Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
crowd control
The Growing Militarisation of Police: Is access to military-grade weapons changing the mentality of crowd control?
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 01/01/2012 - 5:44amThere is More to Civil Liberties than Freedom From Arrest
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 12/18/2010 - 4:15pmArrest, Detention and the G20: There is More to Civil Liberties than Freedom From Arrest Statement by Ombudsman André Marin December 9, 2010
1 Efforts have been made to downplay the questionable use of Regulation 233/10 during the days surrounding the G20 summit in Toronto, on the basis that only two persons were arrested under its authority. The point is being made that almost all of the arrests that took place were made under the power of the police to arrest persons found “breaching the peace.” It is important when considering this information to understand that while there may have been only two arrests using Regulation 233/10, many people were detained, searched, questioned, and redirected under its authority. That regulation played a huge role in the violations of civil liberties that occurred. Arrests were only a small part of it.
As the Oscar Grant Verdict Nears, DEMAND that Oakland Cops NOT Deploy Dangerous Crowd Control Device
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 07/03/2010 - 2:47pmOakland Police Department ordered an "LRAD," one of those 'acoustic cannons' we've been hearing about - just in time for the Oscar Grant verdict! READ THE LETTER BELOW:
