Police in Springfield have, without justification, been assaulting the people they are supposed to protect, said activists at a rally on October 21. “We get calls almost every day from people saying they were the victim of police brutality,” Ellen Graves told the Valley Post. She works for a group that organized the rally. The group has a web page at:

www.facebook.com/AriseForSocialJustice

Dozens of people attended the rally, which was outside at Mason Square in Springfield.