This week at 10am Race Capitol interrogates the fallen capital of the Confederacy’s resistance to de-militarizing the Richmond City Police Department. We revisit the July 28th City Council’s Public Safety Committee meeting that heard a resolution patronized by Councilman Jones to ban non-lethal military weapons.
Well barely. After being reminded about the public’s time to comment on the resolution, the committee made up of Councilwoman Trammel (chair), Councilwoman Gray (vice chair) and Councilman Hilbert heard the public that all said to support the resolution to ban the weapons. But on Monday October 12th, the full City Council will meet with the recommendation per the committee to strike the resolution.
Tune in this week to hear testimony from the people, the latest local and national news PLUS this week we have a call to action: sign the petition to tell council to de-militarize the Richmond Police Department.
Links for description:
-Resolution proposed to ban non-lethal weapons: https://richmondva.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=F&ID=8644065&GUID=366E4B46-88AE-4ACC-8C71-7163F3B499CD
-July 28 Richmond City Public Safety Committee Meeting: http://richmondva.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=2058
-Post Office Mailboxes are robbed throughout Metro area: https://t.co/3kO4GgXiXU?amp=1
-Mayor’s Task Force to Re-Imagine Policing https://t.co/OAblYSEe6c?amp=1
Commonwealth Attorny files 18 possible indictments against 8 RPD officers https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/grand-jury-considers-18-sealed-indictments-related-to-richmond-police-actions-during-unrest
-The occupant of the White House has contracted COVID19: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/10/06/920785708/cutting-edge-covid-19-care-for-trump-not-available-for-regular-folks
-Policing Protest Spending: https://vpm.org/news/articles/14944/richmond-police-spent-nearly-2-million-responding-to-protests
-Policing Protest Spending update: https://vpm.org/news/articles/15474/for-protests-rpd-spent-over-200k-on-tear-gas-vans-meals
-Politics Now: Teargas impacts on menstral cycle https://www.instagram.com/tv/CGBsY2NJ6gz/?igshid=1gw4kt31b54k9
-Richmond Physicians speak out against the weapons: https://vpm.org/news/articles/14367/doctors-urge-richmond-police-to-stop-pepper-spraying-gassing
-Letter to the Editor written by Alan Dow after the Council postponed the meeting until September: https://richmond.com/opinion/letters-to-editor/letter-to-the-editor-july-31-2020-use-of-chemical-irritants-for-crowd-control-must/article_3f9392cb-2cd6-5113-a55a-f8e7ecedbbd7.html
-Matt Schefft was quoted by the RTD in response to the subcommittee's decision not recommend a ban: https://richmond.com/news/local/city-council-subcommittee-opposes-ban-on-non-lethal-weapons-deployed-against-protesters/article_e33bb05f-b411-5469-86af-f97b7287715a.html
-More From doctors: https://www.bustle.com/p/can-tear-gas-affect-your-period-doctors-explain-what-to-know-22987529#:~:text=Deploying%20tear%20gas%20creates%20panic,or%20have%20underlying%20health%20conditions.%E2%80%9D
-ruling on Teargas: https://www.wbtv.com/2020/07/24/judge-dissolves-restraining-order-that-limited-cmpds-use-riot-control-agents/
-How they control us: https://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/riotcontrol/factsheet.asp
-VPM reporting on money spent: https://vpm.org/news/articles/15474/for-protests-rpd-spent-over-200k-on-tear-gas-vans-meals
-Chile suspends use of tear gas in protests (2011) https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-chile-suspends-use-of-tear-gas-in-protests-2011may17-story.html
-Information about tear gas + Arab Spring
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-tear-gas-works-a-rundown-of-the-chemicals-used-on-crowds/