Vol. 71/No. 28 July 23, 2007
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Protesters condemn ‘Quincy Four’ verdict
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Sing Tao Newspapers/Chutze Chou
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QUINCY, Massachusetts, June 24—Karen Chen spoke at a meeting here today of more than 100 to protest conviction of herself and others known as the “Quincy Four” (above). After leaving an engagement party in April last year, the four were beaten and pepper sprayed by police, who arrested and charged them with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.
Three of the four, Karen Chen, Quan Thin, and Tat Yuen, were slapped with a six-month suspended sentence, 10 days of incarceration, and two years probation. The fourth, Howard Ng, was found innocent. The cop beating left Chen with a black eye, and gave Yuen a concussion. The four rejected a plea bargain agreement that involved writing a letter of apology to the Quincy Police Department. “Why should we have to apologize to the police for what they did to us?” said Karen Chen. —JOHN HAWKINS Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |