Dennis EtlerSanta Cruz County Community Coalition to Overcome Racism (SCCCCOR) 15 mins · Action Alert: Racial Profiling, Police Harassment and Attempted Abrogation of Freedom of Speech by Santa Cruz Police OfficersThis is video documentation (5 of 5) of Santa Cruz Police Department (SCPD) Officer Bill Azua trying to intimidate, harass, discriminate, stalk and use excessive force against four young African American men to provoke them so he could falsely arrest them. Officer Azua falsely cited one young man because he thought he had been smoking on Pacific Avenue where smoking is banned. I was a witness...none of the young men were smoking. Officer Azua also illegally ran a check for priors for this false smoking citation, a mere municipal infraction. I have witnessed many different SCPD officers Downtown giving out smoking citations—NONE have ever ran the person for priors. I have since discovered that Officer Azua has numerous complaints for excessive force, false arrest and false detention. Sythia Kennedy is an example of this from four years ago. Robert Norse, homeless activist and journalist, documented her case against Officer Azua from that time. --- Patricia ColbyPart 1: youtu.be/iYa65BTWrHUPart 2: youtu.be/_vc9AwlE0kYPart 3: youtu.be/yryMADHx-NYPart 4: youtu.be/cAdHawWKArMPart 5: youtu.be/-6lrML6712ICome to the Peace and Solidarity Rally, Tomorrow, Aug 17, Assemble Louden Nelson Center, 12:30 PM, March to Clocktower at 1:00 PM, Rally at 2:00 PM.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 04:05:20 +0000
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