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.
Sligh, Ron
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APD Officer Arminio 'Welcomes' Visiting HSU parent-- NOT!
I was at Everett's bar with my father
who was visiting from Arkansas.
We had sat down to have our first beer and my father went outside to smoke. I went to check on him and he was sitting with two officers standing in front of him (Sligh and Arminio).
When I asked if everything was alright, I was told to leave by Arminio. I asked again politely and was told it was none of my business by officer Sligh. I responded that the man was my father and then instantly put in handcuffs by officer Arminio (all in under 10 seconds). I was not asked if I was drinking, or given a breathalyser. Halfway to the police car I was pushed to the ground in handcuffs by Arminio. He claimed I was resisting arrest, but this is the furthest thing from the truth.
