4th Anniversary Vigil for Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr – LOCATION CHANGE

The 4th anniversary vigil for Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr.’s killing by WPPD will be on Thursday, Nov. 19th @ 6:30PM in White Plains at the Thomas H. Slater Center located at 2 Fisher Court.

Details to follow.

Kenneth Chamberlain, 68 years old, November 19, 2011, New York, disabled senior citizen and retired Marine Corps Veteran, Harassed, Tasered and shot by police who busted into his home. His life alert alarm had gone off by mistake, the police did not believe him when he would not let them in, so they broke in tasered and shot him;

Human Rights Violation: Arbitrary Punishment /Killing

Article 12.

• No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Article 11.

• (1) Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has had all the guarantees necessary for his defence.
• (2) No one shall be held guilty of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time when it was committed. Nor shall a heavier penalty be imposed than the one that was applicable at the time the penal offence was committed.

Article 7.

• All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination.

Unarmed Men and Boys of African Descent and Police Encounters: Arbitrary Punishments, Detentions, Killings, Torture Extra Judicial Punishments; Summary Executions, 1970-2015

 

James Earl Green, 17 years old, May 14, 1970, Jackson St. University, Mississippi, one of two students shot dead by police that day, 12 more wounded during student protest demonstration. Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Phillip Lafayette Gibbs, 21 years old, May 14, 1970, Jackson State University, Mississippi, one of two students killed that day, 12 more wounded during student protest demonstration. Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Michael Stewart, 19 years old, September 28, 1983, New York Police caused death from beating and choking him with a night stick for graffiti vandalism. Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Wadie Suttles, 66 years old, November, 1983, Chattanooga, Tenn. Death from severe head trauma to brain stem, police beat him with “slap jacks”. Left unconscious in cell, denied medical treatment, died in hospital; Arbitrary Detention, Torture, Extra Judicial Killing.

 

Mark Davidson, 18 years old, April 17, 1985, Survived,  New York, NY arrested for selling $10.00 bag of marijuana, police beat him and used stun guns on his back and stomach for twenty minutes to force a confession which they received after threating to stun Davidson’s genitals; Arbitrary detention, Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Adolph Archie, 40 years old, March 22, 1990 New Orleans, LA. Died in police custody after being shot, beaten, and stomped by a mob of angry NOLA cops, 13 hours in custody without medical attention, cracked skull, crushed larynx, shattered face; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra judicial Killing, Torture

 

John Daniels Jr., 36 years old, July 1, 1992, Los Angeles, CA. tow truck operator shot dead after pattern of harassment from LAPD ; Arbitrary detention, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Malice Green, 36 years old, November 3, 1992, Detroit, Michigan, Beaten in the head with a police flashlight, caused seizures and death; Arbitrary punishment, Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Gino Thompson, 40 years old,  April 16, 1994, Philadelphia, Pa. Survived and rendered permanently paralyzed by police “rough ride” in back of police van over road barriers while zig zagging and severed his spine; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Abner Louima,   August 1997, New York, NY, Haitian immigrant Survived police beating and sodomy with a broken broom stick handle; left bleeding from rectum in holding cell without getting immediate medical attention; Arbitrary Detention, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Calvin Saunders,     1997, Philadelphia, PA, survived “rough ride” in back of police van which stopped suddenly and rammed his head against van wall rendered quadriplegic; Arbitrary Punishment, Torture

 

Franklin Reid, 19 years old, 1998, New Milford, Conn. Death by police gunfire; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Killing, Summary Execution

 

Michael Carpenter, 30 years old, March 19, 1999, Cincinnati, Ohio Death by police gunfire for having expired license tags shooting called unjustified by the city’s Office of Municipal Investigation and Citizen’s police review panel; Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Charles Beatty, 66 Years old, June 2000,  Los Angeles, CA, Retired Aerospace worker survived after being shot in the back four times, a bullet still lodged in his back rendered him disabled; Arbitrary detention, Arbitrary punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment

 

Roger Owensby Jr., 29 years old, November 7, 2000, Cincinnati, Ohio Death in the back of a police car after being handcuffed, beaten, sprayed with a chemical agent; Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture, Arbitrary killing

 

Patrick Dorismond, 26 years old, July 27, 2000, New York NY, Haitian immigrant security guard died after being shot in lungs and aorta by off duty policeman; Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Timothy Thomas, 19 years old, April 7, 2001, Cincinnati, Ohio shot at close range by a Cincinnati police officer after a foot chase when they tried to arrest him for seatbelt and traffic violations; Arbitrary killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Ousmane Zongo, 43 years old, May 22, 2003, New York, Burkina Faso immigrant, death by police gunfire; Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary execution

 

Albert Mosely ,      June 25, 2003, Baltimore, MD.  Survived and rendered quadriplegic  during his arrest for a probation violation, beaten and slammed into wall of holding cell, denied immediate medical attention; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Paul Childs, 15 years old, July 5, 2003, Denver, Colorado, mentally ill boy shot four times by police; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing

 

Deandre Brunson, 24 years old, August 24, 2003 Los Angeles, CA died from being shot twenty-two times by LAPD, a police dog was also shot by the police by accident at the same time. The dog was given immediate medical treatment and taken away on a medical emergency helicopter while Brunson bled to death and received no medical attention. Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture, Summary Execution

 

Nathaniel Jones, 41 years old, November 3, 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio died after being refused medical attention, beaten to death with aluminum nightstick; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Paul Childs, 15 years old, July 5, 2003, Denver, CO,  Mentally disabled child died after being shot four times by police; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Killing, Summary Execution.

Timothy Stansberrry Jr. 19 years old, January 2004, New York, NY, Death by police gunfire; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial killing, Summary Execution

Al Hixon, 45 years old, April 2, 2005, Golden Valley, MN. Survived police assault, thrown face down onto pavement, handcuffed, police officer’s boot on his neck while pepper spray was shot deep into his nostrils, scorching his lungs. Arbitrary Punishment/ Detention, Extra judicial Punishment, torture

 

Raymond Robair, 48 years old , August 1, 2005 New Orleans, LA, Died from a beating at the hands of New Orleans police officers that fractured his ribs, lacerated his liver, and punctured his spleen; taken to hospital by police who did not inform staff that they had just beat him into an unconscious state. Arbitrary Killing, Torture, Extra Judicial Punishment.

 

Jaymichael Mitchell, 24 years old, August 16, 2005 Portsmouth, Virginia Mental patient died  in police custody after three months for stealing a candy bar, soda, and a sandwich; Starved , malnourished lost significant amount of weight (65lbs) before death. Arbitrary detention, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Henry Glover, 31 years old, September 2, 2005, New Orleans, LA, Shot and killed by NOLA Police dept. in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, police and National Guard given “shoot to kill” orders by Governor. Police put him in a car while he was possibly still alive and set the car on fire to hide evidence

Arbitrary Killing, Arbitrary Punishment, Torture, Summary Execution

 

James Brissette, 17 years old, September 2005, New Orleans, LA, Killed by shotguns and assault rifles of police and unorganized militia during Hurricane Katrina evacuation; Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial punishment, Summary Execution

 

Ronald Madison, 40 years old, September 2005, New Orleans, LA Mentally disabled man evacuating form Hurricane  Katrina shot to death from shot guns and assault rifles by New Orleans Police and Unorganized militia; Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial punishment , Summary Execution

 

Oscar Grant, 22 years, January 1, 2009, Oakland California BART Police, Assaulted and falsely detained Oscar Grant, and shot him dead in the back as three officers were on top of him while he was being handcuffed, Arbitrary Detention, Extra Judicial Killing, Torture, Summary Execution, Handcuffed after he was shot with no medical attention given.

 

Shem Walker, 49 years, July 11, 2009, Army Veteran Shot dead by an undercover New York City Narcotics Detective, after Walker confronted him about loitering on his elderly mother’s stoop. Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution.

 

 

 

Marshawn Pitts, 15 years old, October 7, 2009 Dolton, Illinois, patient at a school for children with special needs survived police assault after being punched in the face repeatedly, slammed against a wall, face held to the floor to prevent breathing, broken nose; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Omar Edwards, 25 years old, May 28, 2009, off duty police officer shot  dead by a NYPD cop as he was trying to stop someone from breaking into his car; Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary

Execution

 

Jerriel  Lyles,       2009  Baltimore, Maryland, Survived police brutality of being beaten, strip searched, having fingers jammed up his rectum, suffered seizures, eye damage Arbitrary Punishment/Torture,

Extra Judicial Punishment

Ronnie Holloway, 49 years old, May 29, 2009 schizophrenic man on medication was beaten with fists and with a police nightstick, arrested because he did not zip up his hooded sweatshirt when ordered to by the cop. Survived with serious eye injuries; Arbitrary punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Steven Eugene Washington, 27 years old, March 20, 2010, Los Angeles, CA. Learning Disabled man killed with a single shot to the head from police gunfire, Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Marvin Booker, 56 years old, July 9, 2010, Denver, Colorado Homeless street preacher, beaten to death by police; Arbitrary Punishment /Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Torture

 

D.J. Henry, 20 years old, October 18, 2010, New York, Pace University football player shot dead by a policeman in his moving car for a traffic violation.  Arbitrary Punishment / killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Reginald Doucet, 25 years old, January 14, 2011, Los Angeles ,CA. shot for disturbing the peace by LAPD, Arbitrary Punishment/ Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Travis McNeil, 28 years old, February 2011, Miami, Florida was shot and killed by a police officer working for a Federal task force after a traffic stop. DOJ (Dept. of Justice) found that the police department engaged in excessive force. Arbitrary Punishment / Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Carmelo Winans, 29 years old, March 14, 2011, Philadelphia , PA, Mental health patient died from police gunfire. Arbitrary Punishment /Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Kelly Thomas, 37 years old, July 5, 2011, Fullerton, CA. Death at the hands of police after being beaten, Tasered, and “dog piled” by police who lay on top of him for causing a disturbance at Denny’s Restaurant., Arbitrary Punishment / Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Alonzo Ashley, 29 years old, October 21, 2011 Denver, Colo. Death from being beaten and Tasered, went into seizures and convulsions before he stopped breathing, Arbitrary Punishment /Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

 

Kenneth Chamberlain, 68 years old, November 19, 2011, New York, disabled senior citizen and retired Marine Corps Veteran, Harassed, Tasered and shot by police who busted into his home. His life alert alarm had gone off by mistake, the police did not believe him when he would not let them in, so they broke in Tasered and shot him; Arbitrary Punishment /Killing

 

Sgt. Manuel Loggins, 31 years old, February 7, 2012, California Death from police gunfire after car accident, killed in front of his two children who were in the car outside the school they attended. His minor children were taken away by the police and interrogated for thirteen hours without their mother or legal representation present. Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Torture

 

Johnnie Kamahi Warren,  February 13   2012,Dothan, Alabama death from being shocked multiple times with Taser by a Sheriff’s Deputy for causing a disturbance at a restaurant, lost consciousness and did not respond to paramedic’s  CPR attempts; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing

 

Raymond Allen, 34 years old, 2012, Texas death at the hands of police stopped breathing after being beaten and Tasered, Arbitrary Punishment/ Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, torture

 

Dante Price, 25 years old, March 1, 2012, Dayton, Ohio Death from three police bullet wounds after being shot at 17 times. Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing

 

Nehemiah Dillard, 29 years old, March 5, 2012, Florida Died at the hands of police after being beaten, Tasered, injected with medications, and going into cardiac arrest. Arbitrary Punishment/ Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing

 

Kendrec  McDade, 19 years old, March 24. 2012 Shot dead after being racially profiled and chased on foot by police. Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Summary Execution

 

Wendell Allen, 20 years old, March 2012, Louisiana, Death from police gunfire narcotics raid, shot in home in front of small children, Arbitrary Punishment/ Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Tamon Robinson, 29 years old, April 18, 2012,  New York, NY. Died from injuries sustained after being hit and run over by a NYPD Police car; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

 

Ashley A. Overbey, 27 years old, April 30, 2012, Baltimore, MD. Survived after being beaten and Tasered by Police; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Alan Blueford, 18 years old, May 6, 2012, Oakland, California high school student shot three times while he was on his back  after tripping and falling down  during a police foot chase; Arbitrary  Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Derrick Williams, 22 years old  July 2012, Milwaukee, WI. , Death in police custody, handcuffed in back of squad car, Williams  told cops he could not breathe and they ignored him, they delayed making call for medical help; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

 

Deaunta Terrell Farrow, 12 years old, July, 22, 2012 , West Memphis Arkansas Death from police gunfire for carrying a toy gun in a state that allows the open carry of rifles, shotguns, and hand guns in rural White areas; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Chavis Carter, 21 years old, July 29, 2012 Jonesboro, Arkansas, Death while handcuffed in the back of a police car, single bullet wound in head to temple for outstanding warrant and marijuana possession. Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Summary Execution

 

Orlando Barlow, 20 years old, September  7, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada, Death from police gunfire while surrendering to arresting officers in domestic custody case; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Summary Execution

 

Timothy Russell, 43 years old, November 29, 2012, Cleveland, Ohio Death from being shot 23 times by police who also shot his female companion 24 times and fired a total of 137 bullets into the homeless couple’s car, thirteen police shot at these unarmed people. One police man stood on the hood of the car and fired fifteen shots into it after the others had stopped shooting. Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Kimani Gray, 16 years old March 9, 2013 New York, NY. Death from police gunfire, Arbitrary Detention/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Summary Execution

 

Deion Fludd, 17 years old, May 5, 2013, New York, NY. Death from beating at the hands of police, thrown in front of subway train, Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Torture

 

Tamir Rice, 12 years old, 2013, Cleveland, Ohio, Shot to death by police from a moving car for playing with a toy gun in a playground; Ohio is state that allows White people in rural areas to carry firearms in the open Arbitrary Punishment/Killing,

 

Tyrone West, 44 years old, July 18, 2013 , Baltimore, MD,  Pepper sprayed and beaten to death by police fists and batons during traffic stop, Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

 

Larry Eugene Jackson, 32 years old, July 26, 2013, Texas Death from police gunshot to the back of his neck, Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing

 

Jonathan Ferrell, 24 years old, 2013 North Carolina, Shot 10 times by police after a car accident while trying to get help, Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing, Summary Execution

 

Jordan Baker, 24 years old, January 16, 2014, Houston, Texas, Chased, assaulted and killed when he was mistaken for a robbery suspect; Arbitrary Punishment/ Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

McKenzie Cochran, 25 years old, January 28, 2014, Southfield Michigan, was killed during struggle with shopping mall security guards by chest compression asphyxia, They ignored his complaints that he could not breathe . Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

 

Victor White III, 22 years old, March 22, 2014, Louisiana, Shot by police while handcuffed, corner’s report said that the shot himself while handcuffed; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing

 

Colin Truss,       May 2014, Baltimore, MD was waiting for a bus survived an attack after being beaten, punched and kicked in the face by police in an assault that was videotaped; Arbitrary Detention/Punishment,  Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

George Von King, 19 years old, May 22, 2014 Baltimore, Maryland, Shocked with Taser five times prompting the onset of seizures, died days later in hospital; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

 

Eric Garner, 43 years old, July,17, 2014  New York, Assaulted by policeman and choked to death using an illegal chokehold for selling untaxed cigarettes; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

 

John Crawford III, 22 years old, August 5, 2014, Beavercreek, Ohio  Shot and killed  by police while shopping and holding a toy bb gun that the was about to purchase, a second person Ms. Angela Williams died of a heart attack trying to get way from the shooting Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Michael Brown, 18 years old, August 9, 2014, Ferguson, MO, shoplifting suspect fatally shot by policeman for Jay walking on a small residential street. Policeman fired twelve times with several bullets striking him in the arm and front; Arbitrary Punishment/Arbitrary Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment, Extra Judicial Killing, Summary Execution

 

Ezell Ford, 25 years old, August 11, 2014, Los Angeles, California, Killed by multiple gunshots from close range including  in the back from LAPD who had harassed him in the past, Ford had a diminished mental capacity with the mind of a ten year old; Arbitrary Detention/Punishment/Killing,

 

Dante Parker, 36 years old, August 12, 2014, California, Beaten and shocked with Taser before death in custody; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing

 

Darrien Hunt, 22 years old, 2014, Saratoga Springs, Utah death from six police bullets with four bullets hitting him in the back, police attacked him for being in a shopping mall in a Samurai costume with a fake sword; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing

 

Akai Gurley, 28 years old, November 20, 2014, Brooklyn, NY, Shot to death by rookie police officers in the stairwell of a public housing project as he stepped into the stairwell with his girlfriend, Police called union representatives before calling for medical help; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution; Torture

 

Rumain Brisbon, 30 years old, December 9, 2014, Phoenix, Arizona shot by a police officer for holding a pill bottle in his hand. Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Floyd Dent, 57 years old,  January 28, 2015, Inkster, Michigan died in police custody after a traffic stop that led to him being beaten in the head, shocked with a Taser, and strangled, beating videotaped: Arbitrary Detention/Punishment/, Extra Judicial Punishment/, Torture

 

Mc Kenzie Cochrane, 25 years old, January 2015, Detroit, Michigan  died from beating, pepper spray and chest compression asphyxia at the hands of three shopping mall security guards, complained that he could not breathe while they held him down with a knee in his back. Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Arbitrary killing, Torture

 

Lavall Hall, 25 years old , February 15, 2015,  mentally ill man shocked with a Taser, shot while running away from police who had been called to the house by his parents to help commit him to a mental institution; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing. Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Walter Scott, 50 years old, April 4, 2015, South Carolina, killed by police gunfire after a traffic stop, policemen tried to falsify crime scene while being videotaped; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Summary Execution

 

Milton Hall,  49 years old , June 6, 2015, Saginaw, Michigan, death of  homeless, mentally ill man who was a wood carver assaulted by police, tried to defend himself against a police dog dog with a small folding pocket knife, the police surrounded him and fired more than forty shots; Arbitrary Detention/ Punishment/Killing,  Extra Judicial Punishment /Killing, Summary Execution.

 

Darrin Rainey, 50 years old, 2015? Miami, Florida Mental patient survived police assault in hospital after he defecated on himself he was beaten and left in scalding hot water for hours, his skin had to be scrubbed from the floor; Arbitrary Punishment, Torture, Extra Judicial Punishment

 

Samuel DuBose,              2015, Cincinnati, Ohio death from University of Cincinnati policeman’s gunfire, during a bogus traffic stop several miles from the university in the Black community. Policemen lied about incident with the policeman and his partner saying the car dragged him; chest cameras refuted their stories. Arbitrary Detention/ Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/ Killing

 

Jamychael Mitchell, 24 years old, August 16, 2015, Virginia, starvation death of mental patient in police custody for three months for stealing a candy bar, soda, and a sandwich. He lost  65lbs. before he died; Arbitrary Punishment, Extra Judicial Punishment, Torture

 

Michael Tyree, 31 years old, August 26, 2015, Santa Clara, CA, Mental patient died from injuries suffered while in police custody, blunt force trauma, bled to death internally. Officers did not seek immediate medical help or report their use of force to Medical Technicians; Arbitrary Punishment/Killing, Extra Judicial Punishment/Killing, Torture

Sandy Bernabei, LCSW

President, NASW NYC Chapter

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everything else that you understand will only confuse you.” Dr. Neely Fuller

New Jim Crow in the Age of Colorblindness

“And I myself find that a retreat from the subject of

being consciously white is tempting. I see it as

curling up and falling asleep, and sleep has its

place. But nightmares will come. And I would

rather be awake, and not a sleepwalker. I now feel

that being a white sleepwalker through the world of

white control perpetuates a zombie-like

incapacitation of the heart and mind.”   Peggy McIntosh