Civilians Down.com is a website dedicated to deadly force incidents in Harris County, Texas. For instance, Harris County Sheriff's deputy Luis Guillermo Figueroa has shot two people in the back--Ralph Reiner Myers (2002) and Rodney Ali Baldwin (2002)--and most recently, April 24, 2007, shot a 14-year-old, Andrew Gibbs, in the leg.
"A society whose citizens refuse to see and investigate the facts, who refuse to believe that their government ... will routinely lie to them and fabricate a reality contrary to verifiable facts, is a society that chooses and deserves the Police State Dictatorship it's going to get". — Ian Williams Goddard
Co-founders' children killed by police
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Indifference to injustice - Chronicle editorial 3/9/08
Wanted: Confidence in our police - message from our neighbor, Galveston's The Daily News
Moral and Morally: Instilling Principles in Officers - By Michael Quinn
Just how dangerous is police work?
CRISIS INTERVENTION - Mandatory training ... is the best way to improve police handling of the mentally ill
Ex-HPD Top Cop for D.A.? - Just say NO!
Are some of Houston's top cops blurring the badge?
Cops with a badge and a criminal record?
How are Houston's cops using their Tasers?
The American Rights Association, a civil rights litigation and educational organization, was formed Feb. 22, 2007, in Houston, Texas. If you or someone you know has experienced abuse while in the Harris County Jail, please call Randall Kallinen at 713.320.3785.
• Local law enforcement and the Harris County District Attorney's office continue to keep secret all evidence and reports in officer- involved shootings and refuse to indict officers for improper shootings or for lying about how the shootings took place.
• Questioning HPD's use of deadly force
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