State College police officer M. Jordan Pieniazek was not fit for duty, was allegedly acting erratically days prior to shooting Osaze Osagie, and the Osagie family has now amended their federal lawsuit
“The department failed this officer and, consequently, they failed our son,” ... “The department should never have permitted him to go back in service without providing checks and balances to ensure his fitness to serve and the public’s safety.”
Today, January 26 at 5:30 PM at the Allen Street Gates -- Join @3_20Coalition in our vindicated continued cries for justice, accountability and transparency.
A massive lie has been served to the people of State College by all members of Centre County leadership and specifically State College Borough & Police, as well as District Attorney Bernie Cantorna.
The officer who is shot and killed Osaze is a violent, alcoholic, domestic abuser, who was released from rehab just days before murdering Osaze.
Three shots to the back, by an officer unfit to work? How do you justify that??
Our Sisters in Blue : A conversation w/ Nakia Jones
"Join us as we speak with author, activist, and ex-police officer Nakia Jones. [Her] fervent plea over the death of Alton Sterling shook the nation ..."
"... As her words resounded from coast to coast, it became clear that her life would never be the same."
Join virtually this evening at 6:30PM
About this Strategies for Justice series :
"Moses' People Speak (MPS) is geared towards the law enforcement community, educational institutions, and community members/organizations whose mission is to participate in the conversation of criminal justice reform...
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Our statement, sent to State College Borough Council, ahead of tonight's vote on the 2021 budget:
Position Statement on Defunding the Police
In light of recent events, attack on intentions, threats to our being, the @3_20Coalition would like to clarify our position
... on the reallocation of police resources captured in our demand to “defund the police.” We reiterate our call to reduce the police budget by 2 million dollars and reallocate these funds to mental health service, public health services, housing for the unsheltered, and ...
support for people impacted disproportionately by the Covid-19 pandemic.
What we mean when we say “defund the police”
Defunding the police is simple: moving money away from institutions/activities that do not keep us safe and moving them into institutions and activities that do.
As the @3_20Coalition we are shocked and dismayed by interactions during the Borough Council meeting held on December 7, 2020. In particular, we call out and condemn the threat made by Ted Dannerth, (aka Wyatt Earp),
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... who pledged to meet our calls to defund the police with the “full force of the 2nd amendment.” Dannerth spoke for over two minutes, uninterrupted, while he boldly made threats against the 3-20 Coalition. In fact, neither the Mayor, nor any member of the Borough Council, (2/ )
acknowledged these threats until they were specifically called out by one of our co-leaders.
The 3-20 Coalition has consistently protested in an non-violent manner for over 20 months while pursuing justice for the murder of Osaze Osagie.
Join on Monday, Nov 23rd in Harrisburg, PA at the State Capital to mourn the 1/4 million Americans who have died from Covid-19, including those who have died in prisons and jails in Pennsylvania.
Then, they will release our COVID prison demands for the Governor, DOC, and legislature and ask the Governor to remember those who have passed in prisons from this pandemic--and no longer sit on the sidelines as more people senselessly lose their lives.
The Centre County Freedom Fund (CCFF - @CC_FreedomFund) is organizing against Center County Correctional Facility's refusal to release the names of its captives. They claim to not keep a list of its current captives, and refuses to even release the number of people being held -
This purposeful opacity is dangerous. It prevents a real evaluation of the risks of COVID spread, prevents us from really understanding how much the County profits from keeping captive people from other counties, and will make it significantly more difficult to bail people out.
Watch out for action updates in next week's email as well as on our social media (links below)
There isn't anything up yet, but we'll be sending out information about the county's bail system, jail, and prisons, as well as action updates.