Today marks 22 years since Amadou Diallo was killed by NYPD in a hail of 41 bullets.
His mom Kadiatou Diallo is still a key leader in NYC's police accountability movement.
NYPD murder of Amadou sparked organizing, litigation & movement-building w-lasting impacts in NYC today🧵
His mom Kadiatou Diallo is still a key leader in NYC's police accountability movement.
NYPD murder of Amadou sparked organizing, litigation & movement-building w-lasting impacts in NYC today🧵
Founding members of @changethenypd organized together b4 & after Amadou Diallo was killed by NYPD, incl folks from @MXGMNyc @watchthecops @audrelorde @caaav + more.
Groups like @FIERCENYC & @DesisRisingUp were born in the wake of direct action organizing after Amadou was killed.
Groups like @FIERCENYC & @DesisRisingUp were born in the wake of direct action organizing after Amadou was killed.
The big fedl stop & frisk litigation (Floyd) came out of litigation grassroots groups like @MXGMNyc @watchthecops @audrelorde (guided by the late Richie Perez) created in response to the NYPD murder of Amadou. Floyd was possible bc of the Daniels lawsuit.
Amadou Diallo was killed 2 years after Abner Louima was raped & tortured by NYPD. Diallo trial was moved to Albany bc the cops didn't want a Bronx jury.
NYC grassroots groups connected w-folks in Albany like @TheBarbaraSmith to make sure that the court was packed no matter where
NYC grassroots groups connected w-folks in Albany like @TheBarbaraSmith to make sure that the court was packed no matter where
The original NYC @Peoples_Justice alliance was created for 2000 to coordinate direct action & other organizing related to NYPD's rape of Abner Louima & killing of Amadou Diallo. A lot of those folks still relate to each other w-trusted relationships based on organizing together
Lots of lessons from that period incl related to NYPD/state surveillance of movement groups, esp those of us involved in direct actions & civil disobedience. 1 key lesson we carry still is the importance of relationships based on organizing together to maximize political security
Other lessons relate to how far the NYPD & the state will go to protect cops who kill, brutalize, dehumanize & abuse folks. Still true today no matter how much @NYCMayor & NYPD wanna talk abt some "discipline matrix"
https://twitter.com/JooHyun_Kang/status/960236217039245313?s=20
In 2015 the NYPD promoted Kenneth Boss, 1 of the cops who killed Amadou Diallo in 1999
https://twitter.com/JooHyun_Kang/status/960236217039245313?s=20
Kenneth Boss, 1 of the NYPD who killed Amadou Diallo, retired w/full benefits in 2019. 2 years before he was part of killing Amadou he killed 22 year old Patrick Bailey.
When we say the NYPD discipline matrix is a fairy tale, we're talking from experience democracynow.org/2000/2/14/one_…
When we say the NYPD discipline matrix is a fairy tale, we're talking from experience democracynow.org/2000/2/14/one_…
The only way to truly reduce police violence is to reduce policing. That requires reducing NYPD's bloated budget, outsized power, scope & size.
There's no magic set of reformist reforms that can replace need to #DefundNYPD & redirect funds to real community safety infrastructure
There's no magic set of reformist reforms that can replace need to #DefundNYPD & redirect funds to real community safety infrastructure
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