Drop charges against Terrance Roberts, 5 others during a #Justice4ElijahMcClain Protest!
The Issue
A group of local folks brought global attention in Colorado for lack of willingness to prosecute Aurora police officers and one Medic in the #ElijahMcClain case. What else can explain Arapahoe's 17th and 18th Judicial District Attorney in retaliatory charges against people exercising their 1st Amendment Rights?
Charges:
1. Kidnapping, seriously? People who have been kidnapped are kidnapped by force with a weapon, in a real kidnapping, the kidnap victims do not carry guns, the kidnappers carry weapons of choice. This was a Police Building that employed officers, the so-called kidnapping victims inside who had every weapon for their use but chose not to use them. Elijah McClain was kidnapped with Excessive Use of Force by 3 officers who threw him to the ground against his Amendment Rights. Elijah McClain was murdered by a carotid chokehold and the use of 500 mg of Ketamine. Where were his rights?
2. Inciting a riot? First of all, it was a protest march, not a riot. Hundreds of people were present at this march. Is the District Attorney going to call all those who were present at this protest march as witnesses? The 2000 witnesses that were involved in this protest march didn’t need to incite anything. The 2000 witnesses protested the violence of police officers that go unprosecuted.
3. Obstructing a highway? You might as well arrest all of the 2,000 protesters that were there. If this was obstructing the highway, then why did the Police Block Traffic for the protesters? Was this a setup or a trap?
Why did APD and the 17th and 18th District Attorney NOT charge the driver who ran into several people who were injured? D.A. rather arrest the protesters rather than the Police Officers and one Medic who did a chokehold and injected him with 500mg of Ketamine. The protest/march was peaceful, what about the counter-protesters like the Proud Boys, Q-Anons, III Percenters, and MAGA Patriots that were there to cause havoc and more chaos? APD pointed in the wrong direction again blaming those who wanted Justice for Elijah McClain.
Drop the charges!
The Issue
A group of local folks brought global attention in Colorado for lack of willingness to prosecute Aurora police officers and one Medic in the #ElijahMcClain case. What else can explain Arapahoe's 17th and 18th Judicial District Attorney in retaliatory charges against people exercising their 1st Amendment Rights?
Charges:
1. Kidnapping, seriously? People who have been kidnapped are kidnapped by force with a weapon, in a real kidnapping, the kidnap victims do not carry guns, the kidnappers carry weapons of choice. This was a Police Building that employed officers, the so-called kidnapping victims inside who had every weapon for their use but chose not to use them. Elijah McClain was kidnapped with Excessive Use of Force by 3 officers who threw him to the ground against his Amendment Rights. Elijah McClain was murdered by a carotid chokehold and the use of 500 mg of Ketamine. Where were his rights?
2. Inciting a riot? First of all, it was a protest march, not a riot. Hundreds of people were present at this march. Is the District Attorney going to call all those who were present at this protest march as witnesses? The 2000 witnesses that were involved in this protest march didn’t need to incite anything. The 2000 witnesses protested the violence of police officers that go unprosecuted.
3. Obstructing a highway? You might as well arrest all of the 2,000 protesters that were there. If this was obstructing the highway, then why did the Police Block Traffic for the protesters? Was this a setup or a trap?
Why did APD and the 17th and 18th District Attorney NOT charge the driver who ran into several people who were injured? D.A. rather arrest the protesters rather than the Police Officers and one Medic who did a chokehold and injected him with 500mg of Ketamine. The protest/march was peaceful, what about the counter-protesters like the Proud Boys, Q-Anons, III Percenters, and MAGA Patriots that were there to cause havoc and more chaos? APD pointed in the wrong direction again blaming those who wanted Justice for Elijah McClain.
Drop the charges!
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Petition created on October 9, 2020