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A fundraising effort to support terminated Columbus Division of Police officer Adam Coy is currently ongoing among many Columbus police officers, asking 200 officers to give $20 a month to raise $4,000 a month.
The officer-initiated fundraiser is not for any legal fund, which the local Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) would take care of, but for Coy’s mortgage and other expenses, say several black officers who forwarded the above screenshot to the Free Press. There’s no policy within the Division against raising money for fellow officers.
The community is painfully aware of the double-standard Columbus police have towards black citizens, but black officers continue to tell the Free Press this also applies to how they can be treated as well.
How Do We Stop the Black on Black Killings in Columbus?
Thursday, January 14, 6pm
Special Guests:
Honorable Judge Terri Jamison – Franklin County
Pastor Frederick V. Lamarr – Family Missionary Baptist Church
Dr. Jordan Argus – Crane R&D
Bro. Cecil Ahad – Pres/CEO Men for the Movement
George Howard – All-Ohio Basketball
Byron L. Potts – Byron L. Potts & Co., LPA
Khari Enaharo – Media Host
James Ragland – Columbus City Schools, School Board Member
Rhodesia McMillian, PHD – Columbus City Schools, School Psychologist
John Gregory – National Center for Urban Solutions
Honorable Judge Lasheyl Stroud – Franklin County
Be sure to spread the word.
Join the discussion LIVE on 1/14/21@6pm
Stop the War on Yemen Webinar
Should you be worried about the new COVID strains originating in the UK, South Africa, and elsewhere, and recently identified in the US, as well as newly identified strains that originated in the US and quickly became predominant in Central Ohio?
Not unsurprisingly, the so-called Trumpster “patriots” plan armed demonstrations in Washington D.C. and at all state capitol buildings this week, according to reports.
This is a good time to review Ohio’s updated “stand your ground” law, which the Republican-besieged Statehouse pushed to get passed during the summer of social justice.
Remember, “stand your ground” is how George Zimmerman, when he was playing his favorite make-believe game “biased cop,” got away with murdering Trayvon Martin.
When Gov. DeWine recently signed Senate Bill 175, he made it legal for Ohioans, if they feel threatened, to shoot and kill in nearly all places, not just their residence or vehicle.
The law also abolishes the “duty to retreat” or try to get away first, meaning “a person has no duty to retreat before using force in self-defense,” as stated in the law.
Stand your ground is what justified gun-fighting in the Old West.
Monday, January 11, 2021, 7:00 - 8:00 PM
Join Sunrise Movement, Ohio Youth Climate Strike, Columbus Stand Up! and Our Revolution Central Ohio for our next virtual citizen forum on climate policies in Columbus! Hear from local speakers on Columbus’ efforts to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035 and what further action is needed. We need to keep the pressure on our local officials to ensure that Columbus is tackling the climate crisis with the urgency it requires. Register here.
There was unexpected good news at the January 2021 Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon! On Saturday night, January 9, about 45 local and national community activists met through Zoom from 7-8pm to hear about local and national social justice issues.
Showing Up for Racial Justice
