CA. Black Caucus Plans Statewide Hearings Over Police Abuse

The California Legislative Black Caucus plans to hold statewide hearings on police abuse, a state senator and an assemblyman said at a town hall meeting in Leimert Park on Saturday. The event was organized by the Community Commission on Police Abuse, a coalition of activists assembled by publisher and community leader Danny Bakewell after the June 23 televised beating of Stanley Miller, who was tackled by officers after being pursued in a stolen car. "Let's make no mistake, we're not here because a brother got beat," said Sen. Kevin Murray (D-Culver City) to a crowd of several hundred people. "We're here because [the police] got caught beating a brother. These things happen all the time." [more]