Law Enforcement organization joins community residents to denounce racial threats, intimidation and violence against Blacks in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and racially selective enforcement by the 62 Precinct
For Immediate Release
Press Briefing: 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care joins community residents to denounce racist threats, intimidation and physical violence against Blacks in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. Given the legacy of racial intolerance and violence committed in Bensonhurst, it is imperative that we challenge individuals and institutions that either support or perpetrate racist acts. Additionally, community members charge that the NYPD’s 62 Precinct has been selective in their response and service to the Black residents. On September 27, 2007, several Black youth were removed from their automobile at gunpoint, arrested and subsequently charged with Unlawful Assembly by Police Officers assigned to the 62 Precinct. In addition to the young men in the vehicle, 3
Black females were also arrested. 2 of the 3 young girls were charged with Unlawful Assembly including the minor female. The concerned Black parents of the detained youth were physically prevented from entering the 62 Precinct-stationhouse by Police Officers while White individuals were allowed unfettered access. 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care co-founder Marq Claxton states, “If we choose to ignore the pockets of racism that still infect Bensonhurst, we can fully expect another Yusef Hawkins or Willie Turks. We have an obligation to repudiate the lynch mob mentality whether it exists in the streets or in Police precincts. We won’t surrender our rights to travel freely or to be safe from unlawful search, seizure and arrest.”
Date: Saturday October 20, 2007
Time: 12 noon
Location: front of the 62 Precinct
1925 Bath Avenue, Brooklyn, NY
Presiding: 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care
National Latino Officers Association
New York State Senator Eric Adams
Attorney Neville Mitchell
Marlboro Houses Resident Association
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