[ottawa-activist-events] Benefit Show-Police Brutality - Apr.5-8pm
Paul Smith
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The League for Legal Defence
presents
** ELECTRIFYING **
BENEFIT SHOW
"Taser Awareness Night"
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
8 pm-10:30 pm
Rainbow Bistro
76 Murray St. (in the Market)
** High Voltage Entertainment! **
** Shocking Movies! **
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A benefit to raise funds for Paul Smith's legal expenses
incurred in the lengthy police complaint process.
Paul was tasered and beat up at a demonstration in
May of 2003. In Nov. 2005, one Ottawa police officer was
convicted of excessive use of force.
In March 2006 he was sentenced to a reprimand.
The Police complaint system is broken. Ottawa police routinely
use harrassment and unwarranted force - and in some
cases, extreme violence - in carrying out their duties.
Then they investigate themselves if there are any complaints
against them.
Matt McGarvey, Paul's lawyer spent over 3 weeks working as legal council
on this case. The dozens of police officers that witnessed,
testified, observed
and wrote letters of commendation in defence of the 2 police officers
charged,
were all paid during many 'complaint hearing' appearances. To date Matt
has worked pro bono.
Come out and support our fight against police brutality.
If you can't make it to the show and want to donate, please go to:
http://www.nowar-paix.ca/donatepaul.htm
You can mail a cheque or donate online.
poster for event (1.4MB pdf file)
http://www.nowar-paix.ca/events/A5_Benefit_poster.pdf
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War: first, one hopes to win; then one expects the enemy to lose;
then, one is satisfied that he too is suffering; in the end, one is
surprised that everyone has lost.
– Karl Kraus (1874-1936)
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