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In reply to the discussion: White Plains PD Shoot, Kill Elderly Vet who Accidentally Set off MedicAlert. [View all]Th1onein
(8,514 posts)Janet DiFiore is the district attorney of Westchester County, where this took place. CALL: 914-995-3317. This is the community affairs office. You can leave a message at this number, even late at night.
When the young man from Dayton was shot 22 times by a private security firm, while he was trying to leave an apartment complex, I called the Montgomery County Prosecutors office, the office of community affairs, and left a message that I was going to tell all of my friends and family about what they had done to that young man, and that the police had failed to investigate and pursue these cowboy security guards.
I let them know that I was from Houston, Texas, not Dayton, Ohio and the prosecutor's office called me back the very next day, on a conference call! They were EXTREMELY concerned that this case was going to balloon into another Trayvon Martin case. They SHOULD be concerned; and concerned enough to do their jobs. What makes the difference here is the fact that this happened in Dayton, Ohio and I was calling from Houston, Texas. They do not want a local case to turn into a national fiasco; they don't like that spotlight. CALL THEM. Tell them that you are concerned about what they did to Mr. Chamberlain, and where you are calling from. Light a fire under their asses. Let them know that we are watching.
I'm going to continue to contact the Montgomery County prosecutor's office and let them know that THAT case can blow up to national proportions in their face if they don't make it a priority, too.
Whatever you do might seem insignificant, but it's very important that you do it. Each one of us, posting on social media, calling the prosecutor's office, making our voices heard, brought the Trayvon Martin case into the national spotlight. We have to continue to do this every time one of our citizens is made a victim by the powers that be. Please call the community affairs division, and leave a message, if nothing else: 914-995-3317.