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ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 05:05 PM Dec 2014

New York Public Defenders Walk Out Of Court Protesting Eric Garner’s Death

--- this is becoming something, I'm not sure what.
I've never seen this breadth of protests in 50 years of protesting.

excerpt:
Over 100 Legal Aid Lawyers in NYC staged a walkout and die-in outside Brooklyn Criminal Court to protest what they say is a broken criminal justice system.

The protest, organized by the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys (ALAA), saw hundreds of lawyers walk out of court as part of the #ThisStopsToday 11 days of action movement for Garner.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/tasneemnashrulla/new-york-public-defenders-walk-out-of-court-protesting-eric

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New York Public Defenders Walk Out Of Court Protesting Eric Garner’s Death (Original Post) ellenrr Dec 2014 OP
Protests need to be continuous and riversedge Dec 2014 #1
Thank you protesters! Scuba Dec 2014 #2
Good for them!!! etherealtruth Dec 2014 #3
Awesome SamKnause Dec 2014 #4
That is great news. Each time another group joins the protests it gives courage to the sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #5
Change is coming malaise Dec 2014 #6
I agree. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #13
What I see is that the usual divide and rule is breaking down malaise Dec 2014 #14
Yes, and this is greatly facilitated by the rise of the Internet. Jackpine Radical Dec 2014 #15
Absolutely malaise Dec 2014 #17
Rec! progressoid Dec 2014 #7
Keep the wave going! nt daredtowork Dec 2014 #8
BIG knr! joeybee12 Dec 2014 #9
i would like to affirm hopemountain Dec 2014 #10
11 days of protests NJCher Dec 2014 #11
In Los Angeles also yesterday baran Dec 2014 #12
Welcome to DU! Thanks for this information. Raine1967 Dec 2014 #19
welcome. great post for your first post! Also New Orleans.. ellenrr Dec 2014 #21
Thank you for the post and welcome to DU. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #29
IMO, should be 1,100 days... ReRe Dec 2014 #16
I think how we'll know the system is shaken, is when all the people ellenrr Dec 2014 #22
Good for them benld74 Dec 2014 #18
Kick,kick,kicked&Recommended! butterfly77 Dec 2014 #20
Crying in appreciation here duhneece Dec 2014 #23
And the shitstorm grows and... 99Forever Dec 2014 #24
impressive! whereisjustice Dec 2014 #25
they have to stay out until action is promised librechik Dec 2014 #26
Awesome! K&R 2naSalit Dec 2014 #27
"Hands Up, Plead guilty!" 951-Riverside Dec 2014 #28
K & R Let's see that in Denver. mountain grammy Dec 2014 #30
Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #31
Recommend.. KoKo Dec 2014 #32

riversedge

(69,716 posts)
1. Protests need to be continuous and
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 05:11 PM
Dec 2014

inconvenient and loud (not violent) to be effective. good on the folks involved in this one.

SamKnause

(13,041 posts)
4. Awesome
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 05:49 PM
Dec 2014

Thank you Legal Aid Lawyers.

Thanks to all the protesters.

Thanks to all the live streamers.

Thanks to all the organizers.

Thanks to all the sign makers.

I am so very proud of all involved !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)
5. That is great news. Each time another group joins the protests it gives courage to the
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 05:52 PM
Dec 2014

next one. Sooner or later they will not be able to ignore it anymore.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
13. I agree.
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:42 PM
Dec 2014

I think stuff is building under the radar. We are now in uncharted waters and most people don't realize that their old maps aren't going to work any more. There is more distrust in government, there is more awareness of income disparity, of surveillance, of police brutality, of general corruption and unfairness in the system. Something is going to blow.

But then, in all honesty, I said pretty much the same thing in 1970.

malaise

(267,803 posts)
14. What I see is that the usual divide and rule is breaking down
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:43 PM
Dec 2014

Different classes and races are taking positions where they used to remain silent.

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
15. Yes, and this is greatly facilitated by the rise of the Internet.
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 07:00 PM
Dec 2014

The Net gives a voice to the masses. Anyone might originate content that "goes viral." The various uprisings of the Arab Spring sparked from one to the next via the Net. And remember that the Wisconsin Uprising happened at the same time. Symbolically of the worldwide nature of the event, protestors in Cairo called in a pizza order to a Madison pizzeria:

MADISON, Wis. — Someone in Egypt has been paying attention to what’s happening in Madison and wanted to send a message of solidarity from across the globe — so they ordered a pizza.

It might seem like a small gesture, but it’s overwhelming to the staff at Ian’s on State Street — a campus staple mere blocks from the Capitol — where in the last few days, they’ve fielded calls from concerned citizens of 14 countries, and all 50 states and the District of Columbia looking to donate money to provide free pizza to the Wisconsinites who have congregated here.

On Saturday alone, Ian’s gave away 1,057 free slices in their store and delivered more than 300 pizzas to the Capitol itself.

By 2 p.m. local time Sunday, they’d given away 351 slices and sent countless other full pies to the rotunda, where protesters have been gathering since well before noon. As a few locals stood waiting for their slices, an Ian’s staffer went to the chalkboard hanging behind the register and wrote, “Turkey” in big block letters and co-workers expressed a sense of disbelief.



Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0211/49888.html#ixzz3MCORXUak

malaise

(267,803 posts)
17. Absolutely
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 07:06 PM
Dec 2014

The internet and media technologies today are for us what the steam engine, the printing press and railways were for folks centuries ago.

It has changed everything. Impression management is much harder when we decide what is news and don't need the establishment to bombard us with their bullshit.

NJCher

(35,423 posts)
11. 11 days of protests
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 06:34 PM
Dec 2014

I love that idea. I will look forward to seeing more!

Of course, wouldn't you know, these lawyers are probably the only ones with a conscience.


Cher

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
19. Welcome to DU! Thanks for this information.
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 07:45 PM
Dec 2014

You did great! FRom your article:

Tuesday’s “die-in” marked the second day in a row that a group of white-collar professionals has demonstrated in support of calls for increased police accountability following the deaths of unarmed black men.

As legal actors, we are sworn to uphold and enforce the law, so we have a responsibility to condemn the racist criminal justice system of which we are a part,” Ocen said. “Today we must challenge this structure and take a stand against it.”

When about 10 demonstrators lay in a lane of traffic; a Los Angeles police car moved to blocked the lane behind them. Courthouse deputies snapped photos of the attorneys lying on the wet courthouse steps and described the scene to commanders.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
21. welcome. great post for your first post! Also New Orleans..
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 07:18 AM
Dec 2014
http://www.nola.com/.../new_orleans_public_defenders_a.html

New Orleans public defenders assemble on courthouse steps in silent protest over Ferguson...
NOLA.COM

ReRe

(10,597 posts)
16. IMO, should be 1,100 days...
Wed Dec 17, 2014, 07:04 PM
Dec 2014

... or until the system is turned upside down and shaken out. Great on these public defenders/Legal Aid lawyers. Now what I want to see are a bunch of law enforcement officers (policemen) laying down in streets all over the country to protest what happened to Eric Garner. Cops in a die-in on the streets of America just might be what it takes to break the camel's back.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
22. I think how we'll know the system is shaken, is when all the people
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 07:22 AM
Dec 2014

(I don't just mean here) who are applauding the protesters, are in the streets themselves.

Then we'll see something like this:
"tens of thousands of people took to the streets in France and in Italy, protesting..."

 

951-Riverside

(7,234 posts)
28. "Hands Up, Plead guilty!"
Thu Dec 18, 2014, 12:41 PM
Dec 2014

Public Defenders: Screwing minorities and the poor since 1963

but at least they're standing up and doing the right thing here unlike the Police "Unions".

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