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Video of Police Violence in Edgewood Courts

Submitted by marlon on Wed, 04/10/2013 - 6:06pm

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Via Copwatch: http://www.copwatchoea.org/content/cops-beat-youth-spray-beat-and-arrest...

April 08, 2013

The first segment of video shows a youth being carried by officers after he was reportedly beaten by Officer Hall (#6728).

A crowd gathered and objected to the violence, and Lt. MJA Lewis (#3211) responded by attacking a man and woman in the crowd. They were both thrown to the ground, pepper-sprayed, and beaten while on the ground. The man was struck in the head, and has suffered a blood clot in his eye and other medical problems related to the beating.

Finally, the father of the woman who was arrested speaks out about the abuse of his daughter and son-in-law.

Cop Threatens Kids With Shotgun

Submitted by marlon on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 2:12am

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Know your rights/how to copwatch training

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/25/2013 - 7:45pm
Date/Time: 
Thu, 03/28/2013 - 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 
Teardown
Mayson Ave
Edgewood, GA
United States
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even if you know your rights it doesn't hurt to refresh and / or come learn how to watch the cops ! Because the more people watching them the less likely they will get out of line !

Know Your Rights / How to Copwatch Trainings

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 11/24/2012 - 6:15pm
Date/Time: 
Sun, 12/09/2012 - 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: 
The Teardown
80 Mayson Ave
Atlanta, GA
United States
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Know Your Rights (5pm)

Learn how to assert your basic constitutional rights when dealing with the police.

Do you know what information you're required to give to police? Do you know how to effectively refuse a search of your property? Do you know when you are required to hand your ID card over to an officer?

Come learn and practice these skills with live role playing in Copwatch of East Atlanta's Know Your Rights Training!

Learn to Copwatch (7pm)

You have a constitutionally protected right to video record the police in public! But actually doing so can be risky...

Come learn how to legally, safely, and effectively film the police from Copwatch of East Atlanta. We'll teach you our policies and procedures for how WE combat police brutality.

Public Meeting About Copwatching

Submitted by marlon on Sat, 11/03/2012 - 9:59pm
Date/Time: 
Sun, 11/18/2012 - 6:00pm
Location: 
The Teardown
80 Mayson Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
United States
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Copwatch is a tactic for stopping police harassment and brutality.  Basically it means recording the police when you see them messing with someone.  It can be a powerful tool, and we want to see it used more.

So we are calling a public meeting for everyone who is interested in this idea.  We will discuss:

- Who already watches the cops in Atlanta, and what their experiences have been

-  Organizing street patrols in different communities

- How to incorporate copwatch into existing movements

- New ideas for taking action against police violence

- More!

Everyone is welcome, except police!

http://www.copwatchoea.org/content/public-meeting-about-copwatching

Atlanta: a Report-Back from October 22nd March

Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 7:34pm

291 At 4pm, on October 22nd, roughly 50 people congregated in Woodruff Park as a part of the annual day against “police brutality and the criminalization of a generation.” The gathering was diverse and there were a handful of faces covered in scarves and masks throughout the crowd.


For about an hour, speakers from the October 22nd Coalition gave speeches while others played drums or posed for pictures in front of the huge “Fuck the Police” banner. Around 5pm, the crowd began marching toward the Atlanta City Detention Center. Although the organizers initially attempted to keep the crowd on the sidewalk, several hooded ones, drummers and a few folks holding a red flag walked in the street. The rest of the crowd joined and flooded all four lanes of traffic just as the event organizers irrelevantly gave their approval.

Know Your Rights / How to Copwatch Trainings

Submitted by vincenz0h on Fri, 10/19/2012 - 5:43pm
Date/Time: 
Sun, 11/11/2012 - 5:00pm
Location: 
The Teardown
80 Mayson Ave
Atlanta, GA
United States
See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest

Know Your Rights (5pm)

Learn how to assert your basic constitutional rights when dealing with the police.

Do you know what information you're required to give to police? Do you know how to effectively refuse a search of your property? Do you know when you are required to hand your ID card over to an officer?

Come learn and practice these skills with live role playing in Copwatch of East Atlanta's Know Your Rights Training!

Learn to Copwatch (7pm)

You have a constitutionally protected right to video record the police in public! But actually doing so can be risky...

Come learn how to legally, safely, and effectively film the police from Copwatch of East Atlanta. We'll teach you our policies and procedures for how WE combat police brutality.

Know Your Rights / How to Copwatch Trainings

Submitted by vincenz0h on Fri, 09/14/2012 - 2:28pm
Date/Time: 
Sun, 10/14/2012 - 2:00pm
Location: 
The Teardown
80 Mayson Ave
Atlanta, GA
United States
See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest

Know Your Rights (5pm)

Learn how to assert your basic constitutional rights when dealing with the police.

Do you know what information you're required to give to police? Do you know how to effectively refuse a search of your property? Do you know when you are required to hand your ID card over to an officer?

Come learn and practice these skills with live role playing in Copwatch of East Atlanta's Know Your Rights Training!

Learn to Copwatch (7pm)

You have a constitutionally protected right to video record the police in public! But actually doing so can be risky...

Come learn how to legally, safely, and effectively film the police from Copwatch of East Atlanta. We'll teach you our policies and procedures for how WE combat police brutality.

Know Your Rights/How To Copwatch Training

Submitted by marlon on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 10:01pm
Date/Time: 
Sun, 09/09/2012 - 5:00pm
Location: 
The Teardown
80 Mayson Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
United States
See map: Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, MapQuest

Know Your Rights (5pm)

Learn how to assert your basic constitutional rights when dealing with the police.

Do you know what information you're required to give to police? Do you know how to effectively refuse a search of your property? Do you know when you are required to hand your ID card over to an officer?

Come learn and practice these skills with live role playing in Copwatch of East Atlanta's Know Your Rights Training!

Learn to Copwatch (7pm)

You have a constitutionally protected right to video record the police in public! But actually doing so can be risky...

Come learn how to legally, safely, and effectively film the police from Copwatch of East Atlanta. We'll teach you our policies and procedures for how WE combat police brutality.

Youth stand up to police intimidation

Submitted by marlon on Fri, 09/07/2012 - 9:43pm

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September 7th, 2012 7pm
At least 5 APD officers attempted to force black youth to leave the playground at the Edgewood Courts apartments, where they presumably lived. Despite the show of force, the young people stood up for their rights and eventually forced the police to leave.

The crowd celebrated copwatching, and several used camera phones to record the police.  People were heard saying things like "Get the fuck out the hood!"  "I'm not scared of you!" and "This is going on Instagram tonight!"

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