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PoliceAbuse: Rethinking Alliance w/Black Cops Page 5 of 7
> 7. Some of the other forms of harassment described by these
>police witnesses included attempts to undermine their morale,
>effectiveness and credibility, including sending them dead animal
>parts and shouting degrading obscenities at them in public.
>
>8. Testimony by police officers indicated that gender is an added
> dimension of vulnerability to police abuse.
>
>9. The evidence suggests that people with some mental health
>history may be particularly vulnerable to police abuse.
>
>10. Evidence suggested that police use restraining devices in
> inappropriate ways, subjecting people to torture. Witnesses
> testified to excessive use of pepper spray after the victim posed
>no threat to police officers. Persons were shackled by their legs
>and forced to walk in a method known as "hobbling." We heard about
>the use of "hog-tying," in which arms and feet are bound together
> behind one's back Witnesses provided evidence of persons shackled
>in cells so that they hung from their hands.
>
>11. Most witnesses testified that they attempted to develop
>systemic responses to police violence, such as community police
>review boards, and were met by concerted opposition from police
> officials and police unions. This included responses such as open
>hostility, attempts to discredit, lies, threats, other forms of
> intimidation and sophisticated forms of political lobbying.
>
>Based on the foregoing, we make the following recommendations:
>
> 1. The United Nations Human Rights Commission should make a
>specific, formal inquiry into gross and consistent patterns of
>police abuse, specifically within communities of color and the
>poor, in the United States.
>
>2. Every law enforcement agency must be subject to an independent
>reviewing body with the authority and resources to thoroughly
Object Description
| Title | Task force [2 of 2] |
| Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
| Subseries | Subseries 4, Committees |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1989, 1993, 1996-1997 |
| Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
| Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
| Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
| Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
| Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
| Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
| Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
| Box Number | 10 |
| Folder Number | 2 |
| Language | eng |
| Object Type | Text |
| Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
| Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
| Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
| Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
| Identifier | naacp-ms508-0210002 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-02-10 |
| Rating |
Description
| Title | naacp-ms508-0210002-030 |
| OCR Transcript | PoliceAbuse: Rethinking Alliance w/Black Cops Page 5 of 7 > 7. Some of the other forms of harassment described by these >police witnesses included attempts to undermine their morale, >effectiveness and credibility, including sending them dead animal >parts and shouting degrading obscenities at them in public. > >8. Testimony by police officers indicated that gender is an added > dimension of vulnerability to police abuse. > >9. The evidence suggests that people with some mental health >history may be particularly vulnerable to police abuse. > >10. Evidence suggested that police use restraining devices in > inappropriate ways, subjecting people to torture. Witnesses > testified to excessive use of pepper spray after the victim posed >no threat to police officers. Persons were shackled by their legs >and forced to walk in a method known as "hobbling." We heard about >the use of "hog-tying," in which arms and feet are bound together > behind one's back Witnesses provided evidence of persons shackled >in cells so that they hung from their hands. > >11. Most witnesses testified that they attempted to develop >systemic responses to police violence, such as community police >review boards, and were met by concerted opposition from police > officials and police unions. This included responses such as open >hostility, attempts to discredit, lies, threats, other forms of > intimidation and sophisticated forms of political lobbying. > >Based on the foregoing, we make the following recommendations: > > 1. The United Nations Human Rights Commission should make a >specific, formal inquiry into gross and consistent patterns of >police abuse, specifically within communities of color and the >poor, in the United States. > >2. Every law enforcement agency must be subject to an independent >reviewing body with the authority and resources to thoroughly |
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