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A Quaker Activist Group Forced the City of Orange to Reveal Police Department's Inventory
The City of Orange has disclosed information regarding the purchase and deployment of military-grade weapons after refusing a public records request late last year by a national Quaker group.
The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, filed a lawsuit against the Orange Police Department after they refused to fulfill a public records request on the purchase and deployment of militarized equipment in October 2021. The city cited security and anti-terrorism grounds for the refusal of the records request.
This refusal came just after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 481, a new state law that requires law enforcement agencies to adopt a written military equipment policy that lists all city-owned military-grade equipment and get public approval from their governing city councils.
Since the lawsuit was served in April, Orange officials produced all requested documentation.
https://voiceofoc.org/2022/05/a-quaker-activist-group-forced-the-city-of-orange-to-reveal-police-departments-inventory/
The American Friends Service Committee, a Quaker organization, filed a lawsuit against the Orange Police Department after they refused to fulfill a public records request on the purchase and deployment of militarized equipment in October 2021. The city cited security and anti-terrorism grounds for the refusal of the records request.
This refusal came just after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 481, a new state law that requires law enforcement agencies to adopt a written military equipment policy that lists all city-owned military-grade equipment and get public approval from their governing city councils.
Since the lawsuit was served in April, Orange officials produced all requested documentation.
https://voiceofoc.org/2022/05/a-quaker-activist-group-forced-the-city-of-orange-to-reveal-police-departments-inventory/
Time to stop the militarization of our culture.