Dear Friends and Supporters of the Filipino Community:
Please distribute to your contacts!!!
The Justice for Custodio Family Committee (JCFC), San Jose, Ca and Coalition for Justice and Accountability(CJA), San Jose, Ca condemn the San Jose Police Department and the City Government for the brutal use of excessive force against three unarmed Filipino residents of Evergreen Valley.
Marlo Custodio (age 18), Romel Custodio (age 25), and their mother Marilou Custodio (age 50), experienced RACIAL PROFILING AND UNNECESSARY EXCESSIVE FORCEduring unprovoked questioning and arrest without probable cause. The excessive force includes:
-- An officer slamming Marilou's head against a police car three times.
-- 5 officers beating Romel and three of them tasering him for 40 seconds (over the usual time limit).
-- An officer choking, beating, and tasering Marlo even while he was
following orders.
The family is now suffering from post-traumatic anxiety due to the police brutality.
The beatings occured in the Evergreen Valley lake area on February 5, 2007 around 7-8 p.m. Eight police officers participated in the beatings and two officers observed.
We invite friends, community organizations, and supporters of the Filipino community, and victims of Racial Profiling and Police Brutality to join this campaign for Justice and Police Accountability.
JCFC, CJA, and other local organizations and concerned individuals are gathering for a press conference on Tuesday, May 15, 2007 from 11:30a.m.- 12:30 p.m. We are also attending the hearing proceedings with the Custodio family between 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. More Details Below:
Justice for Custodio Family
Press Conference
TUESDAY, MAY 15TH
11:30A.M.-12:30 P.M.
SUPERIOR COURT
190 W. HEDDING
SAN JOSE, CA
Meet in front of the court house at 11:30 a.m.
Wear white shirts to show unity and solidarity with the family.
Bring placards that demand justice and police accountability, an end to
racial profiling and police brutality, prosecution of police who brutalize our
community, etc.
For more info: contact Rowena at (650)743-9349 or filipineza@aol.com
The Justice for Custodio Family Committee (JCFC) is a coalition of Filipino organizations in the South Bay, which includes Filipino Youth Coalition (FYC), MALAYA, Filipino Community Support (FOCUS), and the Filipino National Historical Society (FAHNS). We seek to gain effective and adequate legal representation for the Custodio family members who experienced police brutality, to raise funds to support the Custodio family (a single parent household), and to conduct community education on racial profiling, know-your-rights, and social justice.
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