CA Cops Use Pepper Balls During Another Round of Clashes with Protesters Over Deadly Police Shootings
- Posted on July 25, 2012 at 11:56am by
Madeleine Morgenstern
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Police used beanbag rounds and pepper balls to disperse violent protesters just blocks away from Disneyland Tuesday night, after demonstrators took to the streets of Anaheim, Calif. over recent deadly police shootings.
As many as 500 protesters faced off against 250 police officers in confrontations that ended around 2 a.m., Sgt. Bob Dunn said. Protesters set fires, smashed windows and threw rocks at officers in riot gear, the Los Angeles Times reported. Twenty-four people were arrested.
It was the fourth day of protests and violence after police shot and killed two men in separate incidents over the weekend. Manuel Angel Diaz’s family has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the city, claiming he was shot after running away from police on Saturday. Police said he failed to heed orders to stop after acting suspiciously with two others in an alley, and that he threw something onto the roof of an apartment complex, believed to be heroin. Joel Mathew Acevedo was killed Sunday after he fired at an officer following a brief pursuit in a stolen vehicle, authorities said.
Police have said both men were known gang members. There have been six shootings by police officers in Anaheim so far this year, up from four a year ago. Five of the incidents have been fatal.
Earlier on Tuesday, city councilmembers voted unanimously to ask the U.S. attorney’s office to investigate the recent shootings. Crowds gathered outside City Hall were initially peaceful, but turned violent as their numbers increased and police formed a line to push them back from the building.
As the night progressed, protesters spread through downtown Anaheim, setting fires in trashcans and smashing windows of businesses. A gas station was shut down amid reports that some protesters were seen filling canisters with gas.
Dunn said about five people were hurt, including a police officer and two members of the media who were struck by rocks. Some protesters may have been injured either by police or during a fight between demonstrators, police said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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tproctor
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:21pmI had “Pepper Balls” one. Penicillin cleared it right up!!!
Report Post »tproctor
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:22pm“Once”.
Report Post »thegreatcarnac
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:56pmHow dare a cop defend himself….probably a white cop too! We can’t have that. We demand the right to attack whites and cops with no retaliation. How else are we gonna’ survive? (sarcasm)
Report Post »greywolfrs
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:48pmBeing that I was born and raised in Anaheim, I have a unique perspective on this. A little background first. Anaheim PD is probably one of the largest single city police forces in the nation. They have 5 helicopters. They were able to muster 250 officers to put this down. They have a ton of money behind them, from Disneyland, the Angels and the Ducks. That is not even mentioning the hotels and entertainment complexes that go along with those.
These people are beyond stupid, Anaheim PD is NOT messing around. They will NOT roll over and allow these people to trash the city. This city was a very nice city. Now, with all the illegal immigrants, it is not what it used to be. There are areas of the city that I wouldn’t send my worst enemy. Over the years, parts of this place have turned into gangland. These officers never know what to expect from these dirtbags. Gang members have been shot since the ’80s. Now, everyone is crying foul. I have an idea, if you don’t want the police to shoot you, stop the gang activity. Stop shooting each other, first. These people come out to protest the police shooting these guys, but if they shoot each other, those same people cry for police protection. Hypocrisy at its finest.
Report Post »BIgWheeler
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:28pmThe city should sue the family for disrupting the peace. If some people put the crackpipe down long enough to raise their children, we wouldn’t have this problem.
Report Post »plastixman
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:50pm…nail on the head!
Report Post »Depressed_American
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:16pmWhy do you terrorist wear masks. If you whole-heartedly support your cause, show your face. What do you have to fear, you believe that you have the right to attack, destroy, steal, vandelize, etc…, but that the Cops don’t have the right to shoot your asses. DON‘T BREAK THE LAW and you won’t get arrested, or shot!!!
Report Post »antitheist
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 10:15amWhy do tea partyers obscure their faces with tea bags?
Report Post »Die_Hard_Blazer
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:43pmI spose you can just continue to call them animals… until someone you care about is murdered by a cop.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:56pmyeah they murder more people than anyone in the country.
Report Post »BIgWheeler
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:21pmThe human filth that was shot stole a car. The penalty for grand theft used to be death in the good ‘ol days. I‘m glad he’s dead. One less thief.
Report Post »Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:23pm@Indy,
Look, I’m no fan of most police forces. I believe they are wooden soldiers. Despite the fact that they have murdered people (41 bullet holes into an immigrant reaching for a wallet A. Diallo 1999)…there is no data to suggest that you are even close to being correct. That’s just rhetoric and lies.
Report Post »supermansdad
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:29amRoth. Have you looked into the rest of the Diallo case? Officers on special patrol in a high crime area observed what appeared to be a gang look out. After attempting to approach the person exhibiting suspicious behavior he fled. When Amado stopped he was in a darkened door way, he stood in fighting stance then swept his heavy winter jacket back in a manner usually used to draw a concealed weapon, The lead officer saw a dark, blocked off object in his hand and believed it was a weapon, he then shouted GUN! At the same time he slipped on a patch of ice. The other officers, hearing their partner yell the presence a firearm then see him fall backwards believe he has been shot. They then open fire.
Anybody that has ever seen what 9mm FMJ +P+ does, as thats what they carried then, knows multiple rounds are required to incapacitate a person. The officers were all armed with hi-cap 9mms. Had Diallo been truly armed 42 rounds would have been just fine. Realize that you just saw your partner go down after what you thought he was shot. It reminds me of another high round count shooting in which the chief responded to the question of why the suspect was shot so many times. His response? That’s all they had.
It was sad and tragic but could also have been avoided had he stopped. Officers are allowed to briefly stop a person acting suspicious, no matter what Libertarians/Anarchists think of Terry v. Ohio.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:23pmPolice yet against show their the instigators of violence and attack peaceful protestors, i kind of understand now why middle east protestors were throwing rocks to defend themselves from brutality. Police have been the violent ones at majority of the protests and the videos show that. it seems our goverment wants to get rid of the 1st amendment and stop freedom of assembly and protests.
Report Post »kaydeebeau
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:34pm@ Indi….. This equals peaceful protest in your mind? “As the night progressed, protesters spread through downtown Anaheim, setting fires in trashcans and smashing windows of businesses. A gas station was shut down amid reports that some protesters were seen filling canisters with gas.”
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:47pmGo check the mail box, I think your welfare check arrived.
Report Post »Kevyn
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:16pm@kaydeebeau – vandalism and arson are perfectly legitimate tools for Occupy Marxism Zombies -apparently the same OMz who chanted “OM” when Gov. Walker was not recalled (remember that creepy video?) Apparently rape, rampant drug use and defacating on police cars are also to be considered completely non-violent and socially acceptable. And large rocks thrown at full male strength are completely safe – just ask anyone in world history who has ever been stoned to death. These are just a bunch of kids having fun while they excersize their First Amendment Rights – as Nancy Pelosi said, “God bless them!” (Oh wait, can you still say God in public?) The right has their TEA party. Based on the way the Occupy areas smelled of ammonia, or perhaps based on average liberal brain pan size, the Left has it’s version – the PEA party (Progressive Extremist Anarchists). And those evil police, trying to protect private property and public safety. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Eric Holder should ne notified… Next time the OMZ – PEA Party has a little gathering outside City Hall, the police should not hinder them from having a little friendly one-on-one time with the members of the City Council who unanimously asked the US Attorney to investigate the police.
Report Post »greywolfrs
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:37pmHey stupid, throwing rocks and bottles, setting things on fire is peaceful? You obviously have no clue about which you speak.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:03pmthey were not attacking those people they were attacking the peaceful ones who were standing their shouting.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:12pmThese people see the world through dope eyes. They will never understand what is going on and be able or willing to restore this country. There are so many people using some type of mind alterting substance, legal and illegal that they are given over to a destructive mind set. It is too late for those who are blinded and have seared conscious. These same people were indoctrinated for ideals that does not include God nor a civilized society. You can think your public schools for introducing them to people who introduced them to drug usage and indoctrinated them to where they respect nothing because their moms and dads said they did not have to. They are thinking they are the center of the universe and only tolerate each other as tools. They love nothing or nobody and know only the lusts in life. They are not going to pull this country back together. They will end up slaves for those who are behind the overthrow of this country.
Report Post »jenna
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:08pmseems like the punks are just out to create havoc more then anything else.
Report Post »ESCAPED_FROM_USSR
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:25pm500 punks? Really?
Report Post »1snake1
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:08pmyou blazebots are hilarious. You think a few little riots would ever be used to justify martial law??
Report Post »WakingSheep
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:19pmRead NDAA, The Patriot Act, and the homegrown terrorism act of 2007.
Then notice the major purchases of firearms and ammo by Homeland security.
Another assignment would be to read Plato’s Republic & the Communist Manifesto.
Do your homework before you start spouting that tin-foil hat BS.
Report Post »Why all the executive orders Obama is executing that takes over everything from public broadcasting to private property in case of national emergency?
WakingSheep
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:42pmDo you even know what “hope & change” your marxist leader was talking about in 08?
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 1:55pmyou LibSnots are funny, you actually think obama is not the worst president in history.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:08pm.One of the baby commies here on the Blaze told of listening to the song Millions of Dead Cops. I’ve read the lyrics and this is inspirational music to these people.
The police for the most part are good, decent people who want to do a good job and get to go home to their families each day. They are not out of control killers but soon one of these bottle throwing, feces throwing, spitting, rock throwing rioters are going to go to far. They will seriously injure or kill a police officer and then the gloves will come off the police.
Is this what the ones in power locally and federally want? It seems to me it is.
Report Post »momrules
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:30pmCorrection: the song is Dead Cops/America So Straight……….
Report Post »Winedude
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:38pmTake off the rose colored glasses. Some of the cops want to protect & serve but they’re very far from the majority. Most cops are ex-military who can’t get a job out of the service other than law enforcement. No matter though, most of them are loss without a gun strapped to their hip. I do believe that they’re compensating for something…
Report Post »supermansdad
Posted on July 29, 2012 at 8:40amWhat worse? Rose colored glasses or conspiracy-theory-psychosis glasses?
Go find the nurse, it’s time for your meds.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:07pmThis is what partying instead of working and minding your own business gets you. These people want it all so they can spend it on their lusts. They do like order and do not care how their actions affect their follow men. They want something they have not earned because they are used to having everything handed to them. Good luck with that because you have used it all up. What would have been left is going to non-citizens, even your right to vote. Obama did this for you.
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:02pmNow you see what Democrats have for you? Division, anarchy and ignorant and lazy people who have nothing to do but riot and smoke dope. Gangs who go against order. Well, have fun and remember if you like anarchy, vote demon crat for that is all they have for you. California will return to a great big dust bowl or will break off into the ocean for there is no longer anything there but illegals, anarchists and those who think they are part of some TV special 24/7. They have no believ system nor do they have a sense of order. They think evils is good and good is evil. Just keep it out there and play Hollywood all you want. You are a sickening bunch of losers. Chicago, California and Detroit are the results of lying politicians and cowards who support fringe groups. There are more states headed in the downward spiral. You think you are too good for God? Think again and look around you. You asked for it and you got it, so live with it.
Report Post »Matt
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:50pmI don’t understand what they are protesting…..You run from the cops when committing a crime you deserve to get shot. Don’t run from the cops stupid. Heck, DONT COMMIT A CRIME IN THE FIRST PLACE
Report Post »Die_Hard_Blazer
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:47pmWe keep forgetting a right to a fair trial by our peers, it is law enforcement’s duty to bring suspected criminals to justice, not serve it up in the streets.
Report Post »TROLLMONGER
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:44pmI love it how Beck is out parading his restoring “love” tour. And yet his own website posts stories about death, murder, hate, and violence everyday. Talk about hypocrisy! Maybe Beck needs to learn what love really is instead of trying to make a profit off it?!?!?!
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:55pmTrollmonger: You and people like you are the ones causing the hate. So people like you should keep your wicked and evil thoughts to yourself. Beck tells it like it is. You, on the otherhand will burn in hell.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:57pmtrollmember needs his nambla love
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:11pmCautionary tales Troll ..
Report Post »They give us insight to the nut-jobs the evil and the idiots ..
The last category is where I file you under.
FFTyranny
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:12pmTrollmonger, thanks for giving yourself to the Blaze as a true example as to why we need better Education in our schools by firing bad teaches and removing the unions who protect them.
The whole reason behind Restoring Love is to show people like you and the idiots in the video that we need to be a more loving society. Meaning someone breaks the law and gets shot in the process. We need to realize that someone just broke the LAW. They committed a crime that could be against you or someone you hold very dear to your heart, if you have one.
A person runs from the cops that told him to halt. He was warned and so he was shot. Case closed. But to the ignorant protesters, correction, ignorant illegals, school drop outs and thug welfare users and abusers. They are out there not because they are mad about the shooting as they claim. They are there to loots free stuff, act stupid because they think it‘s fun and to get arrested because they haven’t had sex in a week.
Report Post »LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on July 26, 2012 at 1:52pmTROLL, are you really that stupid?? So we should all ignore what goes on in the world???? I dont think you have a clue what being a hypocrite means you moron!
Report Post »TYM
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:39pmNo Sharpton, Jackson, LaRaza in Anaheim yet? What is the hold up?
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:46pmall I see are people that could look like a failed president…
Report Post »ESCAPED_FROM_USSR
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:20pmNo blacks involved = not interested
Report Post »Lothmar
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:37pm5 out of 6 eh? Sounds like a good start. ^^
Report Post »Winedude
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:29pmThey needed 250 police officers to control 500 people? There are many people that get into law enforcement because they believe they are helping to “protect and serve” the residents of their communities. However, too many cops are ex-military that can do anything without having a gun strapped to their hip. Not to mention the plain old-fashioned idiots that get into law enforcement to the power it gives them. These are the cops that are, deservedly, called “PIGS.”
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:56pmYou are an idiot who will reap what you sew.
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:02pmWINEDUDE..
I have a sneaky suspicion that your idea of a wine tasting…
Is passing a bottle of Mad-Dog 20/20 around with your peeps
Report Post »on a street corner .
dixie63
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:16pmIt is always a red flag to me when a person is very anti-police. It usually turns out that they are, or have been involved in some type of illegal activity.
Report Post »I am nearly 50 years old, and have never had a bad experience with law enforcement. Why? Because I have always obeyed the law.
The police are our “thin blue line” between civilization and anarchy, and they have my respect.
Rothbardian_in_the_Cleve
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:30pm@Dixie63,
Thin blue line? Are you kidding me? You have no idea what you’re talking about. Explain how police forces reflect their commitment to protecting your rights. They have been overtaken by unions, affirmative action, lowering of hiring standards, etc. There are plenty of examples of where they have overstepped their authority and even more of corruption and wrongdoing. Your idolatry of police is unwarranted.
Furthermore, you lament the erosion of freedom and rights yet can’t connect the dots that these men and women are the muscle behind that erosion. When you‘re 4th amendment right is violated because you won’t walk through a porno scanner at the airport and some mouth-breathing high school dropout gets to feel your crotch for bombs there is a cop looking right at you and him and doing NOTHING.
When this all comes to a head…economically, socially, do you think that the cop is going to refuse an order to kick in your door and take your gun? If their supervisors and job depended upon it they wouldn’t bat an eye to do so. Yet, your willful blindness to this issue persists. Use your brain. They may not be your enemy (yet) but they sure as heck aren’t on your side.
Report Post »Winedude
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:33pmThe only interaction I’ve had with police was clear back in the Vietnam War days. I was visiting a friend who attended UC Berkeley. I had no idea that there was an anti-war protest that weekend. When I tried to get home, I was accidently tear -gassed by the over-reacting police. Up until that time I had supported the war effort. That seminal event caused me to switch sides and become active in the anti-war movement. And, between events at Berkeley and UC Davis a few years later, I came to truly hate the police force.
Report Post »dixie63
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:36pmROTHBARDIAN said : “Explain how police forces reflect their commitment to protecting your rights.”
Report Post »They are protecting my rights to go about my business without being robbed, murdered or raped every day that they are on the job. I am a woman who carries a concealed weapon, and I can defend myself up to a point. I still would not want to live in a world of anarchy, with no law enforcement to help protect me and my right to live in relative peace and safety.
I don’t blindly idolize the police. I know there are a few bad ones, but overall I think they do a good job when you consider what they face every day.
I don’t understand what you and winedude want. There is a growing underclass of people in this country who are violent criminals. They are a bigger threat to my right to live unmolested than law enforcement. I want the police between my family and these thugs, who wouldn’t hesitate a second to kill me or my family members.
cookcountypatriot
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:27pmprotect your thugs california…..your gonna need them…..azz kissem while u can..lol
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:21pmNotice the Guy Fawkes masks ? Am sure the anarchists and the Black Bloc thugs are joining in this and hoping to escalate this . Shades of the OWS movement and their international, anti-capitalst best buddies now moving “ forward” slogan to America .
Report Post »LevittownLady
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:16pmGood luck collecting that 50 million from California. Oh wait. They will just kick it all the way up to the Feds then they will roll it all the way back down to… ME! ****. I better get to work on time today.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:14pmIsn’t it heartwarming to see the community stand up for “known gang members”. Anaheim is a slum. If you’ve never been there, don’t bother.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:26pmI remember when Disneyland first opened, there were orange groves everywhere. We always bet on who could see Mattahorn Mountain first. Those days age long gone. Walt is probably crying to see the world he loved go into the crapper.
Report Post »RIGHTHOOK
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:03pmI am 15 minutes away from this crap in Orange County. Most of the country has no idea that Orange County is vastly conservative as is the Orange County Register newspaper. There are several of cities in the OC that do not fall into that category and Anaheim would be one of them. Yeah, it has a lot of ghetto/gang type population and the fact that there is support for known gang members is appalling but the SoCal landscape is polluted with them regardless of the county. This is a precursor of what is to come on a national scale. Stay vigilant people!
Report Post »blackyb
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:04pmEverything Democrats touch turns into instant poop.
Report Post »Individualism
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 1:53pmIf your a Republican or Democrat than your in a gang, a gang that is effecting and destroying this country.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 2:05pmWe’re talking about gangs that sell drugs and kill people, try and keep up.
Report Post »RIGHTHOOK
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:06pm@Individ – You are illiterate……..and absurd.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:02pmAs Van Jones declared “Pressure, pressure, pressure,” and soon enough the ones behind these protests will enable Obama to send in Federal officers to take over the police deparments, clean house of anyone who will not tow the new lines of Obama-Communism and he may even get the event he needs to declare martial law on the nation.
Obama will run with this to the bank for all he can in the days ahead.
Report Post »RANGER1965
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:16pmIt’s too soon, and they don’t have the infrastructure in place to take over.
Alot of chaos, and alot of anger doesn’t a revolution make. It’s likely to produce the opposite effect for liberals.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:23pmI’m with you Ranger.
Report Post »Winedude
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 4:59pmThat’s sure going to happen soon, hopefully before the November election. Perhaps they’ll go after all the neo-cons first…stupid people shouldn’t breed. I’m not sure they even deserve to live…(Tongue in cheek). Seriously, how could you post something so patently absurd? The word delusional comes to mind…not to mention demented & paranoid.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:01pmComrades, the tried and true Communist way is to use BULLETS! Simple, cheap and effective! Oh, thats right, the election has happened yet, sorry!
Report Post »booger71
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:00pmThings are escalating nicely for Barry to be able to declare Marshall Law. It will an interesting next 3.5 months
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:09pmComrade watch what happens in Europe, especially Italy, in late August, or September. The IMF is trying to orchistrate the financial disaster so America will be sucked in also, and allow our King to stay in power.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:23pmHistory: yes. One has to break a few eggs to create a revolutionary omelet which is just what the OWS anti-capitalists and their Lefty friends have in mind. And, of course, we know that Barack Obama ” feels their frustration.” Anyone figure out what those code words really mean ?
Report Post »Wool-Free Vision
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 12:31pmI’m not trying to be the grammar nazi here, but I see this word misspelled far too often: It is MARTIAL LAW, not marshall law. “Martial” indicates “wartime,” meaning that it is intended for use during times of war, when a suspension of Constitutional rights and freedoms might be necessary in the interests of national security.
I don’t believe that rioting by a few hundred lawless welfare junkies in a half dozen isolated urban communities even comes close to justification for imposing martial law nationwide. But this administration has shown us time and time again that they don’t have to justify their behavior. Why would they, when our “watchdogs of liberty” in the free press are all feeding at the trough while the nation burns?
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on July 25, 2012 at 3:16pmComrade Wool Free Vision, neat name by the way, their intention isn’t for there to be just a few crazies running around cursing at the police. Their intention is to destroy the Euro and to bring down every un-backed paper currency around the world which will paralyze commerce world wide, set off panic in the cities as the food supply stops, causing massive rioting, destruction of property, etc. They hope this will result in anarchy which will have people begging for help.
Report Post »Also, martial law can, and has been used in this country before. It is not restricted to time of war although that was when Lincoln did use it.
State govenors can also use this power to help restore order, like in 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio during the Hough riots!