{"id":2776,"date":"2015-04-27T12:29:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T17:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=2776"},"modified":"2015-06-19T12:38:27","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T17:38:27","slug":"june-ntdo-community-forum-behind-the-badge","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/event\/june-ntdo-community-forum-behind-the-badge\/","title":{"rendered":"June NTDO Community Forum: Behind the Badge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s consider what we\u2019ve seen in the news from July of 2014\u2026about a year ago\u2026to April, 2015\u2026regarding the use of what appears to be continued and egregious use of excessive force by the police when trying to interact or arrest African American men, in particular:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>July, 2014\u2026.Staten Island, NY\u2026<b><i>Eric Garner<\/i><\/b> dies because of the apparent use of a \u201cchokehold\u201d<\/li>\n<li>August, 2014\u2026teenager <b><i>Michael Brown<\/i><\/b> was shot by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, MO<\/li>\n<li>November, 2014\u202612 year old <b><i>Tamir Rice<\/i><\/b>, playing with a toy pistol, was shot by police in Cleveland, OH<\/li>\n<li>April, 2015\u2026<b><i>Walter Scott<\/i><\/b> was shot in the back during a routine traffic stop in North Charleston, SC<\/li>\n<li>April, 2015\u2026<b><i>Freddie Gray<\/i><\/b> dies while being held in police custody and enduring a \u201crough ride\u201d in Baltimore, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We could go back a few years, as well, to the tragic shooting in February of 2012 in Florida of <b><i>Trayvon Martin<\/i><\/b> who was killed as he walked home from a convenience store by a community watch volunteer. \u00a0Although his death did not involve the police directly, it sparked a national conversation regarding the disproportionate arrests of young black men and their safety on the streets.<\/p>\n<p>What is excessive force? \u00a0According to a recent ABC News piece that aired on July, 2014, written by Sascha Sagan, \u201cthere\u2019s no concrete definition of excessive force\u2026.many police use a \u201cforce continuum\u201d to guide their actions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First polite requests\u2026<\/li>\n<li>then demands\u2026<\/li>\n<li>then chemical sprays\u2026<\/li>\n<li>then physical force\u2026<\/li>\n<li>then lethal force.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Officers should only use the level of force that&#8217;s being used (or is being threatened to be used) by suspects against the police&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2899\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/WillieMayes.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/event\/june-ntdo-community-forum-behind-the-badge\/williemayes\/\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/WillieMayes-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"WillieMayes\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/WillieMayes.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/WillieMayes.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/WillieMayes.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/WillieMayes.jpg?w=308&amp;ssl=1 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">27-Year Veteran Officer Willie Mayes<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2901\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a 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<b>Bill Powell<\/b>, and <b>Willie Mayes<\/b>, veteran law enforcement officer with 27 years of experience and 2014 Democratic candidate for Kane County Sheriff. \u00a0These gentlemen, both African American, will help us to more fully appreciate and understand the current national discussion regarding race and the use of what some would say is excessive police force.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll plan for time for Q &amp; A at the end of their presentation. \u00a0Please come!<\/p>\n<!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": 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