Help with Legal Fees for Jacksonville Protestors
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On May 30 and 31, 2020, peaceful people protested in Jacksonville, Florida. They had permits and permission. They brought attention to injustice and systemic racism. Certainly, some broke laws and were arrested. However, others were victims to Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the City of Jacksonville losing their composure, maliciously using force and making unwarranted arrests.
One such example is Coricia. She is the woman in pink in the above video recorded by a bystander. She is a Marine Corp veteran. She joined friends to protest and be heard, as her Constitutional rights guarantee. She joined a line of people doing a sit-in next across from police wearing body armor and SWAT gear. She didn't yell, threaten or show any force. She was not their enemy. In fact, she defended their rights in the past and respected them defending hers. She is an Caribbean American woman sitting in between other Caucasian people. Notice as she, alone, is violently thrown behind the police line and arrested for no reason while the others are not. She said the arrested protesters she saw in jail were nearly exclusively black.
There are others we represent who need help.
DO NOT BELIEVE the misinformation that many of these protesters deserved to be arrested. They didn't. Making matters worse, she (and others) was (were) denied healthcare in jail despite asking for it 17 times. She was held 2 days for merely being on a closed public road with others who were not arrested.
She and others have to post bail, pay legal fees and costs and missed work. This fund will 100% reimburse bond, out of pocket fees and costs and lost work for Coricia and others. The remainder will be donated to a non-profit organization which seeks to fund peace out of chaos.
Please donate. Please post. Please film police. It is the only thing which keeps events like this honest.
One such example is Coricia. She is the woman in pink in the above video recorded by a bystander. She is a Marine Corp veteran. She joined friends to protest and be heard, as her Constitutional rights guarantee. She joined a line of people doing a sit-in next across from police wearing body armor and SWAT gear. She didn't yell, threaten or show any force. She was not their enemy. In fact, she defended their rights in the past and respected them defending hers. She is an Caribbean American woman sitting in between other Caucasian people. Notice as she, alone, is violently thrown behind the police line and arrested for no reason while the others are not. She said the arrested protesters she saw in jail were nearly exclusively black.
There are others we represent who need help.
DO NOT BELIEVE the misinformation that many of these protesters deserved to be arrested. They didn't. Making matters worse, she (and others) was (were) denied healthcare in jail despite asking for it 17 times. She was held 2 days for merely being on a closed public road with others who were not arrested.
She and others have to post bail, pay legal fees and costs and missed work. This fund will 100% reimburse bond, out of pocket fees and costs and lost work for Coricia and others. The remainder will be donated to a non-profit organization which seeks to fund peace out of chaos.
Please donate. Please post. Please film police. It is the only thing which keeps events like this honest.
Organizer
John M. Phillips
Organizer
Jacksonville, FL
