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'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial

By TChris, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 10:18:39 AM EST
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by TChris

Seven defendants are asking the public to come to their trial in Brooklyn next week. Here's their side of the story:

In November of 2003, police arrived at a house party of community folks, mostly people of color, who are organizers and educators against the prison-industrial complex. Without provocation, police beat and seriously injured several of us, then arrested eight people of color. The arrestees have had criminal charges heaped on them. Seven are going to trial next week.

The "Brooklyn 7" believe that community support will help assure a fair trial. March 21 is the start date of the 2-week trial. It should be interesting.

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    'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial | 7 comments (7 topical)
    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#1)
    by kdog on Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 10:35:14 AM EST
    Sounds like the NYPD I have had the displeasure of dealing with.

    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 10:49:01 AM EST
    Whats the Cops' side of the story?

    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 11:33:02 AM EST
    Whats the Cops' side of the story?
    the same one they always use!

    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#4)
    by Patrick on Wed Mar 16, 2005 at 12:39:33 PM EST
    They can't tell you because if they do they will be sued for violating the privacy. oUtsIdEl@@kN, "the same one they always use!" I would have expected that from some of the people I've read in here.

    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#5)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 17, 2005 at 01:07:53 AM EST
    Let's see...whom shall I believe on the given info....the Brooklyn 7? or the cops? I will go with the cops till I get the full story

    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Fri Mar 18, 2005 at 08:24:56 AM EST
    I will go with the cops till I get the full story
    you want be getting the full story from them, you will be getting "the same one they always use!", get it.

    Re: 'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial (none / 0) (#7)
    by Andra on Fri Mar 18, 2005 at 11:46:05 AM EST
    whom shall I believe on the given info....the Brooklyn 7? or the cops? I will go with the cops till I get the full story +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Though I am all for skepticism, it is a KNOWN FACT the NYPD’s history with brutality. I had a few friends who attended the party I doubt they would lie about the occurrence they witnessed. Also it was a house party why would swarms of cops need to come to something of that sort. Lets be real about the state in which we live in (a police state). Provoked or not the cops had no business there in the first place (the only thing that justifies it is the police state). But I am already grossly assuming you are pro-popo50 since you would rather believe a story you have yet to hear (the cops) than the people. If you want to hear the cops side of the story or find out the information for yourself to come to your own conclusion I suggest going to one of the many trials that open to the public.

    'Brooklyn 7' Invites Public to Trial | 7 comments (7 topical)