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Justice for Angelo Quinto! Justice for All!

Beatrock Music joins the community members, leaders, and organizations who care deeply for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and we are grieving and outraged about the murder of Angelo Quinto by Antioch police. On December 23, 2020, Angelo, a 30-year-old Filipino American veteran and Antioch resident, needed support during a mental health crisis. His family called 911. When Antioch police arrived, police grabbed him from his mother’s embrace and Angelo pleaded for his life, literally telling the officers, “Please don’t kill me.” They continued to handcuff him and KNEELED ON HIS NECK FOR OVER FIVE MINUTES until he lost consciousness and his mouth and face were covered in his own blood. They brought him to the hospital and within three days, Angelo passed away.

What happened to Angelo Quinto was a grave injustice and far from an isolated event. At least 25% of fatal encounters with law enforcement involve a person with mental illnesses. Mental health crises require a mental health emergency response. Angelo Quinto should have been provided the professional help from the appropriate city agency to manage his crisis. Instead, the Quinto family lost their loved one at the hands of Antioch City police officers. This incident has far-reaching consequences for public safety and dire implications for mental health emergencies in Antioch, in California, and across the nation.

We made this EP to amplify the demands of the people. We demand the following:

1. End Knee-to-Neck Restraint/Carotid Hold used on George Floyd & Angelo Quinto

2. Hold Officers Accountable for Excessive Use of Force

3. Require Antioch Police Department to Wear Body Cameras and Use Dash Cameras

4. Invest in Mental Health Response Teams

5. Cut the police budget by an amount commensurate with the work they will no longer perform

For more details, the following community letter outlines the demands in detail:

tinyurl.com/justice4angeloquinto

Please continue to support these families and true change:

Justice for Angelo Quinto - https://linktr.ee/justice4angeloquinto

Justice for Steven Taylor - https://linktr.ee/justice4steventaylor

Justice for Oscar Grant - https://www.fu4jgroup.website

Justice for Ernie Serrano - https://www.gofundme.com/ernie-serrano-memorial

Justice for Sean Monterrosa - https://linktr.ee/justice4sean

Beatrock Music's Justice 4 Angelo Quinto Livestream Event - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV8xv51GFOU
(Performances by Ruby Ibarra, Rocky Rivera & DJ Roza, Faith Santilla, Bambu, Prometheus Brown, PowerStruggle with special guest G Yamazawa, and DJ set by DJ Phatrick)

ALBUM CREDITS:

"Homicide" produced by Otayo Dubb

"People" produced by OJ The Producer

"For Bella & Robert, Diana, Cassandra" produced by DJ Nphared

"Noise" produced by 6Fingers

"Light" & "Blue Dream" produced by Fatgums

Arranged, Mixed, and Mastered by Fatgums at Beatrock Music Studio, Inglewood, CA.

Cover art by Bambu