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Northeast APSP · June 23rd, 2008, 04:10 PM

St. Petersburg police murder another African teen!

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Javon Dawson was 17 years old when killer cop Terrance Nemeth murdered him shooting him twice in the back at a graduation party.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — On Monday, June 9, Keon Dawson turned 14 years old. While many 14-year-olds might spend their birthdays celebrating, Keon spent his in a demonstration in front of the police department because just two nights before, St. Petersburg police murdered his brother, Javon Dawson.
Javon Dawson was at a graduation party at the Shining Light Masonic Lodge on Saturday night when police shot him in the back. According to witnesses, the 17-year-old had his hands up when he was shot twice in the back.
Witnesses say that when one teen tried to stop the bleeding, the police responded by pepper spraying him. Another teen’s attempt to save Javon’s young life brought on threats by police that he too would be shot.
Not surprisingly though, the State has already begun a campaign of slander and cover-up. They could not pull up any rap sheet — a common tactic used to justify when police murder an African — because he had never had any previous contact with police. In fact, everyone who knew him, including his high school principal, knew him as “a good kid.”
Instead, the police painted a picture that implied that this young African who had never had a run in with police became an instant outlaw that night. They claim that this young African who had never been in any trouble decided tonight that as his first criminal act he would commit suicide by aiming and firing a gun at police so they could kill him.
However, the police story contradicts the accounts of all of the witnesses who say that young Javon didn’t even have a gun. But killer cop Terrance Nemeth did. In fact, the bullets he fired into Javon’s back weren’t his first.
Killer cop Terrance Nemeth is a seasoned killer. This battle-worn, former Marine had just recently returned from Iraq where he received awards for occupying Iraq the same way police occupy the African community in St. Petersburg and throughout the U.S.
In fact, some have questioned whether killer cop Terrance Nemeth was even psychologically prepared to return to “civilian life” in the U.S.
Community responds with outrage

Keon Dawson spent his 14th birthday in a picket line after police murdered his brother just two nights earlier.

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St. Petersburg police murder another African teen!
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Watch Presenation on Shooting of Javon Dawson and Police Containment at.... YouTube - Police Murder of Javon Dawson

JamieC · June 23rd, 2008, 06:05 PM

This is truly sad to hear that this young mans life was taken away for no reason by a trigger happy policeman. I'll pray for the family.

dtownbro · June 24th, 2008, 10:10 AM

Also please pass along my condolences to the young brother's family and friends...

Take care...

Later...

Peace...

Northeast APSP · June 24th, 2008, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dtownbro

Also please pass along my condolences to the young brother's family and friends...

Take care...

Later...

Peace...

It ain't enough to just feel bad about what happened or wish for a better tomorrow.
We have to get organized to stop these things from ever happening again. Justice won't just come to us. We have to struggle for it.
Join the Defense Committee for Javon Dawson in seeking justice for the wrong that has been done and take action for a better future!

Northeast APSP · June 27th, 2008, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by richardsmth563

My thoughts don’t collide exactly with what you say….but anyways…..every one has its own way!!!!

Jewish Dating

I have looked at other posts of yours of other forums and they all have this same style of a passive stance where you don't agree with what is being said but you can't come out and state what you own stance is...
Tell me what you don't agree with.
If you are for Unity then you are for principled debate.
We don't overcome anything by shying away from struggle.

Northeast APSP · June 27th, 2008, 02:21 PM

On June 21, 2008 the community gathered to mourn the police murder of 17-year-old Javon Dawson. Family and Uhuru Organizers spoke to inspire the community to stand up and fight for Justice for Javon Dawson

YouTube - Javon Dawson's Funeral

Northeast APSP · August 16th, 2008, 01:50 AM

YouTube - STATE ATTORNEY EXONERATES KILLER COP

YouTube - STATE ATTORNEY EXONERATES KILLER COP (PT2)

YouTube - STATE ATTORNEY EXONERATES KILLER COP (PT3)

Northeast APSP · August 16th, 2008, 01:51 AM

Pressured Florida governor calls for review of “justified” verdict in police murder of Javon Dawson
Published Wednesday, August 13, 2008
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Justice for Javon Dawson demonstration in front of Florida governor Charlie Crist's office

TALLAHASSEE, FL — On Wednesday, August 13, the halls of the Florida governor’s office were filled with chants demanding justice for Javon Dawson, a 17-year-old African murdered by St. Petersburg policeman and battle-scarred, Iraq war veteran Terrance Nemeth on June 9.

The march to and demonstration at the governor’s office follows in a long process of political struggle led by the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee (JJDC) — a committee of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) — to win justice in the face of an “investigation” by State’s Attorney Bernie McCabe who has a history of giving a green light to police to murder African people.

In fact, McCabe has stamped every police murder of an African as “justified” since he’s been in office. The JJDC has been applying constant pressure on the State to have McCabe removed from the investigation on the grounds that McCabe enjoys an incestuous relationship with the police department whose officers are currently testifying for him in more than 100 cases.

Javon Dawson’s killer, Terrance Nemeth himself has testified for McCabe in more than 90 cases. Based on these facts, the JJDC argues that it is a conflict of interest for McCabe to then be responsible for investigating his collaborators, the St. Petersburg Police Department.

McCabe’s office attempts to preempt meeting with governor

The Justice for Javon Dawson Committee had held a press conference the preceding week announcing its intentions to go to Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s office to demand Bernie McCabe’s removal from the investigation based on conflict of interests. Subsequently, 3,000 signatures on a petition supporting the demand had been faxed to the governor’s office.

In a suspiciously preemptive move, McCabe announced a verdict justifying Terrance Nemeth’s murder of Javon Dawson just one day before the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee’s scheduled meeting with the governor. This verdict announcement was accompanied by an eight-page letter from McCabe’s office riddled with contradictions.

The evidence highlighted in the document contradicted the story of the police who claim Javon Dawson pointed a gun at killer cop Terrance Nemeth. The document claims that somehow gunpowder residue was supposedly found in Javon’s pocket while Nemeth’s testimony says Javon dropped the gun after he killed him making it impossible for him to have placed it in his pocket. It also glosses over the fact that no gunpowder residue was found on Javon’s hands. It ignored the fact that the only testimony from the crowd of more than 200 people present that said Javon even had a gun was that of killer cop Terrance Nemeth. These and other numerous contradictions in the document pointed to a cover-up.

Florida governor calls for review

Despite the state attorney’s attempts to preempt the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee’s demonstration and meeting at the Florida governor’s office with the verdict announcement, Uhuru organizers were determined to continue. Demonstrators marched to the governor’s office and delivered 1,700 more signatures demanding an independent investigation.

After JJDC members met with the Florida governor’s chief of staff, they emerged from the office with a copy of a letter faxed to Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey calling for a review of the state attorney’s investigation.

State Attorney Bernie McCabe was upset stating, “It’s never happened before and I don’t know why it’s being done now.”

While the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee recognized the review into the state attorney’s investigation a victory, its representatives made clear that the struggle for justice for Javon Dawson does not end with this review and that despite its initiation, the Uhuru Movement will continue to organize and struggle in the streets for justice.

For more information on this case or to contact the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee go to InPDUM or call 727-821-6620

June 23rd, 2008, 04:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Northeast APSP Afro Resident Occasional 2Cents Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I was stolen from Africa, and taken to the US Gender: Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 0 Credits: 554	St. Petersburg police murder another African teen! St. Petersburg police murder another African teen! <DIV> Javon Dawson was 17 years old when killer cop Terrance Nemeth murdered him shooting him twice in the back at a graduation party. ST. PETERSBURG, FL — On Monday, June 9, Keon Dawson turned 14 years old. While many 14-year-olds might spend their birthdays celebrating, Keon spent his in a demonstration in front of the police department because just two nights before, St. Petersburg police murdered his brother, Javon Dawson. Javon Dawson was at a graduation party at the Shining Light Masonic Lodge on Saturday night when police shot him in the back. According to witnesses, the 17-year-old had his hands up when he was shot twice in the back. Witnesses say that when one teen tried to stop the bleeding, the police responded by pepper spraying him. Another teen’s attempt to save Javon’s young life brought on threats by police that he too would be shot. Not surprisingly though, the State has already begun a campaign of slander and cover-up. They could not pull up any rap sheet — a common tactic used to justify when police murder an African — because he had never had any previous contact with police. In fact, everyone who knew him, including his high school principal, knew him as “a good kid.” Instead, the police painted a picture that implied that this young African who had never had a run in with police became an instant outlaw that night. They claim that this young African who had never been in any trouble decided tonight that as his first criminal act he would commit suicide by aiming and firing a gun at police so they could kill him. However, the police story contradicts the accounts of all of the witnesses who say that young Javon didn’t even have a gun. But killer cop Terrance Nemeth did. In fact, the bullets he fired into Javon’s back weren’t his first. Killer cop Terrance Nemeth is a seasoned killer. This battle-worn, former Marine had just recently returned from Iraq where he received awards for occupying Iraq the same way police occupy the African community in St. Petersburg and throughout the U.S. In fact, some have questioned whether killer cop Terrance Nemeth was even psychologically prepared to return to “civilian life” in the U.S. Community responds with outrage Keon Dawson spent his 14th birthday in a picket line after police murdered his brother just two nights earlier. Click Link to Finish Article.... St. Petersburg police murder another African teen! & Watch Presenation on Shooting of Javon Dawson and Police Containment at.... YouTube - Police Murder of Javon Dawson

June 23rd, 2008, 06:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
JamieC SuperModerator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Diego, Ca Baby And Proud Of It!! Gender: Posts: 6,003 Thanks: 69 Thanked 105 Times in 87 Posts Rep Power: 57 Credits: 25,707	This is truly sad to hear that this young mans life was taken away for no reason by a trigger happy policeman. I'll pray for the family. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. It's Like That Pixie Dust

June 27th, 2008, 02:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
Northeast APSP Afro Resident Occasional 2Cents Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I was stolen from Africa, and taken to the US Gender: Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 0 Credits: 554	On June 21, 2008 the community gathered to mourn the police murder of 17-year-old Javon Dawson. Family and Uhuru Organizers spoke to inspire the community to stand up and fight for Justice for Javon Dawson YouTube - Javon Dawson's Funeral __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

August 16th, 2008, 01:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
Northeast APSP Afro Resident Occasional 2Cents Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I was stolen from Africa, and taken to the US Gender: Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 0 Credits: 554	State exonerates Killer Cop YouTube - STATE ATTORNEY EXONERATES KILLER COP YouTube - STATE ATTORNEY EXONERATES KILLER COP (PT2) YouTube - STATE ATTORNEY EXONERATES KILLER COP (PT3) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

August 16th, 2008, 01:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
Northeast APSP Afro Resident Occasional 2Cents Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: I was stolen from Africa, and taken to the US Gender: Posts: 75 Thanks: 0 Thanked 14 Times in 13 Posts Rep Power: 0 Credits: 554	Pressured Florida governor calls for review of “justified” verdict in police murder of Javon Dawson Published Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Democratic Rights Imperialist Attacks Law and Legal Cases Police and Prisons Resistance North America Justice for Javon Dawson demonstration in front of Florida governor Charlie Crist's office TALLAHASSEE, FL — On Wednesday, August 13, the halls of the Florida governor’s office were filled with chants demanding justice for Javon Dawson, a 17-year-old African murdered by St. Petersburg policeman and battle-scarred, Iraq war veteran Terrance Nemeth on June 9. The march to and demonstration at the governor’s office follows in a long process of political struggle led by the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee (JJDC) — a committee of the International People’s Democratic Uhuru Movement (InPDUM) — to win justice in the face of an “investigation” by State’s Attorney Bernie McCabe who has a history of giving a green light to police to murder African people. In fact, McCabe has stamped every police murder of an African as “justified” since he’s been in office. The JJDC has been applying constant pressure on the State to have McCabe removed from the investigation on the grounds that McCabe enjoys an incestuous relationship with the police department whose officers are currently testifying for him in more than 100 cases. Javon Dawson’s killer, Terrance Nemeth himself has testified for McCabe in more than 90 cases. Based on these facts, the JJDC argues that it is a conflict of interest for McCabe to then be responsible for investigating his collaborators, the St. Petersburg Police Department. McCabe’s office attempts to preempt meeting with governor The Justice for Javon Dawson Committee had held a press conference the preceding week announcing its intentions to go to Florida Governor Charlie Crist’s office to demand Bernie McCabe’s removal from the investigation based on conflict of interests. Subsequently, 3,000 signatures on a petition supporting the demand had been faxed to the governor’s office. In a suspiciously preemptive move, McCabe announced a verdict justifying Terrance Nemeth’s murder of Javon Dawson just one day before the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee’s scheduled meeting with the governor. This verdict announcement was accompanied by an eight-page letter from McCabe’s office riddled with contradictions. The evidence highlighted in the document contradicted the story of the police who claim Javon Dawson pointed a gun at killer cop Terrance Nemeth. The document claims that somehow gunpowder residue was supposedly found in Javon’s pocket while Nemeth’s testimony says Javon dropped the gun after he killed him making it impossible for him to have placed it in his pocket. It also glosses over the fact that no gunpowder residue was found on Javon’s hands. It ignored the fact that the only testimony from the crowd of more than 200 people present that said Javon even had a gun was that of killer cop Terrance Nemeth. These and other numerous contradictions in the document pointed to a cover-up. Florida governor calls for review Despite the state attorney’s attempts to preempt the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee’s demonstration and meeting at the Florida governor’s office with the verdict announcement, Uhuru organizers were determined to continue. Demonstrators marched to the governor’s office and delivered 1,700 more signatures demanding an independent investigation. After JJDC members met with the Florida governor’s chief of staff, they emerged from the office with a copy of a letter faxed to Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey calling for a review of the state attorney’s investigation. State Attorney Bernie McCabe was upset stating, “It’s never happened before and I don’t know why it’s being done now.” While the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee recognized the review into the state attorney’s investigation a victory, its representatives made clear that the struggle for justice for Javon Dawson does not end with this review and that despite its initiation, the Uhuru Movement will continue to organize and struggle in the streets for justice. For more information on this case or to contact the Justice for Javon Dawson Committee go to InPDUM or call 727-821-6620 __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

June 24th, 2008, 10:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
dtownbro Afro Resident Emerging Voice Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Gender: Posts: 309 Thanks: 30 Thanked 40 Times in 34 Posts Rep Power: 10 Credits: 1,594	Also please pass along my condolences to the young brother's family and friends... Take care... Later... Peace...

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