We will get Justice!

by PNN staff

"We are here to present hundreds of postcards signed by people in the community to demand a federal investigation into the shooting death of my son…" Marylon Boyd, mother of Cammerin Boyd who was murdered by police in May of 2004, held her head high as she called out for justice into the morning wind whipping through the shadows of the federal building on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco

Marylon was surrounded by family and friends holding several stacks of postcards addressed to US attorney Kevin Ryan. In response to the delayed and biased investigation into Cammerin's fatal shooting, the Boyd family, friends and community activists began a postcard campaign calling for intervention from the Department of Justice. The postcards demand that the US Attorney Ryan launch an investigation into the SFPD and specifically, Cammerins' death.

"It has been over 7 months since the death of my son, we have presented ample evidence and still nothing has been done," Marylon continued to explain the flagrant evidence that was presented in this case including the coroners report that corroborated the reports given by eyewitnesses to the shooting proving that Cammerin had his hands in the air, i.e., not in threatning position to the cops arresting him. Additionally on the Dec 1st meeting of the San Francisco police review commission it was revealed that the police commissioners' request for information on the investigation was denied again

"Using lethal force in arresting suspects is unconstitutional in San Francisco and since the death of my son there has been six more shootings and nothing has been presented to the police commission about these shootings either" Marylon went on to explain that she hoped that an investigation by Kevin Ryan would send a message to the police that these unjust police shootings will be taken very seriously and must stop.

After she spoke, her small group, which included Malaika Parker from Bay Area Police Watch, walked into the tower of Homeland Security itself, replete with a smiling picture of the CEO of corporate terrorism himself, GW Bush, to present these cards directly to Kevin Ryan.

"As she walked through the multiple glass maze of doors she called out to those of us in the press who weren't allowed in to the building, " We will get justice!"