Criminal
03-08-2003, 10:30 AM
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/studdmanpi/factandfiction.html
Please excuse the caps. This was copied from the website.
THE ATTICA PRISON RIOT
FACT AND FICTION
ALMOST TWENTY-NINE YEARS AGO ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 THE ATTICA PRISON ERUPTED IN AN INMATE RIOT THAT MADE ATTICA THE CENTER OF ONGOING NATIONAL ATTENTION, AND A HOUSEHOLD WORD. DESPITE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT STATE COMMISSION, THE MCKAY COMMISSION, EMPOWERED TO INVESTIGATE THE OCCURRENCES AT ATTICA, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL BUREAU WITHIN THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THE OCCURRENCES AT ATTICA AND PRESENT EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL ACTS TO TWO SEPARATE GRAND JURIES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL COMMISSION, THE MEYER COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATION, THERE PERSISTS TO THIS DAY MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF ATTICA.
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THE MYTH
1.THE ELEVEN CORRECTION OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF PRISON SLAIN DURING THE RIOT WERE KILLED BY INMATES SLASHING THEIR THROATS.
THE FACTS
1. EXCEPT FOR WILLIAM QUINN WHO DIED OF INJURIES INFLICTED BY INMATES DURING THE INITIAL UPRISING ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 ALL FATALITIES AMONG THE HOSTAGES WERE AS A RESULT OF STATE GUNFIRE DURING THE RETAKING ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971.
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THE MYTH
2. ONE OR MORE CORRECTION OFFICERS OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WERE CASTRATED BY INMATES.
THE FACTS
2. NO HOSTAGE WAS CASTRATED.
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THE MYTH
3. ONE OR MORE CORRECTION OFFICERS OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE IN D YARD WERE BEATEN AND TORTURED BETWEEN THE INITIAL UPRISING ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 AND THE RETAKING OF THE PRISON BY STATE OFFICERS ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971.
THE FACTS
3. AFTER THE INITIAL UPRISING NO HOSTAGE WAS HARMED BY INMATES UP UNTIL THE TIME OF RETAKING.
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THE MYTH
4. THAT THE FAMILIES OF SLAIN CORRECTION OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THE FACTS
4. DEATH BENEFITS RECEIVED BY WIDOWS WERE NO DIFFERENT THAN HAD THERE HUSBANDS DIED A NATURAL DEATH, AN EXAMPLE, $230.00 PER MONTH FOR A WIDOW WITH FIVE MINOR CHILDREN.
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THE MYTH
5. SURVIVING CORRECTION OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE RECEIVED ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THE FACTS
5. SURVIVING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE WERE GIVEN TIME OFF WITH PAY NOT KNOWING THE PAYCHECKS THEY RECEIVED WERE FUNDED BY WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION.
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THE MYTH
6. THE FAMILIES OF SLAIN HOSTAGES AND SURVIVING HOSTAGES WERE ABLE TO SUE THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THEIR LOSSES.
THE FACTS
6. ALL BUT ONE OF THE FAMILIES UNKNOWINGLY LOST THEIR RIGHT TO SUE THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY ACCEPTING DEATH BENEFITS OR WORKERS COMPENSATION FUNDS.
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THE MYTH
7. THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OR INJURY OF HOSTAGES OR CREATING THE RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO HOSTAGES WERE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
THE FACTS
7. NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT ATTICA OR ITS AFTERMATH
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THE MYTH
8. THE WHOLE STORY OF ATTICA HAS BEEN TOLD
THE FACTS
8. THROUGH THE FAILURE OF STATE OFFICIALS TO COMPILE RECORDS OF THIS EVENT IN A MANNER NORMALLY REQUIRED, THE FAILURE OF THE STATE INVESTIGATION INTO ATTICA TO THOROUGHLY PURSUE THE EVIDENCE WHICH EXISTED AND FINALLY THROUGH THE SEALING OF THE ATTICA RECORDS, THE STORY OF ATTICA IS YET TO BE TOLD.
Please excuse the caps. This was copied from the website.
THE ATTICA PRISON RIOT
FACT AND FICTION
ALMOST TWENTY-NINE YEARS AGO ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 THE ATTICA PRISON ERUPTED IN AN INMATE RIOT THAT MADE ATTICA THE CENTER OF ONGOING NATIONAL ATTENTION, AND A HOUSEHOLD WORD. DESPITE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT STATE COMMISSION, THE MCKAY COMMISSION, EMPOWERED TO INVESTIGATE THE OCCURRENCES AT ATTICA, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL BUREAU WITHIN THE NEW YORK STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THE OCCURRENCES AT ATTICA AND PRESENT EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL ACTS TO TWO SEPARATE GRAND JURIES, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL COMMISSION, THE MEYER COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE INVESTIGATION, THERE PERSISTS TO THIS DAY MYTHS AND MISINFORMATION IN THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF ATTICA.
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THE MYTH
1.THE ELEVEN CORRECTION OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF PRISON SLAIN DURING THE RIOT WERE KILLED BY INMATES SLASHING THEIR THROATS.
THE FACTS
1. EXCEPT FOR WILLIAM QUINN WHO DIED OF INJURIES INFLICTED BY INMATES DURING THE INITIAL UPRISING ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 ALL FATALITIES AMONG THE HOSTAGES WERE AS A RESULT OF STATE GUNFIRE DURING THE RETAKING ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971.
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THE MYTH
2. ONE OR MORE CORRECTION OFFICERS OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WERE CASTRATED BY INMATES.
THE FACTS
2. NO HOSTAGE WAS CASTRATED.
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THE MYTH
3. ONE OR MORE CORRECTION OFFICERS OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE IN D YARD WERE BEATEN AND TORTURED BETWEEN THE INITIAL UPRISING ON SEPTEMBER 9, 1971 AND THE RETAKING OF THE PRISON BY STATE OFFICERS ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1971.
THE FACTS
3. AFTER THE INITIAL UPRISING NO HOSTAGE WAS HARMED BY INMATES UP UNTIL THE TIME OF RETAKING.
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THE MYTH
4. THAT THE FAMILIES OF SLAIN CORRECTION OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES RECEIVED ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THE FACTS
4. DEATH BENEFITS RECEIVED BY WIDOWS WERE NO DIFFERENT THAN HAD THERE HUSBANDS DIED A NATURAL DEATH, AN EXAMPLE, $230.00 PER MONTH FOR A WIDOW WITH FIVE MINOR CHILDREN.
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THE MYTH
5. SURVIVING CORRECTION OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE RECEIVED ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
THE FACTS
5. SURVIVING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES HELD HOSTAGE WERE GIVEN TIME OFF WITH PAY NOT KNOWING THE PAYCHECKS THEY RECEIVED WERE FUNDED BY WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION.
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THE MYTH
6. THE FAMILIES OF SLAIN HOSTAGES AND SURVIVING HOSTAGES WERE ABLE TO SUE THE STATE OF NEW YORK FOR THEIR LOSSES.
THE FACTS
6. ALL BUT ONE OF THE FAMILIES UNKNOWINGLY LOST THEIR RIGHT TO SUE THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY ACCEPTING DEATH BENEFITS OR WORKERS COMPENSATION FUNDS.
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THE MYTH
7. THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OR INJURY OF HOSTAGES OR CREATING THE RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH TO HOSTAGES WERE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS.
THE FACTS
7. NO ONE HAS EVER BEEN HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED AT ATTICA OR ITS AFTERMATH
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THE MYTH
8. THE WHOLE STORY OF ATTICA HAS BEEN TOLD
THE FACTS
8. THROUGH THE FAILURE OF STATE OFFICIALS TO COMPILE RECORDS OF THIS EVENT IN A MANNER NORMALLY REQUIRED, THE FAILURE OF THE STATE INVESTIGATION INTO ATTICA TO THOROUGHLY PURSUE THE EVIDENCE WHICH EXISTED AND FINALLY THROUGH THE SEALING OF THE ATTICA RECORDS, THE STORY OF ATTICA IS YET TO BE TOLD.