What is the gang/organised crime situation in these neighborhoods?
How does Cop Watch interact with these groups? There is not a big gang problem in Berkeley. Neighborhood youth often identify with particular neighborhoods and this sometimes leads to conflicts between them. Copwatch has worked within these neighborhoods and made contacts with young people there. While they are often very supportive of our program, they are reluctant to participate due to fear of retaliation by police. This leads us to the question of the role of privilege in this movement because it is not uncommon for white people to be able to observe and videotape cops in action where a person of color would get attacked for doing the very same thing. We are always seeking to strengthen our ties with community groups in those areas, participate in community activities such as Juneteenth and to make one on one connections with people as we do our Copwatch shifts. Tactics Do you see Cop Watch as part of a revolutionary strategy Copwatch is not in itself a revolutionary organization.
