To: Raymond W. Kelly, New York City Police Commissioner
NYPD: Stop false charges against OWS protestors
Stop the practice of police aggression and false charges against Occupy Wall Street protestors in your city! This interferes with First Amendment rights and legitimate expressions of dissent.
Why is this important?
NYPE has evidenced a pattern not only of unjustified aggression but also making false charges against Occupy Wall Street protestors. It is part of a documented coordinated effort by governors, police departments, Homeland Security, the FBI and CIA to clamp down on the protest movement and intimidate voices of dissent. In the past two weeks there are several cases in the news in which OWS protestor and journalist cases were dismissed by the court based on the false charges, but this wastes time and money and ties up energy for change. We're calling on the NYPD to train officers and to cease and desist this practice!