More Details on former Police Chief Rev. David Couper 1:00 Press Conference Today

Speakers changed a little, but this is the latest info I have . . . I suspect this is a game changer.

Message from Chief Couper:

If you can’t be at the City-County Building today at 1 pm to stand up and help improve our police, go on-line at noon at http://improvingpolice.wordpress.com and read my statement concerning the arrest of Genele Laird and the crisis at hand and what we need to do. I will be making shorter, abbreviated remarks from this post at 1 p.m. today at the CCB with other community leaders.

Press Release:

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 1:00 pm
210 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Front Steps of Madison City County

It’s time for the MPD to Adopt and Embrace President Obama’s Task Force Recommendations on 21st Policing!

Community Speakers Followed by Audience
Q & A

*Rev. David C. Couper,
Former MPD Chief and Author, Arrested Development – How To Rate Your Local Police

*State Rep. Chris Taylor, District

*Steve Braunginn, Former President, Greater Madison Area Urban League

*City of Madison Alders:
David Ahrens; Barbara McKinney; Maurice Cheeks; and Shiva Bider-Sieloff

*John Hendrick, Dane County Board of Supervisors and Former Dane Co. Board Chair

*MODERATOR – A.J. Nino Amato, CWAG President, UW Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor and Co-Author Today’s Hidden Racism: A Polite Apartheid

Actions in the MPD Arrest Video of Genele Laird are:

“Not Appropriate” and “Unacceptable, ” David C. Couper, former MPD Police Chief.

“Local, County and State Officials, along with many of our area Community Leaders, can no longer accept the State of Wisconsin’s minimal police protocols on the use of physical force – and we can no longer accept Madison Police Chief – Mike Koval’s – excuses and unconditional defense of the police officer who used excessive physical force and military police tactics of kicking, punching and tasering – an unarmed and defenseless 18 year old young women,” A.J. Nino Amato Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor

It’s Time We All Speak Out!

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Nino Amato / 608-514-3317 namato@cwag.org