Prosecutors won't charge cops in LA May Day melee

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: AP

Criminal charges won't be filed against 30 Los Angeles police officers who fired rubber bullets and pummeled demonstrators with batons at a pro-immigration rally two years ago, prosecutors said Friday.

The district attorney's office called the May Day melee an "unfortunate and preventable situation" prompted by poor police training, leadership and communication.

"Although the officers involved might have used questionable tactics, our investigation determined there is insufficient evidence to initiate criminal proceedings against the officers," the office said in a statement.

Prosecutors also said it's not their responsibility to determine if the officers violated departmental policy.

The melee occurred May 1, 2007, in MacArthur Park and has cost the city $13 million in legal settlements.



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Oh boy! this didn't happend in korea, china or iran, oh well we are not a totalitarian regime so we can tolerate it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaJapSwYLcc

[Flaneur]

1. Of course they won't. n/t

[Algorem]

2. the preventive rioting technique is valuable to policeness

[nosmokes]

3. Then the Prosecutors need to be dismissed for dereliction of duty.

There's no two ways about it. The LA pigs conducted an unprovoked attack on a peaceful populace.

[atreides1]

4. It doesn't matter

They get away with it because they're cops, and the standards for law enforcement personnel are lower then they are for Joe Citizen.

Let's just face facts, there is no such thing as equal justice under the law, and there never has been.

[Downwinder]

5. Is it OK then for protesters to shoot Cops with rubber bullets? n/t

[smuglysmiling]

6. This is why

people don't trust the police nor respect the government that turns a blind eye. A lack of consequence will just fuel something worse happening next time.

[Vidar]

7. Welcome to DU and stop making so much sense.

[Greyhound]

8. A time-honored American tradition.

The parasites need armed thugs to enforce their rules.

[Chulanowa]

9. "Prosecutors won't charge cops"

And in other news, scientists report that water is wet!

[edwardian]

10. America, the sheep pen.

[Festivito]

11. "the office said" video is "insufficient evidence" of assault.

"might have used questionable tactics"
MIGHT? The tactics were questioned! You had an investigation, dim-wit!

Assault is not a "departmental policy" that makes prosecutors ignore ASSAULT!

Stupid is as stupid, well, stupid is.

[Bette Noir]

12. I can't wait to get out of LA.

Failure to prosecute will embolden the terrorists (police).

[hvn_nbr_2]

13. What a surprise. Not. nt

[Flaneur]

14. Ah, LA, how soon they forget.

It hasn't been that long since LA exploded over shit like this.

[No Elephants]

15. "Pummeling" demonstrators with batons is questionable? No more questionable than the conclusions of

that report.

I'd make a federal case out of it--literally--ala Rodney King


Title 42 § 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights
Every person who, under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law, suit in equity, or other proper proceeding for redress, except that in any action brought against a judicial officer for an act or omission taken in such officer’s judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated or declaratory relief was unavailable. For the purposes of this section, any Act of Congress applicable exclusively to the District of Columbia shall be considered to be a statute of the District of Columbia.

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No Pending Update(s)
Parallel authorities (CFR)



Hasta La Courthouse!

[The Court Jester]

16. IF

If a citizen this did to a policeman, they would be charged with attempted murder.