Houston, Texas
Today, a coalition of community organizations continues to protest demanding a citizen’s review board with subpoena power, prosecutorial power, and proper funding. Protests began after the release of a video showing the brutal beating of 15 year old African American Chad Holley.
Several town hall meetings have shown the outrage of the community, along with opinions being continuously expressed on local talk shows. Numerous citizens have come forward with claims of excessive force and brutality, including the death of their loved ones.
In addition, in the past two weeks, two police shootings seen as use of excessive force or outright murder by some witnesses have taken place.
As of the latest scheduled protest, Mayor Annise Parker and the District Attorney have been unresponsive to the righteous demands of the public.
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