North Minneapolis, and died shortly after being tased by Minneapolis police during a confrontation on Knox Avenue on the north side. He is at least the 20th person killed by police in Minnesota this year.

The initial corporate news report is below. If you have information about Quincy Smith or this incident, please submit it to TC Indymedia.

Information on Pepperspray, Taser, etc.

Shout-out to all of you who are courageously out on the streets for real democracy and global emancipation!

Here's an info-packed 'zine on pepper spray, taser, and other technologies of repression. Medics, press, and legal teams will find it useful. We will also answer any questions by email.

The pdf is here:
gipfelsoli.org/rcms_repos/Antirepression/autonomedical_collective.pdf

A slightly newer version is also available, but is over 2mb and so cannot be posted here.

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