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Welcome
to Copwatch. San Jose, California. |
San
Jose Copwatch
is an all-volunteer organization
dedicated to monitoring San Jose Police activity and non-violently
asserting our rights. San
Jose Copwatch
is one of many Copwatch Chapters
that have sprung up
across the United States and Canada, in
various forms. San
Jose Copwatch is based on the idea
that WATCHING the police is a crucial first step in
the process of organizing. We do not attempt to interfere in
legitimate police activity or to resist police misconduct
physically. It is our hope that, one day, mass outrage
at police and government violence will
increase to a point where fundamental change in the nature
of policing become inevitable.
San
Jose, California Copwatch's Goals:
1) Reduce police brutality, misconduct, and
corruption within the San Jose Police Department by directly
observing the police on the street, documenting incidents
and keeping the San Jose Police accountable.
We maintain principles of non-violence while
asserting the rights of the detained person. We
provide support to victims of the San Jose Police
whenever possible. We also seek to
educate the public with
"Know your Rights" Seminars.
2) Empower and unite the community to resist police
abuse. We will do this by sharing information with
the community, conducting "Know Your Rights"
trainings, sponsoring rallies, supporting victims
of San Jose Police and other community
based efforts to deal with these problems.
3) Encourage people to solve problems WITHOUT police
intervention. We want to explore alternatives to calling
the police. This is especially important in San
Jose because of the serious problems within the San Jose
Police Department which is widely reputed to be
one of most corrupt and out of control police
departments in the region with an alarmingly high
proportion of rouge police officers .
4) Most importantly, we encourage people to exercise
their right to observe the police and to advocate for, support,
protect one
another.
San Jose Police Department
testing
new Pilot Program
that may require all San Jose Police Officers to wear Audio
/ Video recording devices.
San Jose Copwatch is now on FaceBook
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A victim of
San Jose Police Violence |
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Ramon
Vasquez was falsely arrested and charged with murder
by the San Jose Police Department. Click
Here. |
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From:
Silicon
Valley Debug
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I’ve lost faith in the criminal
justice system because it has let me down. It’s funny because
every attorney I speak to ask the same thing, "Why did you
talk to the police?" -- Ramon Vasquez |
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Cinco De Mayo Brown Act Violation
complaint
against SJPD Officer: Ted Trujillo. ( Badge# 2725 )
Cinco
De Mayo Copwatch Report. 2009
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