|
REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 13, 2012
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />everyday in these streets. How the police treat us, different from everybody else. He
<br />sees crimes committed on one side of the fence that don’t even get addressed. As
<br />opposed to other crimes that amount to nothing and build into a castle. As a citizen he
<br />comes on behalf of his friend, who was in his opinion murdered. You don’t stick nothing
<br />down a mans throat after you have been tazed a thousand times and ask him to be
<br />compliant in handcuffs. He stated that he doesn’t know to the extent of the investigation
<br />that went on, but what he does know is that he did not get justice, and he died for a nickel
<br />bag of weed. Funny thing about it, when he got pulled over, that day, he was riding a
<br />moped that belongs to a white guy, who reported his other moped stolen and there were
<br />several people in the neighborhood riding mopeds and none of them got pulled over. It
<br />was all white people though. Spice was the only person that pulled over, tazed, kicked,
<br />brutalized, and then eventually murdered. Nothing in the news, nobody indicted, so this
<br />is why we are here. You asked us to be civilized and maintain our composure, that’s
<br />what we are doing. We could be tearing this neighborhood up, we could be tearing this
<br />city up, could be shooting at police the whole nine yards, but we are going to be civilized.
<br />This is why we are here to talk to you all, so you all can get the proper authorities
<br />involved. South Bend Police is not going to police themselves. The Prosecutor’s office
<br />is not going to prosecute this case because South Bend Police is not going to investigate
<br />this case, so we ask you to get involved with the Justice Department, the FBI, Special
<br />Investigators, Special Prosecutors, because it is not going to get the attention it deserves
<br />here. We come to all of you hoping that you will all make the correct decision and go
<br />forward.
<br />
<br />Graylin Watson, 2010 S. Gertrude, South Bend, Indiana, stated that he wants to respect
<br />this Council and then asked to forgive us. He stated that because he is here tonight on
<br />behalf of all of us, and you asked for them to respect to Council, and sometimes we don’t
<br />know how to act, just like sometimes the elected officials don’t know how to act. Excuse
<br />us for acting out the way we are doing. He stated that he is here on behalf of the city. He
<br />stated that he represents Jesus Christ, so he represents justice and so when you begin to
<br />Dr. Ferlic, he doesn’t care if it goes to court, and it goes the way that you all want it to
<br />go, it’s not over. We want you to know that, because the Bible says let every man be a
<br />liar, but let God’s word be true. He stated that he stands here and think about Michael
<br />Anderson and his death. He thinks about Dennis Nixon, Clarence Clark, other black men
<br />that have died at the hands of the law enforcement officer and it was just swept under the
<br />rug. It’s time that this stuff is not just going to go away, so I want you to know that. He
<br />stated that he wanted to say this, about our Mayor, Pete Buttigieg, he wants everyone to
<br />respect what he is saying because it is not a clown show, and it’s not a laughing show,
<br />and it’s serious. That’s why we can’t advance the way we are supposed to advance
<br />because we don’t take things serious enough. When they look at us, they look at us like
<br />we are silly and ignorant, because we laughing when we should be praying, we laughing
<br />when we should be silent. Mayor Pete Buttigieg said that Darryl Boykins was under
<br />investigation because he brought the Federal Government in to bring this investigation of
<br />this wire tapping, therefore, he demoted him, because he brought reproach and shame to
<br />the City. Well, what is happening with Tim Corbett and him bringing reproach onto the
<br />City for these racial remarks, but he hasn’t been demoted, he is still homicide Chief
<br />Investigator. Chuck Hurley, now if you can demote Chief Boykins, because you said he
<br />brought Federal Investigation in, and now we are here because of racial statements that
<br />came from Tim Corbett, and he is still holding his position, then he asks himself is it
<br />racism or not. But whether you know it or whether anybody else knows it, he says God is
<br />going to bring justice to this city.
<br />
<br />Dale & Tonya Anderson, 1719 W.Ewing, South Bend, Indiana, stated that he would like
<br />to thank the Mayor for calling and offering his condolences, you think that happened?
<br />No, it did not happen, because it was a black guy and it didn’t matter. Tell me what is
<br />wrong with this city when a Notre Dame Football player can kick at police, spit on the
<br />police, threaten the police, run from the police and get peppered sprayed. His son did
<br />nothing, no warrants, riding a moped get chased down like a slave and killed. Then they
<br />say that the report is closed, everything they said doesn’t match up with what the
<br />witnesses are saying. Something needs to be done around here. Something, we cannot
<br />allow this to go on, it’s going on for too long. Now if this was a white boy, on the far
<br />east side, this investigation would still be open. You would be brining in the Fed’s and
<br /> 16
<br />
<br />
|