[Peace-discuss] [Discuss] Non-interaction with Champaign police

[Erek Rambo]

I do not know all the details surrounding this case, but being from Missouri and moving to champaign county, i noticed that the PD make a concentrated effort to criminalize the citizens. I have witnessed many illegal searches and conduct which is close to communism. They police the community instead of serving the community. That is one of the main reasons i left. In champaign, ordinary citizens are easly targeted and placed in the system. I have never seen anything like it before in my life!!
-----Original Message-----
Date: Sunday, July 18, 2010 1:18:30 pm
To: davegreen84 at yahoo.com
Cc: peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net;discuss at communitycourtwatch.org
From: E. Wayne Johnson <ewj at pigs.ag>
Subject: Re: [Discuss] [Peace-discuss] Non-interaction with Champaign police

Were you and the other gentleman so far away from the young man in the 
car that you could not have hailed him and given him some advice?

I personally consider the Champaign Police to be heavy on authority but 
very low on credibility and would not pay much attention to what they 
say, and would consider that they are only generally interested in 
punishing ordinary citizens for their minor peccadillos in driving, 
often entrapping them by watching stop signs in remote areas at low 
traffic times, or setting up "speed traps" where cars are going down 
steep slopes.

On the other hand, the words of a citizen might possibly have some 
impact if they were not cowering behind the cops.


On 7/18/2010 11:48 PM, David Green wrote:
> I understand what you're saying, of course, about general differential 
> policing. But people in Cherry Hills would certainly expect a quick 
> response from such a report, even if it was a resident who was the 
> offending party, and would be up in arms if they were treated 
> dismis