Justice for Jeff Berg
Please visit my newest link entitled Justice for Jeff. It's all about the brutal murder of Jeff Berg by the Vancouver police in October of 2000. Apparently, Jeff was suspected of being involved in a marijuana "grow-op." Although witnesses and a videotape indicated that Jeff was cooperative with the police, one constable in particular beat Jeff senseless and left him bleeding and unconscious. Later on, he was revived by paramedics but he died two days later after he was taken off life-support.
His sister, Julie, has been fighting tirelessly on Jeff's behalf ever since. The Vancouver Police Department had an internal review which declared that their behavior had been appropriate because they claimed that Jeff had been violent. Julie Berg believes that the VPD should not be allowed to investigate itself. There is an inherent bias and lack of objectivity in an internal review. She is asking the public to support an independent judicial inquiry into the tragic death of her brother.
Julie also needs money for legal fees. Please visit her web site to sign the petition or make donations (http://justiceforjeff.com.)
The similarity between Jeff's case and David's is that law enforcement should not be allowed to monitor itself because it is very bad at admitting its own mistakes. As AIDWYC has continually advocated for an independent judicial board that will allow the wrongly convicted an outside appeal, so should the Berg family be permitted an outside investigation into the highly suspicious and inhumane behavior of the Vancouver Police Department.
Sigrid Macdonald. To quote Lawrence Lessig, "Some Rights Reserved." (Read FREE CULTURE and the discussion of copyright laws.) I.E. Anything on my blog may be reproduced elsewhere if you are kind enough to attribute the source.
His sister, Julie, has been fighting tirelessly on Jeff's behalf ever since. The Vancouver Police Department had an internal review which declared that their behavior had been appropriate because they claimed that Jeff had been violent. Julie Berg believes that the VPD should not be allowed to investigate itself. There is an inherent bias and lack of objectivity in an internal review. She is asking the public to support an independent judicial inquiry into the tragic death of her brother.
Julie also needs money for legal fees. Please visit her web site to sign the petition or make donations (http://justiceforjeff.com.)
The similarity between Jeff's case and David's is that law enforcement should not be allowed to monitor itself because it is very bad at admitting its own mistakes. As AIDWYC has continually advocated for an independent judicial board that will allow the wrongly convicted an outside appeal, so should the Berg family be permitted an outside investigation into the highly suspicious and inhumane behavior of the Vancouver Police Department.
Sigrid Macdonald. To quote Lawrence Lessig, "Some Rights Reserved." (Read FREE CULTURE and the discussion of copyright laws.) I.E. Anything on my blog may be reproduced elsewhere if you are kind enough to attribute the source.
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