More Than 1,000 Attend Andy Lopez Protest Rally in Santa Rosa

[FreakinDJ]

Source: KQED News Staff and Wires



The Associated Press is reporting that more than 1,000 people marched at the rally this afternoon in Santa Rosa to protest the fatal shooting of 13-year-old Andy Lopez.

The protesters, including middle- and high-school-age students and members of the Occupy movement, assembled in downtown Santa Rosa before marching through streets with signs and hooded sweatshirts bearing photos of the boy.

"Andy Lopez did not have to die," they chanted during the nearly three-hour, mostly peaceful demonstration. No arrests were made.


Read more: http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/10/29/andy-lopez/

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And here is something that took me completely by surprise buried in the article

"In the state of California we have a lot of laws that cover the protection of privacy of police officers and as a result of that, a lot of these complaints about police conduct, full reports are rarely made public," Gullixon said. "The question is ultimately what will come of that and how much will people know of what actually transpired."

So by that statement I guess the BEST way to protect a fellow officer in case like this is NOT to investigate. Because once an officer has Witness statements or Forensics Trajectory Reports he is bound by law to submit that as evidence. But if the question never is asked, the statement is never taken, or the Forensics work never performed it may be bad police work but its "No Harm / No Foul" - its not illegal. And no one will ever know

WOW

[scottx2]

1. Oppose Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Read the Supreme Court papers below to Oppose Sheriff Joe and the Arizona Police State.- Sheriff Joe not happy

Your clicks count.

SUPREME COURT NEWS - FIRST AMENDMENT ATTACK UPON ARIZONA HARASSMENT STATUTE



Scott Huminski v. City of Surprise, Arizona (not yet docketed in SCOTUS)
Bonita Springs, Florida & Washington D.C.


In a filing received by the U.S. Supreme Court, government is portrayed fervently defending a state criminal harassment statute that makes any speech contrary to the government's goals a crime under. AZ Rev. Stat. § 13-2921 (criminal harassment)


Speech that tends to "alarm, annoy or harass" anyone, including government officials and police, is a crime in Arizona. Silencing dissent is the hallmark of a police state.


Petition for Writ of Certiorari here...



http://www.scribd.com/doc/178501012/Supreme-Court-Certiorari-Petition-and-Appendix-First-Amendment-attack-upon-Arizona-Harassment-statute



No surprise that this statute exists in Arizona. Under the patently unconstitutionally vague and overbroad harassment statute, this Supreme Court litigation is a crime as is this article when read by a resident of Arizona, say … Sheriff Joe Arpaio. No doubt that the litigation and this article tends to "annoy" the Sheriff and like-minded residents of Arizona.

[gopiscrap]

5. welcome to DU

[billhicks76]

2. Egypt

In Egypt it was something like this that sparked the masses...eventually something will happen if police officers keep shooting unarmed citizens.

[BethMomDem]

3. Unfortuantely we will have more Christopher Dorners on our hands.

In 8/07 I reported an officer (Ofcr. Teresa Evans/now a Sergeant), for kicking a suspect (excessive force) during a Use of Force while I was assigned as a patrol officer at LAPD’s Harbor Division. While cuffing the suspect, (Christopher Gettler), Evans kicked the suspect twice in the chest and once in the face. The kick to the face left a visible injury on the left cheek below the eye. Unfortunately after reporting it to supervisors and investigated by PSB (internal affairs investigator Det. Villanueva/Gallegos), nothing was done. I had broken their supposed “Blue Line”.

Unfortunately, It’s not JUST US, it’s JUSTICE!!! In fact, 10 months later on 6/25/08, after already successfully completing probation, acquiring a basic Post Certificate, and Intermediate Post Certificate, I was relieved of duty by the LAPD while assigned to patrol at Southwest division. It is clear as day that the department retaliated toward me for reporting Evans for kicking Mr. Christopher Gettler. The department stated that I had lied and made up the report that Evans had kicked the suspect.

I later went to a Board of Rights (department hearing for decision of continued employment) from 10/08 to 1/09. During this BOR hearing a video was played for the BOR panel where Christopher Gettler stated that he was indeed kicked by Officer Evans (video sent to multiple news agencies). In addition to Christopher Gettler stating he was kicked, his father Richard Gettler, also stated that his son had stated he was kicked by an officer when he was arrested after being released from custody. This was all presented for the department at the BOR hearing. They still found me guilty and terminated me.

What they didn’t mention was that the BOR panel made up of Capt. Phil Tingirides, Capt. Justin Eisenberg, and City Attorney Martella had a signigicant problem from the time the board was assembled. Capt. Phil Tingirides was a personal friend of Teresa Evans from when he was her supervisor at Harbor station. That is a clear conflict of interest and I made my argument for his removal early and was denied. The advocate for the LAPD BOR was Sgt. Anderson. Anderson also had a conflict of interest as she was Evans friend and former partner from Harbor division where they both worked patrol together. I made my argument for her removal when I discovered her relation to Evans and it was denied.
http://hiphopandpolitics.com/2013/02/07/uncensored-manifesto-from-retired-lapd-officer-christopher-dorner/

[jsr]

4. The cop will get a nice big pension, plus a stress disability settlement

Just watch.

[GreenStormCloud]

6. The FBI is investigating this case. N/T

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. This is my neck of the woods. I would be there marching with them...

...if I were not far away in the Dakotas this week.

If this is still going on when I return, and it no doubt will be, I will be there with them. There are too many unjustified police killings.

We need a national commission on law enforcement standards and practices.

[FreakinDJ]

8. We need a State Law - The Andy Lopez Law

Where by all officer involved investigations will be made public

Where 3 Citizens from the Jury Pool will be allowed to witness the investgation all reports and files and submit a statement to the official file

[Ranchemp.]

9. Now this is a very good suggestion,

one I think all reasonable citizens would agree with.

[FreakinDJ]

10. I appreciate that you think so