I didn't think wearing baggy jeans was a crime! They made me a freedom activist! FIGHT THE POWER

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  • Peaceful hip hop unity community systematically harassed. While walking back to a legal graffiti wall(long live free speech through hip hop!) after lunch across the street - to complete a piece, I was stopped with one of my mates by two of vkr's finest and spoken to with agression before we had even spoken to them or turned around. From inside their car they asked us for a legitimate reason for being in the area and I politely stated that we said we are going for a walk. They asked us our names and we told them our names, (something i know we are required to do by law only in traffic situations while driving) they checked the names on the radio and our squeaky clean records yet baggy jeans seemed to really frustrate one of them because he began murmuring about fuckin kids... At this stage i asked for both of their names as i make it a habit to take names down and place complaints whenever harassed by police (yes it does happen that often- i always have a note pad and pen i sometimes carry a tape recorder - legal to record as long as you are a party to a conversation and sometimes a camera) they barked their first names and i waited expectantly, they glared at me, and when i asked for their second names i also asked for their badge numbers, (it is the right of all citizens to ask ANY question of a police officer at any time and they are required by law to give full name and badge number- very helpful info for complaints) they both went crazy yelling at me for this request and the most aggressive one said to note down my name and description and remember my face because they could expect trouble from me! I calmly replied i do not understand why i am being treated this way for walking along the footpath and how could my question be grounds for this agression ? i was then yelled at for interrupting (he wasn't speaking at the time) and told to shut up, my friend, very intimidated by this action, decides to surprise us all and call one of the police by his first name that we had just found out and say that the officer would probably know his dad! - senior sargeant... ____(name avail. on email;) ___ (the officers harassing us were only sargeant rank :). The officer clawed frantically at the door handle inside his car to open it for a second as his face went red and he rushed out of the car at my friend and stood yelling at 1-2cm away how much he should be beaten for name dropping and his father couldn't do anyting for him if these officer chose to (quote) "beat the fucking shit out of you little pricks" my mate stood there trembling and i looked around for anyone who may be witnessing this whole scene and the people we did see watched in approval as we were humiliated and harassed as though we were criminals for walking back to the wall. They told us to "get off the fucking streets before we arrest you" as he got back into the car with his partner and shut the door, i walked up to the car door, reaching into my note pad pocket again, and asking for their names, they did not reply, and put seatbelt on, as i noticed the partner on the radio being very humble and releasing the talk button if i made an effort to speak, then pressing it saying yes it's ok now, returning to base. I wrote the number plate down (obviously) and I asked my mate if he could get the names and addresses of the cops and he stood there pale as anything and almost collapsed. (after asking what the...dad is a COP etc..he replied _REAL EMOTIONAL_ that his mum and him, a year ago had gone into hiding after being violently abused and after nearly losing a limb (maybe i should have asked about the scars i had seen on her face), but he had found her, hadn't done anything physical recently, but said that there was a constant drive-past police presence past their house and mysterious phone calls no matter how many silent numbers she changed through. My mate said that he had never been as scared of any one as his dad, this day came damn close but, . He called his dad who said that he was getting upset over nothing and that he has to stop hanging out with criminals, he stuck up for me the "criminal", we went back and finished the pieces (as you do) on the legal wall, he went home, i went to the station to place a formal complaint, to which the senior sgt (name avail on request;)) said "if assholes provoke our officers, they have no option but to retaliate", i had to sit down, realising that they are all probably like this, and that if the police are the problem, where on earth was i to seek help and safety? I tried to get him to directly say something about the incident or me (on my concealed tape) (why not, EVERY police station uses concealed camera surveillance and illegal bugs!), He said it wasn't harassment unless the type of thing happenned around 12 times in two days, He asked for my name and if i wanted to place a formal complaint, i said i did not because i beleived it would only get worse harassment and violence, after the usual obligatory denial i gave up on the police avenue of changeing things and went home. I didn't sleep that night as i wondered how i was to ever feel safe again? I formulated a plan to research my rights and tell every one of our rights, and all things to do with police and governmental corruption - i have rarely seen otherwise from them , and have researched average 8 hours weekly and distributed information freely for a few years now. and because of systematic police harassment over three years around 65% of the times i went outside our block, i was pulled over, harassed, searched and humiliated with threats of violence and treated like a criminal. It only taught me how unjust government is and just how much they truly respect you as an individual. I will never stop researching and distributing information against them ( it's easy to do, so very easy) and i have seen the positive changes when little kids are pulled over and refuse to give information, demanding their rights and when people recognise the agenda, national security in not more important than individual will. I also DJ hip hop,trance,acidjazz,breakbeatacidiks,rap,elactrobreaks and many other styles with samples to educate the community and speak out when all other media is controlled by the man. NOTE: to police - despite my respect shown you have never seen past my appearance and age and you have not treated me even civilly, your harassment is the very reason that i will never stop being active against your violence, abuse and blatant disregard for what i call freedom. thankyou for giving me the gift of awareness of your true objectives and for fuelling me eternally. I WILL PEACEFULLY, THROUGH DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS BRING YOU ALL DOWN, all other mass media info is under your control, MINE ARE NOT! FIGHT THE POWER! search Graffiti, DJing, MCing, Subvertising, Unadvertising, Culture Jamming, Reclaim the Streets! WE CAN"T BE STOPPED! Peace - djmungbean@hiphopsite.com , supaboogichillin@hotmail.com


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