FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
National Bar Association
January 15, 2015
communications@nationalbar.org
THE NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR A DAY OF ACTION IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS RELATED TO DEATHS INVOLVING POLICE IN FLORIDA, ARKANSAS, MISSOURI, TEXAS, NEW YORK, OHIO AND CALIFORNIA
WHO:
National Bar Association
WHAT:
DAY OF ACTION IN CHICAGO, IL
Know Your Rights Because It Could Save Your Life Town Hall
WHEN:
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
WHERE:
Governors State University
1 University Parkway
Chicago, IL 60484
WASHINGTON, DC – In light of recent incidents involving police officers’ use of excessive and deadly force resulting in the deaths of Laquan McDonald and Roshad McIntosh (Chicago, IL), Anesson Joseph (West Palm Beach, FL); Raymond Herisse (Miami, FL); Rodney Mitchell (Sarasota, FL); Ruman Brisbon (Phoenix, AZ); Tamir Rice (Cleveland, OH); Eugene Ellison, Bobby Moore and Chavis Carter (Little Rock, AR), Michael Brown (Ferguson, MO), Ezell Ford and Omar Abrego (Los Angeles, CA), Eric Garner (Staten Island, NY), John Crawford (Beavercreek, OH), Clinton Allen (Dallas, TX), Jordan Baker and Kenneth Brian Releford (Houston, TX), Marquise Jones (San Antonio, TX), and a number of other unnamed, and unarmed individuals, the National Bar Association (NBA) is hosting a “Know Your Rights, Because It Could Save Your Life” Town Hall meeting in Chicago, IL to educate the community and call for the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the pattern and practices utilized by the Chicago Police Department.
“During the Town Hall, attendees will learn how the Fourth Amendment (Search & Seizure) of the United States Constitution applies to them, whether it is legal to record police activity and how citizens should behave/respond if, and when, they interact with police officers.
“The death of 17 year old Roshad McIntosh is a prime example of a police department’s lack of transparency,” stated President Meanes. “Cynthia Lane, the mother of Roshad McIntosh, has lost a son and I can understand the frustration of restricting information on why her son was shot and killed by police.”
In addition, panelists will address issues of inequality and racial bias in policing, the justice system, and violence against members of the minority communities.
“The residents of Chicago have requested the release of video footage that they believe will provide answers to the death of Laquan McDonald, stated President Meanes. “We stand with the residents of Chicago and will not tolerate city agencies lack of cooperation.”
The National Bar Association renews its call for the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into deaths involving police in Staten Island, New York; Dallas, Texas; San Antonio, Texas; and Beavercreek, Ohio.
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