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Justice f/ Ramarley Graham: trial tmw Wed. 5/15, Bronx, NYC

Received via email from DRUM :

Murder trial of Richard Haste, Ramarley Graham`s killer
Tomorrow Wednesday May 15 at 9:00 am
Bronx Hall of Justice 265 E. 161st St. at Sherman Av.; #4, B or D train to 161 St.-Yankee; Bx6 bus via W.155th & E.161st; buses via 161st or via Grand Concourse or via Melrose Av.
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From Rebel Diaz /// PLEASE SHARE WIDELY AND COME OUT TO SUPPORT TOMORROW MAY 15th in The BRONX

This is a letter from Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, who was killed in February 2012 by NYPD officer Richard Haste. The city is attempting to flush the criminal case against Haste, as they have with nearly every other police murder case, of which there were 24 in 2012 alone, so that NYPD will not be held accountable. Please read, share and come out on Wednesday if you are able to:

Dear Ramarley’s Supporters,

I am not sure if everyone is up to date as to what happened on the last court date but we were not given the impression that a trial will start anytime soon. A trial date was not set due to some ” TECHNICALITY”. Now, there was no technicality when this murderer illegally gained access to my building, ran upstairs, and kicked off my apartment door and murdered my son. There were no technicality when they were all smirking in my backyard because they did a good job murdering Ramarley in cold blood. There were no technicality when at his first court appearance he was greeted with applaud by his fellow comrades.

I am angry and cannot express my feelings alone. I need your help. My son needs your help. We need to have the same smile and smirk they had with a court date being set. We need to show the judge that COPS are not above the law. The court system is quick to pronounce us citizens guilty until proven innocent. So why is RICHARD HASTE getting the innocent until proven guilty treatment? Four days after my son was murdered the community came out and was angry and fed up of the constant police brutality, well on WEDNESDAY MAY 15, please come out and show your disgust and how fed up you are of the crooked system we call the justice system. I am ready to take it to the streets and the highest of the highest. Please be prepared for a major protest

I am asking you to share this with any and everyone. We need your help, we need your voice, I need you to help me make a difference to the system so that our children are treated fairly.

With Love and Respect from a angry mother
Constance Malcolm
If you are able to: on the 15th, meet at the Bronx “Hall of Justice” at 265 East 161st Street at 9 am

Please write or call:
The Office of the Bronx County District Attorney
198 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451 

and call the Office of the Bronx County District Attorney: 
(718) 590-2001  between now and Wednesday. 

fromonesurvivortoanother:

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