Our Only Interest : JUSTICE for Officer Peter Liang

Indictment Against Peter Liang Politically Motivated? Some made the above charge.  80-20 is not ready to believe it yet.  However, 80-20 must be ready to act, when called for.  In the event that politics is interfering against justice, 80-20 shall play a counter-balancing role.  So we looked into politics in Brooklyn and the track record of District Attorney (DA) Kenneth Thompson.                   The Demographics of Brooklyn        The demographics, shown in the table below, project a rapidly rising political role for Asian Ams in Brooklyn elections. Racial composition 2010 1990 1950 1900 White  49.5%  46.9%  92.2% 98.3% -Non-Hispanic  35.8%  40.1%  n/a n/a Black or African American  35.8%  37.9%   7.6% 1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race)  19.8%  20.1%   n/a n/a Asian  11.3%   4.8% 0.1% 0.1% From 1990 to 2010, the population of non-Hispanic Whites, blacks and Hispanics  all decreased.  In contrast, that of Asian increased by 135%, or approximately 5% per year.   By Spring of 2017, when the next Democratic primary for Brooklyn DA will occur, the Asian population will be about 16%.  A primary in which one constituent has an emotional grudge is where a PAC like 80-20 can play a pivotal role.             The Track Record of DA Ken Thompson DA Thompson was elected in 2013 after a very bitter election against a 6-term  former  Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes. Thompson was sworn in as DA on 1/1/2014.  He seems to be doing a respectable job.  Being a public servant in a city like Brooklyn is not easy.  80-20 wishes him luck.                                       However, in 1.2 years, DA Thompson has generated much negative publicity.   See some Newspaper headlines about him below: DA's detective driver is former drug dealer | New York Post - Oct 29, 2014, and Brooklyn DA treats detectives like personal errand boys - only 4 days ago. One quote in the above article says, ""He's a psychopath," the source said. "There is no DA I know of in the state who has his own ­advance team."     Shopping for a DA Candidate for the 2017 Election? No, no, no!  80-20 will focus its effort on fact finding* to advance justice.  Politics should never interfere with justice.   Let the word go forth that if 80-20 must use politics to counter-balance politically           motivated scapegoating against Officer Peter Liang of NYPD, we will!                          Forward this e-newsletter!                                                                    DONATE to SELF till it hurts. S.B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Political Action Committee, Inc. www.80-20Initiative.net Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter ! * Facts that 80-20 is very interested in verifying:  i) Were Liang and his partner explicitly ordered not to do vertical patrolling in that building by their boss? ii) Had Liang admitted that his finger was on the trigger?  Or, did he state that his finger was along the     gun barrel but slipped when his right shoulder hit a door? iii) Is there any physical evidence that the bullet hit the wall and ricocheted?  Has the physical evidence     been protected and/or photographed? iv) Did Liang and his partner call the Police Union first and 4 minutes later call 911?  v) Some articles describe the stairwell as being "pitch black."  Is it true?  The jury could easily be      convinced that Officer Liang would feel threatened in this dangerous public housing project area      where the stairwell is pitch black. Would it then have been reasonable for him to keep the finger       on the trigger? vi) What other police shooting or assault cases has the Brooklyn DA prosecuted recently? vII) What role did Liang's partner play in this incident?  Is he under investigation or being disciplined?          80-20 Mission Statement Frequently Asked Questions 80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.

Position on Officer Peter Liang's arraignment

80-20 will fight  for YOU & Officer Peter Liang

Have you heard about the arraignment against Officer  Peter Liang of the NYPD?   80-20 has received many emails  from Asian Ams pleading for us to look into this matter.     After a Board meeting, 80-2O Initiative takes the  following positions:  1) It shall not let Officer Peter Liang be the victim of political      scapegoating, if indeed we conclude this is the case, after      our thorough fact-finding.  2) It advises Asian Ams. not to join or participate in petitions      and movements that only expose our community's political      ignorance/immaturity which makes us even weaker.   Take      the recent White House petitions as examples.  The      initiators and signers are great people who yearned for      justice.  80-20 thanks them and shares their goal.  However,      those petitions ignore the legal environment in the USA.       Keep in mind that the President of the U.S. has no legal      authority over an indictment in Brooklyn. Nor is Pres.      Obama likely to make a statement on an ongoing legal case.       In America, we need to practice politics the American way.       Remember the Jimmy Kimmel "kill every Chinese"      episode? 80-20 got the first and ONLY written apology from       ABC soon after the event.  Weeks after a White House       petition, which asked Pres.Obama to interfere, had reached       100,000 signers, and long after the matter has been       satisfactorily resolved, there was a White House statement       on this matter. Did anyone remember what was said?        (Please note that this was not a reflection on the White       House, but a reflection on the silliness of that petition.  Pres.       Obama is not the equivalent of a Chinese Emperor.  He has       no authority over ABC, a private enterprise.)      "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to        repeat it"   -    George Santayana.       However, if there were a petition to 80-20 to help Office       Liang and it quickly gathers 100,000 signatures, it would be        much more effective.  Why?   Because 80-20 would be        greatly empowered by the apparent yearning for its        leadership, thereby enabling it to do even more.  3)  80-20'll strive to create a win-win situation to ensure justice      for Officer Liang. This part of 80-20's effort requires tactical       maneuver in the future.  Hence, we'll only summarize the       essence.  The indictment of Officer Liang could be partially       politically motivated. Hence 80-20 will act with politics in       mind as well, while stressing fact finding.  Our aim is to       create a win-win situation for District Attorney Thompson of       Brooklyn, the African American community, and Officer       Peter Liang, while upholding justice! 4) 80-20 will be doing much fact findings and fact checkings in     matters* shown below my name .   I encourage all to      volunteer your effort to help.                  Forward this e-newsletter!                      Step by Step We Will Strengthen Ourselves!      WANT SERVICE?  Pay for it, although I and many others  have worked for YOU for free for the last 16 years.                                       DONATE to SELF till it hurts. S.B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation www.80-20EF.org Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter ! *  Facts that 80-20 is very interested in verifying:  i) Were Liang and his partner explicitly ordered not to do      vertical patrolling in that building by their boss? ii) Had Liang admitted that his finger was on the trigger?       Or, did he state that his finger was along the gun barrel      but slipped when his right shoulder hit a door? iii) Is there any physical evidence that the bullet hit the wall       and ricocheted?  Has the physical evidence been protected         and/or photographed? iv) Did Liang and his partner call the Police Union first and 4 minutes later      call 911?  v) Some articles describe the stairwell as being "pitch black."  Is it true?      The jury could easily be convinced that Officer Liang would feel       threatened in this dangerous public housing project area where the       stairwell is pitch black. Would it then have been reasonable for him to       keep the finger on the trigger? vi) What other police shooting or assault cases has the Brooklyn DA      prosecuted recently? vII) What role did Liang's partner play in this incident?  Is he under       investigation or being disciplined?          80-20 Mission Statement Frequently Asked Questions 80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.

80-20 will fight  for YOU & Officer Peter Liang

Have you heard about the arraignment against Officer Peter Liang of the NYPD?    80-20 has received many emails from Asian Ams pleading for us to look into this matter. After a Board meeting, 80-20 Initiative takes the following positions:  1) It shall not let Officer Peter Liang be the victim of political scapegoating, if indeed we conclude this is the case, after our thorough fact-finding.  2) It advises Asian Ams. not to join or participate in petitions and movements that only expose our community's political ignorance/immaturity which makes us even weaker.   Take the recent White House petitions  as examples.  The initiators and signers are great people who yearned for justice.  80-20 thanks them and shares their goal.  However, those petitions ignore the legal environment in the USA.  Keep in mind that the President of the U.S. has no legal authority over an indictment in Brooklyn.  Nor is Pres. Obama likely to make a statement on an ongoing legal case.  In America, we need to practice politics the American way.  Remember the Jimmy Kimmel "kill every Chinese" episode?  80-20 got the first and ONLY written apology from ABC soon after the event.  Weeks after a White House petition, which asked Pres. Obama to interfere, had reached 100,000 signers, and long after the matter has been satisfactorily resolved, there was a White House statement on this matter. Does anyone remember what was said?  (Please note that this was not a reflection on the White House, but a reflection on the silliness of that petition.  President Obama is not the equivalent of a Chinese Emperor.  He has no authority over ABC, a private enterprise.)      "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"                                                                                         - George Santayana.  However, if there were a petition to 80-20 to help Office Liang and it quickly gathers 100,000 signatures, it would be much more effective.  Why?  Because 80-20 would be greatly empowered by the apparent yearning for its leadership, thereby enabling it to do even more.  3)  80-20 will strive to create a win-win situation to ensure justice for Officer Liang.  This part of 80-20's effort requires tactical maneuver in the future.  Hence, we'll only summarize the essence.  The indictment of Officer Liang could be partially politically motivated.  Hence 80-20 will act with politics in mind as well, while stressing fact finding.  Our aim is to create a win-win situation for District Attorney Thompson of Brooklyn, the African American community, and Officer Peter Liang, while upholding justice! 4) 80-20 will be doing much fact findings and fact checking in matters* shown below my name .   I encourage all to volunteer your effort to help.                          Forward this e-newsletter!                              Step by Step We Will Strengthen Ourselves! WANT SERVICE?  Pay for it, although I and many others have worked for YOU for free for the last 16 years.                                       DONATE to SELF till it hurts. S.B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation www.80-20EF.org Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter ! *  Facts that 80-20 is very interested in verifying:  i) Were Liang and his partner explicitly ordered not to do vertical patrolling in that building by their boss? ii) Had Liang admitted that his finger was on the trigger?  Or, did he state that his finger was along the gun barrel but slipped when his right shoulder hit a door? iii) Is there any physical evidence that the bullet hit the wall and ricocheted?  Has the physical evidence  been protected and/or photographed? iv) Did Liang and his partner call the Police Union first and 4 minutes later call 911?  v) Some articles describe the stairwell as being "pitch black."  Is it true?  The jury could easily be convinced that Officer Liang would feel threatened in this dangerous public housing project area where the stairwell is pitch black. Would it then have been reasonable for him to keep the finger on the trigger? vi) What other police shooting or assault cases has the Brooklyn DA prosecuted recently? vII) What role did Liang's partner play in this incident?  Is he under investigation or being disciplined?

Get Ready for the 2016 Presidential Election

                      A Golden Opportunity For Us

   Every presidential//gubernatorial election is a golden 

opportunity for Asian Ams.  The candidates crave our bloc vote.  

We YEARN to win advancements toward equal opportunity which 

the victors can provide.   A win-win situation beckons, but only if 

we are smart and ready.

   Remember the 2008/2012 elections?  80-20 supported Sen. 

Obama with bloc votes of 62/35 in 2008 & 73/26 in 2012 , according 

to NYTimes exit polls.  In return, Obama appointed 3 AsAm cabinet 

members, tripled the number of life-tenured AsAm federal judges, 

and helped lift the glass ceiling somewhat in private industries, 

universities and governments.

    

             To Seize the Opportunity in 2016, Get Ready.   
                               That includes YOU!

             

    The 2016 presidential election season has begun. Hilary Clinton 

(D), Jeb Bush (R) and many other presidential candidates will 
probably declare any days now.   

           A Respectful Request to Asian Am 
                        Elected Officials

    Chances are, Clinton, Bush and other candidates have
already sent feelers to some AsAm elected officers seeking 
their endorsement.   Therefore, 

  

    (1) TO all AsAm elected officials: We'd love to support you.  
We are aware that you face pressures that outsiders are not aware 
of.  However, please do NOT sign up with any presidential 
candidate until you've are aware of the candidate's positions on:

      a) college admissions policy and

      b) giving AsAms equal opportunity to rise to the top in private 

          industries, universities, and governments.

    Don't sell our community short!   Ensure that the positions of the 

candidate you are about to endorse don't contradict against the 

consensus of our community. Our community is getting politically 

organized. Note how we have pointedly defeated two elected AsAm 

officials who betrayed us in the Stop SCA 5 movement in California.  

     (2) TO all the rest of us: Please forward this email to the 
elected AsAm officials in your election district.   We need to make 
the presidential candidates aware of our specific concerns through 
YOU, 80-20 and AsAm elected officials.  Together, we shall 
overcome.

  

                 Step by Step We Will Strengthen Ourselves!

     WANT SERVICE?  Pay for it, although I and many others 
worked for YOU free for the last 16 years. 

                        DONATE to SELF till it hurts.

Much more on "Getting READY for the 2016 presidential election" 

to come!

S.B. Woo, a volunteer

President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation

www.80-20EF.org

Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter !

PS:  (1) Manlan Liu was elected the Secretary of the Board of
Donors! Those Board members are hard at work & help raising 
money forSELF.

       (2) 80-20 has received a lot of emails regarding the case of 
politics officer Peter Liang of NY city from our supporters in NY 
and NJ.   If you live in other states and have a view, please share 
with me.  Thanks.

        

80-20 Mission Statement

Frequently Asked Questions

80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.  

Good news on the 1st day of the Lunar New Year

Possibly Achieving Equal Opportunity 2 Yrs Earlier!                                                                           The Good News                                     Please enjoy this message from Mr. Ed Blum, shown below.         "Prof. Woo,          Harvard did not move to dismiss; instead they answered our           complaint. This is incredible---we have breached the walls.           This will cut 2 years off of the litigation.   . . (emphasis added)                                                                         Edward Blum"      To me, cutting 2 years off of the litigation could mean that our  college students may enjoy their equal opportunity in entering the  best of the US colleges two years earlier!                                                                                   Edward Blum       Ed. Blum is the person who brought the "Fisher vs. Univ. of Texas" which resulted in a Supreme Court ruling that US courts  must apply "strict scrutiny".  That is, in deciding whether a  universities may be permitted to apply"race preference" admissions,  the courts must take a harder look if other alternatives are available  to achieve diversity.        The above gain in legal ruling then led to a law suit from "Students For Fair Admissions,"  against Harvard and U. of N. Carolina, against  supported by Ed Blum.  Those 2 universities seemed to be the most  vulnerable  to charges of having violated the "strict scrutiny" standard.           The early legal consensus was that Harvard would likely buy time  by moving to "dismiss" the law suit in the District Court level and win  the judgment.  This will then be appealed to the Circuit Court and  eventually to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court will likely reverse  the ruling of the lower courts and find for "Students For Fair Admissions"  -- 2 years of litigation.   After that, the law suit against Harvard will  FINALLY be argued at the District Court level, as it has actually already  happened today.                   Who Are Fighting   for the Equal Opportunity of                                  AsAm College Applicants?            Ed Blum, his financial backers and his lawyers are fighting at the  forefront!       Who are fighting in the AsAm community?  Who else but 80-20, as  the only AsAm national organization.   Most other national AsAm orgs  are on the other side!  What a shame!         What are our rich individuals doing for our children?   Worse than  nothing!   We only know of those who have donated tens of millions to  Harvard to get their names on a building and newspapers!  Not a single  one has given even one million to help Ed Blum or 80-20 fight the  discrimination against us.   What a shame!                        Step by Step We Will Strengthen Ourselves!      80-20 has tried tirelessly for 16 years to help strengthen the AsAm  community.  HELP us continue our trajectory!                                              Donating to SELF till it hurts. S.B. Woo, a volunteer President, 80-20 Asian Am. National Educational Foundation www.80-20EF.org Help us spread the word, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter ! PS:  Manlan Liu was elected the Secretary of the Board of Donors!         Those Board members are hard at work & help raising money for SELF.       80-20 Mission Statement Frequently Asked Questions 80-20's Top 10 Accomplishment, published 3 years ago.