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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The rise of deadly force - Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle 1/17/10
Shootings by area lawmen already at six - James Pinkerton, Chronicle 1/23/10
Cops and Crime - Andrew G. Hawkes
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Prosecuting police an uphill battle in force cases - ROMA KHANNA and ALLAN TURNER
HPD chase under scrutiny - Wayne Dolcefino
Contempt of Cop by Tom Moran
Court opens door for police misconduct by James F. Piazza
Mental illness deluging local jail facilities by Steven B. Schnee
Cycle of Violence: Of YouTube and bike cops
Police Brutality: Deal with it
Public should have access to details of...a controversial police shooting - Houston Chronicle
How are Houston's cops using their Tasers
Up Close: Questioning HPD's use of deadly force by Dave Fehling
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 by a Harris County law enforcement officer, please call Randall Kallinen at 713.320.3785.
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