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      Black and Blue: Interactions between Citizens and Police

      Spartanburg, SC, November 11, 2005- Officer Clevon Boyd provided insight into the arrest process having been previously arrested and now a police officer. Among the many topics discussed were police brutality, law enforcement/citizen interaction, and the resistance/control continuum paradigm. Officer Corey Cole added that the community must understand the jigsaw puzzle of probable cause and reasonable suspicion that begins many interactions with law enforcement. We appreciate Officers Boyd and Cole giving so freely of their time. Kudos to the USC Upstate NAACP Chapter for another excellent program.

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Spartanburg NAACP Convinces City Council to Pay for Body Cameras over City Staff Recommedation

June 11, 2015 by Page Admin in Civic Engagement, community engagement, Criminal Justice, Press
Spartanburg NAACP Convinces City Council to Pay for Body Cameras over City Staff Recommedation

Spartanburg City Council on Monday gave its initial approval of a $35.9 million budget, a spending plan that includes a raise for city employees and sets aside funds for Tasers for patrol and traffic officers. It does not include a tax increase.

It also does not include funds for police officer body cameras, which didn’t sit well with Mayor Junie White.

“We need Tasers, but we need body cameras too,” White said. “It’s not going to go away.”

City Council unanimously agreed to have staff look for thousands of dollars in cuts to cover the cost of body cameras for front-line officers.

The city might eventually receive federal or state funding to pay for such cameras, but White said he felt the city needed a plan in case that money doesn’t come through.

During a public hearing on the budget, NAACP Spartanburg Branch President Monier Abusaft questioned other proposed expenditures, including money that goes to nonprofit organizations like College Town and the Spartanburg Downtown Association.

“Is that more important than protecting our citizens, our black men?” Abusaft asked.

Read more at Goupstate.com

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