Inspired by successes of Copwatch in other areas and the support of a large initial response to the idea and the week long workshop here with members of the L.A. Copwatch a local version is now forming and eagerly seeking anyone who wants to participate. I discovered in the 1980s when CAMP first came to Humboldt County and were targeting their social and political enemies rather than actual criminals, with whom they were often in near open alliance with, that a camera was a formidable weapon against the sort of corruption that we are faced with today and indeed we even succeeded in gaining an injunction against much of the illegal terrorist operations and even, apparently, had something to do with their shifting a very small part of their focus away from “hippies” to actual large criminal operations of the sort that have put people in shallow graves all over this county. While the judiciary is notoriously a rubber stamp facade of authenticity for the corrupt law enforcement community it is hard to refute photographic evidence when paired with enough public knowledge. While our successes were relatively small in the ’80s it is a new era and there is ample experience here and around the country to mount a defense and gain actual protection for all of our families rather than the overt oppression and utter indifference we now have. In addition, the waves of corrupt government of the last few years, both at the national level and at every level down to and including the local level have raised awareness to the point that a large majority nearing a critical mass now understands the problem and it’s extent. We can start a chain reaction that will purge our government including crooked and inept law enforcement officers who have executed several of our most vulnerable citizens recently without any real accounting of their actions. It is time we made them accountable.
If you are interested in participating in any way contact; vervain@riseup.net