Police+Brutality


 * Good job so far girls. Try using headings to beak the page into different sections so it is more clear to readers.

Problem Statement:** After hearing issues of police brutality and the stories of violence, this issue must come to an end. Police officers are profiling, discriminating, an abusing citizens. Having mandatory video recording headsets on all officers, will result in a large decrease of police brutality acts.

May 21, 2010

Katie Cihat, Shelby Grenier, Catherine Cabral, (401) 555-6789 RIPBA
 * CONTACT:**

North Kingstown, Rhode Island. More than several hundred volunteers in North Kingstown residents are expected to turn out on May 29th to help hand out the camera headsets to all the officers of North Kingstown, according to Shelby Grenier.
 * //RIPBA: All police officers wear camera headsets//**

RIPBA has planned an organization in order to decrease the abuse of citizens by the police officers of North Kingstown. This is a serious matter because the abuse of citizens has decreased throughout the past hundred years, but many officers have still gotten away with it. Police officers can be heroes to some, but to others they are criminals by the way they act. By making officers wear cameras on their heads, this will help catch the officers who commit the act of violence against the citizens and punish them for their wrong doings. This is a local need because all though the numbers of police brutality has decreased within the last one hundred years, it is still an on going issue, with officers who take advantage of their power in the wrong ways.


 * WHO:** RIPBA, Rhode Island Police Departments, Volunteers


 * WHAT:** RIPBA's Organization of Police Brutality


 * WHERE:** In front of the North Kingstown, Rhode Island Police Department

11 A.M- 4 P.M Guest speakers, including victims of police brutality and police officers, will be making special appearances through out the day, while RIPBA will be having a cook out, raffles, and fun activities. 3 P.M: Will be the start of the handing out of the cameras.
 * WHEN:** May 29, 2010

By holding this event, RIPBA is trying to have a decrease in police brutality and is asking any volunteers to come and join this event so the people of Rhode Island can learn of the harsh ways some of the ones behind the badge use their high power for wrong doings. This is an important issue, and RIPBA is welcoming anyone to join in on this event to learn about it. If there are any questions, please contact any of the members listed above at the top of this sheet. Thank You, RIPBA

For Immediate Release Contact: Shelby Grenier, Katie Cihat, or Catherine Cabral March 21, 2010 Office: 555-6789

Police Brutality Is A Harsh Reality //Police officers are heroes to some and criminals to others // North Kingstown, RI – Police officers are taking advantage of their power and discriminating, profiling, and abusing innocent people for crimes and acts they didn’t do. Using pepper spray, physical contact, and verbal assault officers are getting away with too much. In the past 100 years the acts of violence have gone down dramatically, but it needs to be stopped completely. “Most officers do their job with dignity, but there are those who take advantage of their power, and use it in the wrong ways.” –Shelby Grenier, member of RIPBA. Police Brutality is when officers use their title and harshly enforce it to help them make a case that isn’t true, and get away with punishments that are unfair. Physical and verbal abuse hurt those who have done no wrong. “Thirty years ago, in Coventry, two police officers on duty, took a man by the ankles and hung him out of a window from a building in order to make him confess.”- Carl Arroda, Lutenit of North Kingstown Police Department. After hearing about this story, which happened in a nearby city, Coventry, Rhode Island we learned that the police officers who committed the brutality act were handed over to the FBI and they continued in following the crime until it was settled. The RIPBA organization takes full responsibility of all information that has been released and hopes viewers understand this reality.

**2010 -- H BILL # ** ======= LC01752 ß  ignore this because it will be taken care of by the House Clerk =======  **S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D **  **IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY **  **JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">____________ ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">A N A C T  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">RELATING TO _ADD THE SUBJECT OF THE BILL <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;"> __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Introduced By __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">: List the Representatives who will submit the Bill for you __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Date Introduced __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">: __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">Referred To __<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt;">: Leave Blank – the House Clerk will enter the information <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 115%;">It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: ** 1  **  **  2  **  **  3  **  **  4  **  **  5  **  **  6  **  **  7  **  **  8  **    ||  Preamble: Where as statistics of police brutality are rising, the need for greater supervision to all civilians beyond police capability leads to a mandatory video recording hear set to be mounted on each police officers head. Section 1: Each officer must wear a video head set. Section 2: If caught without a head set, whom ever the officer may be, they will be suspended from pay for a minimum of ten days. Section 3: If suspected of police brutality the officer will be suspended without pay until trial, where the officer will be tried by a jury of civilians. Section 4: This bill shall go into effect 91 days after passage. ||
 * Title of Bill: End Police Brutality Act **

= **Title** =

Putting the Backboard Together: (June 7)
<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">REMINDER: DIALOGUES FOR DEMOCRACY WILL BE HELD AT 7:00 PM Wednesday June 9th in the High School Cafeteria. You are required to be there. Project Completed by: Add your names here. You can add you email addresses if you want people to be able to contact you.