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4 The National Allance July 4, 1991 os Hillside Massacre protesters _ , gather at govemor’s mansion by Don Koglen : we are waiting Tor the case to come : Srnec, up... 1am here to support the Mayses ct NJ, Jane 23 — One because I know how it hurts." The Reve erend Sarah Torres of the Bronx de- scribed how her son Edwin was brutal-- ly beaten and drowned City police on April 1. “t feel _ Your sorrow and hurt, and we will be here % support you.” Erths Elliot, the sister of Mary Mitchell. who was “gunned down by New York City police in her own home last November. told to demand justios for Lamont Rus- : the Mayse family. . Tasha wes “One of the reasons why there are month pregasm when police — NOt more people protesting the geno- without warning — fired 43 bullets cide of our youth is hecause People are imo the van in which they and five oth- deing set up. Fulani told the crowd. “In Texas last week I was asked if the Z van was stolen, ..I don't care ifthe van not belonged 00 the President of the US!” “A van was stolen, but you stole a whole damned country.” Sharpton Joined by NAP chair Dr, Lenora Fula- Charged the white powers that be. “You ni, New York City attorney Alton wiped out the Indians and enslaved the Maddox. United Youth Councit presi- Africans.” ; dent Salaam vena snd sharon 5 Black ficcee oricals | like Mayor Mayse, the mother , who hel harpe James layor aloft a large picture of her daughter in" David Dinkins of New York City and . corenat genet be naa r leading the rally outaide the tect gates. Mayor Thomas Bradicy of Los Angeles _, Reverwer Jemes Flerie. Br. , of the governor's come were harshly criticized for their | ments until the investigation was over. today to the Florio plantation to tell ‘ collaboration violence, .. “James said the important thing is » . him we will not continue to fet him gov- * (Sharpton noted the foresight of Brad- > Car was stolen — this man must’ cm a state that murders our children.”. ley's motherin naminghim Tom.) — |! from Mars!” said ‘an incredul Sharpton declared. “Your savage. in-. “It is time for all responsible leaders - Shahid Watson. Ishmial expressed dis- humane police chose to use Our chil- to warn our youth of the severe cohse- _helief that “a mayor of acity is 90 insen- Gren for target practice.” “quences of auto theft.” says a memo js- - sitive.” And Tasha’s ‘guat .. Today's rally began with a progres- sued from Sharpe James’ office on June Mayse somberly noted. “A van can be sion of Black women and children who 20. “It is time for the judicial branch of mypiaced. but my Niece cannot be ©. Placed. . . wee James refused to meet with commu ‘nity leaders on June 20. He insisted that he would only meet withSharpton and immediate family ‘members, but the : 2 arty lt ft fi ij i i I i Al Sharpegn was mobile industry to manufacture a car “Tasha was my friend. We don't have with an anti-theft oe thatcannot be icemen anymore, we Nave paid. stolen a ten year old in jan one red assassins” Thelma Pannell, minute Ire can fly to the moon, walk family's legal advisors, including Mad- the mother of {4 year old Phittip in space and winthe war inthe Persian dox and Ishmial. could not attend, Pennell, who was shot in the back by Gulf with smart missiles, why not Adrian Oates. James’ assistant press Police in Teaneck om April 10 of fast smart cars?” The memo concluded that secretary. told the Alliance: “The Meet- year, told the crowd, “Over a Year. and — the mayor would make no further com: ing was not for those people.” But 1 Sharpton responded that this was not , “a sympathy mecting.” it wasa meeting — . 7 ; ; of eanpnucty representatives de» . The Best Video Sale’ | You’ve Ever Seen. . ~ FOUR “FULANI!” HALF-HOUR SHOWS,* AN $80 VALUE, NOW JUST $50. - “We can call Florio, James, and’ : Dinkins alt kinds of names, but Dem TWO “FULANI!” HALF-HOUR SHOWS,* A $40 VALUR, NOW JUST $30. ocrat is the worst name.” Fulani in-' sisted. “Democrats dare to get elected: On our vote, yet they are not here. . 16 James dares to run for office. we'll 2; after him with a vengeance. This coun " pri = 5 “ try is killing you.” . - At the rally the protesters were en- Souraged: to keep the furor alive, - Maddox urged therm “not {to} get ams fesia as we leave here. Ronew the fire in your belly. rebuild the fire of Nat Turn- et and Denmark Vesey... ” “Lain't going to rest untt we vet some Matice.” cried Latique Muyse. brother of Tasha. 1 “Don't get tired.” Torres warned. “We will have victory.” Isheial announced that his United Youth Council was spearheading the drive t force Florio to take action against the police officers. ind he re- newed his demand from the previous week in Newark that the FBI ¢{vision foe civil rights violations petactively in- volved in the case. He called for Florio $0 appoint & special prosecutor to in- vestigate, since the Black community “did not trust the investigations under- taken by Unipn or Esse:. counties, He also announced a march next week in Hillside. including ‘stops at Mayor residence und the newly named Hillside Massacre Bridge. the site of the murders. a 8 fraudulen department. charged with :epresenti Additional innovations in police cover-up and judicial misconduct came to light this week in New York in the murder indictments of five policemen in the case of Federico Pereira. Five Police had bean indicted for murder by By some twin of corruption, and predic table minority fate, a new Queens district attorney came in, and very abruptly announced thal he was going to sabotage the indictments em from his own office. Mr, Rihana Brown, the new Queens district avlomey, took the unprecedented step of trying and reaching a verdict on the in the privacy of his own when clearty all other citizens and criminals are tried in a public . Courtroom by a jury of their “peers” and a trial judge, monitored by the Public and the media. Mr. Brown very and fascisticaily all of that by suying thal pean tty the coroner's report could not stand up and therefore he would do the unheard personal ean thing of Personally requesting that four of the five indictments be dropped. Usually a Prosecutor goes to trial before he knows whether or not his evidence can stand up at all. A grand jury is not Tequired to find a defendant guilty; a grand jury is only required to find that there is enough evidence there 10 make One go to trial, and it is up to the trial Bry w decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant. So why would Mr. Brown rob the trial jury and the public, and the victim and the victim's family, of this procedure unless he is really trying to protect the defendants rather than protect the People that he has been in court. An exm mation of} Ir. Brown's Justice denied eee head-hunter in the Tawana Brawley case. In fact Mr. Ryan was the one whe handled the cover-up of the Brawley Tape and sodomy situation and was the arms and legs to Altomey General Robert Abrams. It seems very strango that Cuomo’s and Abrams’ top honcho would relinquish his higher position and come down to a reduced position in Queens and that the first result two weeks later is that four murderous police are flying through the revolving doors of Queens courthouses with dismiseed indicuments, I think that coincidence is too *ppalling to even use in this situation, It is clear that there is a trend now in this country that is rin from the halls of Queens County, New York wo the halls of Miami, Dade County, . Florida to Hillside, New Jersey — they are trying to put it within the legal *pparatus of this nation that a policeman has the right to kill citizens, Any time in one week we can sce these situations emanate from these three Culturally, economically and . geographically diverse counties, it sends a frightening signal to minorities; that if you dial 911 you had better have your insurance agent and Mortician on the other line. It is in fi Worse now lo seck redress fromthe. ~ Police than it was 20 years ago. It was wnheard of after fighting and standing and marching and finally forcing the system to prosecuic police that DAs would drop those prosecutions just months later or that courts of appeal would overturn hard-won convictions a year later, as happened in the Dade County case, , Well, remedy: we must intensify the street heat. 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