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.
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Man Charged For Covering Head During Police Beating, VIDEO LINKS INLCUDED
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 10:32pmUnfortunately, one of the most common things the cops do, with the "in-justice" system's complicity, is beat someone up. Then whether the victim moves, covers his head, or even just takes the beating without doing a thing, the cops say the victim is RESISTING! --Redwood Curtain CopWatch
Man Charged For Covering Head During Police Beating
By Daniel Tencer
Thursday, November 25th, 2010 -- 7:59 pm
A Miami man whose beating at the hands of police was captured on cell phone video has been charged with resisting arrest without violence, a charge his lawyer says came from nothing more than the man's attempts to cover his head from the blows.
7 Shocking (?) Examples of Cops Getting Away With Brutal Attacks
Submitted by copwatch on Fri, 01/07/2011 - 1:52amCops are far less likely than civilians to pay for their crimes. Seven recent incidents bring that point home.
January 3, 2011, AlterNetBy Nellie Nelson
Georgia Prison System Retaliates Against Prisoners Involved in Historic Protest
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 1:23amFrom Our Friends at the US Human Rights Network and the Concerned Coalition to Respect Prisoners’ Rights:
"The Coalition is raising concerns about the potential cover up of an attempted murder and the refusal, to date, of the prison to identify the missing 37 or more inmates deemed “conspirators” by the Department Of Corrections."
Fresno Cops Indicted for Brutality and Cover-Up
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 10/07/2010 - 11:33pmThis, in addition to the recent MILLION DOLLAR AWARDS FOR THE RODRIQUEZ AND RENDON FAMILIAS for the beating by police at a party for their returned Veterano!
Thursday, Oct. 07, 2010
A federal grand jury today indicted a Fresno police sergeant and three former Fresno police officers, charging them with civil rights violations and obstruction of justice in the assault of a man in their custody in October 2005, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Indicted were Sgt. Michael Manfredi, 50, and former officers Christopher Coleman, 42, Paul Van Dalen, 44, and Sean Plymale, 41.
Cotton Day is Monday Aug. 9, 2010 - watch VIDEO now!
This is an Invite and Call To Action!
Young Mexican Man KILLED by Mendocino Sheriff's Officer: Don't Believe the Cops' Lies!
Submitted by copwatch on Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:20pmRedwood Curtain CopWatch just received a call about a young man who was murdered by a Mendocino Sheriff's Officer. This is a quick alert- more will come later regarding the truth of what happened, and possibly urgings to you to support the family and get the truth out.
EPD Officer Winkle Falsely Arrests and Injures Young Woman, Wed night March 31, 2010
Submitted by copwatch on Sat, 04/03/2010 - 5:06pm
On Wednesday night, March 31, 2010, Officer Justin Winkle of the Eureka Police Department [EPD], once again, went too far and hurt someone.
Winkle was one of the cops who killed Martin Cotton II in August of 2007- beat him to death. The other night, he abused a 20 year old woman who was happily skipping down the street. He stopped her and said that he was looking for a woman in particular (a “suspect”). He demanded ID, and when the woman gave him her name, he called it in. The EPD voice on the other end of the police radio informed Winkle that she was not the one- not the person the police were looking for. Nevertheless, Winkle continued to detain the young woman. She told him that she had done nothing wrong and wanted to leave, that there is no law against skipping, and she knew that she had a right to continue on her way.
