In loving-kindness of my little brother Calvin Dennis your best friend.
On October 11,2014 my family received the most heart wrenching phone call of our lives. My little brother has just been shot by an upstate (Utica Oneida County) police officer three times, but as a loving sibling once I heard the news, I did not feel the passing of him. He was airlifted to Syracuse Hospital. My heart goes out to everyone that contributed to my little brother's survival. What would hurt any family's heart is to have him wake out of a coma and for someone to tell you that he's accused of doing something so gruesome and uncharacteristic, it blows your mind. But to mention when my brother came though fully he expressed to us that while he was in the hospital, police officers took pictures on their personal phones of him with IV tubes in his body and for him not to say anything or he would have a bull's-eye on his head. This isn't how the United States of America HANDLES JUSTICE. What is the purpose of these pictures, is it to show family members, fellow co-works, the press or even the community to paint a bad picture of WHOM?. After our first and final visit the Oneida police department along with Syracuse Hospital would not continue to take our calls, nor would they allow us to visit him again. He had not been charged with a crime at that time and they were accusing him of being a violent person. But it doesn't take a violent person to be charged with a crime over several months, as they did to my brother. We have two uncles that served in the U.S. Military that taught us to have pride and to strongly believe in our justice system. My brother Calvin Dennis has served countless time within the Long Island City community, along with our family whom participants within the community cleanings and speaks to the youths as to why you should take care of their community and be the best they can be. He is respected by the elderly in our community because of his good heart, when he sees a person who is struggling with bags he'll lend a helping hand. He'd open doors when needed to help those in need of assistance. This is who my little brother is and as he is seen by his peers and elders, not some monster they want me to believe he is!? Please sign this petition so my little bother's voice won't go unheard. Thank you, love, peace, and happiness are with you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 12, 2020
August 21, 2015
The stories coming in from you all show that my brother is not the only victim of this kind of dehumanizing treatment. I am sifting through the evidence and preparing to bring this pattern of abuse into the light where it belongs. I will never stop fighting for the truth about what they did to him while he lay helpless in that hospital bed.
Reached 100 supporters
February 11, 2015
February 8, 2015
Seeing these names stack up reminds me that my brother is not alone in this fight for the truth. We are nearing the hundred mark and I need each of you to send this link to a few people who will stand with us. This momentum is the only thing keeping the pressure on the department after what they did to Calvin.
166 Comments
Calvin has always been loving , kind and supportive to his seniors in the community relentlessly carrying bags walking you to building with a smile and heartfelt encouraging conversation anything other is not in his character we all miss him dearly
Calvin Dennis has always been a great, loving, and respectful person and this is a very unfortunate situation where my friend was wrongly target by the police. I want justice for Calvin!!!
Justice for Calvin he is definitely a very good brother ! United States justice system is getting out of hand and we as the people witnessing and dealing with the unjust from our so called police we must come together stick together and demand a change because just like there lives our lives matter too !! World peace.
my husband calvin is a good man a loving husband and also a great dad.who took his son to school picked him up from school everyday.calvin has a great big heart for all also love helping people out. We need JUSTICE
calvin truly has a good heart, every time he comes across paths with me and my kids he always stoped us and gave the kids money to get snacks from the store and would always ask me if I needed anything and how my day was going hearing what has happened to him has bought sadness to my heart I pray for him and his family he is a good man and I pray for the best !
This will stop with us NOT AMONG US. Peace.
Hope you good Lau. I ain't forget you bro. Trust and believe.
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In loving-kindness of my little brother Calvin Dennis your best friend.
On October 11,2014 my family received the most heart wrenching phone call of our lives. My little brother has just been shot by an upstate (Utica Oneida County) police officer three times, but as a loving sibling once I heard the news, I did not feel the passing of him. He was airlifted to Syracuse Hospital. My heart goes out to everyone that contributed to my little brother's survival. What would hurt any family's heart is to have him wake out of a coma and for someone to tell you that he's accused of doing something so gruesome and uncharacteristic, it blows your mind. But to mention when my brother came though fully he expressed to us that while he was in the hospital, police officers took pictures on their personal phones of him with IV tubes in his body and for him not to say anything or he would have a bull's-eye on his head. This isn't how the United States of America HANDLES JUSTICE. What is the purpose of these pictures, is it to show family members, fellow co-works, the press or even the community to paint a bad picture of WHOM?. After our first and final visit the Oneida police department along with Syracuse Hospital would not continue to take our calls, nor would they allow us to visit him again. He had not been charged with a crime at that time and they were accusing him of being a violent person. But it doesn't take a violent person to be charged with a crime over several months, as they did to my brother. We have two uncles that served in the U.S. Military that taught us to have pride and to strongly believe in our justice system. My brother Calvin Dennis has served countless time within the Long Island City community, along with our family whom participants within the community cleanings and speaks to the youths as to why you should take care of their community and be the best they can be. He is respected by the elderly in our community because of his good heart, when he sees a person who is struggling with bags he'll lend a helping hand. He'd open doors when needed to help those in need of assistance. This is who my little brother is and as he is seen by his peers and elders, not some monster they want me to believe he is!? Please sign this petition so my little bother's voice won't go unheard. Thank you, love, peace, and happiness are with you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 12, 2020
August 21, 2015
The stories coming in from you all show that my brother is not the only victim of this kind of dehumanizing treatment. I am sifting through the evidence and preparing to bring this pattern of abuse into the light where it belongs. I will never stop fighting for the truth about what they did to him while he lay helpless in that hospital bed.
Reached 100 supporters
February 11, 2015
February 8, 2015
Seeing these names stack up reminds me that my brother is not alone in this fight for the truth. We are nearing the hundred mark and I need each of you to send this link to a few people who will stand with us. This momentum is the only thing keeping the pressure on the department after what they did to Calvin.
166 Comments
Cal always had a great heart and has aleays looked out fpr everybody very down to earth loyal and humble person since we met back in junior high for anyone to paint a picture of him as anything different is obserd and the false narritave should be immediatly stopped .
Calvin has always been loving , kind and supportive to his seniors in the community relentlessly carrying bags walking you to building with a smile and heartfelt encouraging conversation anything other is not in his character we all miss him dearly
Calvin Dennis has always been a great, loving, and respectful person and this is a very unfortunate situation where my friend was wrongly target by the police. I want justice for Calvin!!!
Justice for Calvin he is definitely a very good brother ! United States justice system is getting out of hand and we as the people witnessing and dealing with the unjust from our so called police we must come together stick together and demand a change because just like there lives our lives matter too !! World peace.
my husband calvin is a good man a loving husband and also a great dad.who took his son to school picked him up from school everyday.calvin has a great big heart for all also love helping people out. We need JUSTICE
calvin truly has a good heart, every time he comes across paths with me and my kids he always stoped us and gave the kids money to get snacks from the store and would always ask me if I needed anything and how my day was going hearing what has happened to him has bought sadness to my heart I pray for him and his family he is a good man and I pray for the best !
This will stop with us NOT AMONG US. Peace.
Hope you good Lau. I ain't forget you bro. Trust and believe.
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Cal always had a great heart and has aleays looked out fpr everybody very down to earth loyal and humble person since we met back in junior high for anyone to paint a picture of him as anything different is obserd and the false narritave should be immediatly stopped .