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<b>Monday, March 3, 2008 <br>
</b>Michael Tarif & Evelyn <br>
9:00 a.m.<br>
Criminal Court, AP2,<br>
6th Floor <br>
120 Schermerhorn Street<br>
Brooklyn, New York <br><br>
Take the 2,3,4 or 5 train to Borough Hall or the A or F trains to Jay
St./Borough Hall. <br><br>
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The Warrens were assaulted by NYPD near their home when<br>
peacefully observing & taking notes as a cop assaulted a young
man.<br><br>
<a href="http://www.justiceforwarrens.org/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.justiceforwarrens.org<br><br>
</a></font><h1><b>What Happened?<br><br>
</b></h1><font size=3><b>11/30/07: Video interview by
<a href="http://totalblacktv.com/home/product_info.php?products_id=265&cPath=">
TotalBlackTV.com</a> <br>
</b>(this is the first 2 minutes of interview, view rest at
<a href="http://totalblacktv.com/home/product_info.php?products_id=265&cPath=">
TotalBlackTV.com</a>)<br><br>
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Attorney Michael Tarif Warren and his wife Evelyn were driving along
Vanderbilt Avenue around 6 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2007 when they
stopped at a red light. While stopped in traffic they witnessed NYPD
officers pursuing a young man. They put their vehicle in park and exited
their vehicle to see what was happening. They saw the young man on the
ground with his hands cuffed behind him surrounded by police officers who
were kicking him viciously. <br><br>
Then Sgt. Talvy, who appeared to be in charge, kicked him in the head and
stepped back some distance away. He placed his hand on his handgun
on his right hip.<br><br>
"Not only as people of conscience and moral decency, but as lawyers,
we thought this is outrageous." They arrived and stood "more
than ten feet away," he said. We returned to the vehicle almost
immediately because we were ordered to do so. Outside the vehicle, Mr.
Warren said to Sgt. Talvy, "Why are you beating him, he's
handcuffed, he's not a threat. Take him to the
precinct."<br><br>
They returned to their car, and Ms. Warren began to write down the
license plate numbers of the police vehicles as the Warrens watched the
NYPD put the bleeding young man in a car. When Sgt. Talvy came over to
the car Mr. Warren told him we were lawyers. Sgt. Talvy struck Ms.
Warren while both Warrens were in the vehicle. Sgt. Talvy was
punching Mr. Warren repeatedly in the head, looking as if he had no
intention of stopping, repeatedly punching him through the window and
shouting, "Get out of the car!" Sgt. Talvy dragged Mr. Warren
out of the car, ripping his shirt and pants. Ms. Warren, very upset,
asked "Why are you doing this?" Sgt. Talvy then punched her in
the face. Both were arrested and taken to the 77th precinct charged with
obstruction, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.<br><br>
Quickly, word of the Warrens arrest spread, and several hundred people
descended on the 77th Precinct demanding his release. Organizations
including the December 12th Movement, 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who
Care, Malcolm X Grassroots, International Action Center, CEMOTAP, the
Muslim community, the Haitian community and many others were present and
several media outlets were on hand.<br><br>
NYC Councilman Charles Barron, Attorneys Roger Wareham, Reginald Haley,
and Marisa Benton began negotiating their release with Brooklyn's top
brass, including Community Affairs Chief Douglas Zeigler, Brooklyn
Borough Commander Chief Gerald Nelson, and 77th Precinct Executive
Officer Michael Marino. At approximately 10:30 PM Evelyn Warren was
released with a summons. Michael Warren was released with a DAT at 11:30
PM.<br><br>
<img src="http://www.justiceforwarrens.org/images/warrens.jpg" width=311 height=262 alt="[]">
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</font><h5><b>Michael Tarif (left) and Evelyn Warren with NYC Councilman
Charles Barron<br><br>
</b></h5><font size=3>Councilman Barron and other community activists are
demanding Talvy be fired and that Brooklyn District Attorney Charles
Hines "drop the charges (against the Warrens) and charge the
police." He stated, "Police who murder and assault us must be
charged with crimes and put in jail. That is the only
deterrent."<br><br>
Evelyn Warren added, "We are professionals, if they do this to us in
broad daylight on a crowded street, what do they do in the dark when no
one is around? That's what I'm concerned about. Officer Talvy must go and
Police Commissioner Kelly must go, because his policy allows this
behavior to continue."<br><br>
If charges against them are not dropped, Michael and Evelyn Warren vow to
take the case to trial and use it as a community mobilizing and educating
tool to fight police brutality.<br><br>
This report largely taken from an article by Amadi Ajamu published by the
<a href="http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2007/06/87543.html">NYC Indymedia
Center</a> on June 23, 2007. Thank you, Sister Amadi. <br><br>
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