Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
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Michigan TEEN DIES AFTER COPS TASER HIM
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 5:18pmlink to article HERE
Michigan teenager dies after police Taser him
WASHINGTON (AFP) — A 15-year old boy died Sunday [March 22, 2009] in Michigan after police used a Taser stun gun to subdue him, police said Monday.
An investigation was opened and an autopsy ordered with police saying it was not clear whether Brett Elder's death was directly linked to the Taser incident.
Police said the trouble began when three police officers were summoned to quell a fight between two males at an apartment in Bay City, Michigan.
WEAPONS (2007)
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 04/05/2009 - 5:22pmAssault rifles and semi-automatic weapons are being supplied by a large corporation (Target) and the DA.
TAZERS
Tazers give off a 50,000 volt blast. EPD is expecting to have a new batch of tazers soon. The body count in North America now stands at 287 after having been tasered with this "less than lethal" device. 15 Canadians and 272 Americans since 2001, 9 dead in August of this year alone.
