FUSsa-talk Mailing List: Quincy Smith letter

[Rev. Kendyl Gibbons (uukendyl]

Thanks, everybody!  It looks like we are all on board, so I am going to get
this in the mail.  I'll let you know if we hear anything back.

Happy holidays,
Kendyl

-----Original Message-----
From: hanse002 [at] umn.edu [mailto:hanse002 [at] umn.edu] 
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:00 AM
To: Kendyl Gibbons
Subject: Re: [sa-talk] Here's the letter in the text, without pretty format

I certainly would favor an endorsement by the SAC! Thanks for penning it, 
Kendyl.

Adele



On Dec 18 2008, Rev. Kendyl Gibbons wrote:

>
>Sorry about the attachment confusion; here's the text of the letter:
>
>
>
>Councilmember Don Samuels
>Minneapolis City Hall, Room 307
>350 South 5th Street
>Minneapolis, MN 55415
>
>Dear Mr. Samuels,
>
> The Social Action Committee of the First Unitarian Society and I urge you 
> to
>probe more deeply into questions surrounding the recent death of Quincy
>Deshawn Smith.  Public knowledge at present is limited to the fact that
>Smith, a well-known disc jockey in the North Minneapolis community, had an
>encounter with five police officers early in the morning of December 9,
>during the course of which he was subdued with a Taser.  He was then
>observed to be in medical distress, and died soon after at Hennepin County
>Medical Center.  We understand that the officers involved have been placed
>on paid administrative leave pending completion of an investigation into
>these events.  
>
>We join Quincy Smith's mother and father, as well as the north side
>community, and you, in the desire to understand what happened that resulted
> in the death of this young man. It is important to us to support our 
> police
>in the appropriate performance of their duties, and to nurture safe
> neighborhoods for all our citizens. We are best able to achieve these 
> goals
>when we can be assured that everyone is held accountable for their actions,
>and for this purpose, the public needs to be kept informed of what is
>learned in this investigation.
>
>Thank you for all your work on behalf of our city, for justice and peace in
>our community.
>
>Happy holidays,
>
>
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