ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE SPEAK WITH SINGLE VOICE

On August 27, 2014 100 people marched to the Hartford Police Department in protest against the tasering of Luis Anglero. The statement below was read inside HPD by Cornell Lewis, Rabbi Donna Berman, Rev. Damaris  D.Whittaker.


Manifesto for the Hartford Police Department

We, the people, citizens of Hartford, demand that the Hartford Police Department serve the community with care, respect and sensitivity to our needs, and without aggression and violence.
We, the people, demand that all charges against Luis Anglero are dismissed, immediately.
We, the people, demand that charges be brought against Detective Shawn Ware for using excessive force.

We, the people, demand full accountability and transparency from the Hartford Police Department, including:
• A comprehensive list of all weapons (lethal and less lethal, e.g. tasers, sound cannons, stun and flash grenades, rubber bullets, etc.) in police arsenal
• A comprehensive list of protocols in place for use of these weapons
• A comprehensive list of incidences of tasering in the past year, including extent of force and demographics of those tasered
• An independent investigation into the tasering of Luis Anglero.

We, the people, demand that the police attend a public forum, put together by the Hartford community, to discuss issues of strained relations with the community.
We, the people, will not tolerate any needless imposition of suffering or loss of life at the hands of the police, as in the case of Eric Gardner in New York and Michael Brown in Missouri.