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Protesters Storm Anaheim Police Station After Lethal Police-Related Shooting

Protests Erupt in Anaheim, California After Lethal Police Related Shooting

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(The Blaze/AP) Demonstrators stormed a police department in Orange County, Calif., on Sunday to protest an officer-involved shooting that left a man dead and led to a violent clash between witnesses and police.

A crowd filled the Anaheim Police headquarters’ lobby Sunday as Chief John Welter prepared to hold a news conference.

Protestors chanted “no justice, no peace“ and ”cops, pigs, murderers” as officers stood by and watched, according to the Orange County Register.

Protests Erupt in Anaheim, California After Lethal Police Related Shooting

Amateur video, via KCAL, shows the chaos in Anaheim. (Photo via LAist)

It was unclear whether the press conference would go on. Earlier Sgt. Bob Dunn said only credentialed journalists would be admitted “because of security concerns.”

Welter was to address the shooting and confrontation Saturday in which a crowd threw bottles at officers who responded with tear gas and beanbag rounds.

The man was shot in front of an apartment complex around 4 p.m. Saturday following a foot chase, Dunn said. He died three hours later at a hospital.

Watch the disturbing video of subsequent protests, via KCAL:

The New York Daily News relates:

At one point, a police dog gets free of its handler and was seen running through the crowd, past a baby stroller, and biting a man on the arm.

Dunn said the police dog was “deployed accidentally.”

About five hours after the shooting, an Anaheim police helicopter was still hovering above the crowd while officers brandished batons and other weapons in an attempt to restore order.

The deceased man’s niece, 16-year-old Daisy Gonzalez, said her uncle likely ran away from officers when they approached him because of his past experience with law enforcement.

Protests Erupt in Anaheim, California After Lethal Police Related Shooting

(Photo via LAist)

“He (doesn’t) like cops. He never liked them because all they do is harass and arrest anyone,” Gonzalez told the newspaper after lighting a candle for her uncle. She cursed at officers who were nearby and a police helicopter that hovered overhead.

Crystal Ventura, a 17-year-old who witnessed the shooting, told the Orange County Register that the man had his back to the officer, and was shot in the buttocks area.

The man then went down on his knees, she said, adding that he was struck by another bullet in the head. Ventura said another officer then handcuffed the man, who by then was on the ground and not moving.

“They searched his pockets, and there was a hole in his head, and I saw blood on his face,” Ventura told the newspaper.

“We were all waiting for [Police Chief John Welter] to come and talk to the community and give us an explanation. Why kill this man?” Yesenia Rojas, a 34-year-old woman who lives in the neighborhood, said.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:18pm

    So once again the gloves come off from those who hate the police; and few seem to be willing to in the media wait for the entire investigation to be finished. Right now I will not be suprised at all if it turns out this protest/demonstration/near riot was organized by the same puppet masters behing the various Occupy movements.

    This is one of their signature moves; pressur, pressure and unrelenting pressure on all parts of the system, especially the law officials to provoke an reaction they can use as ‘police brutality.’

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    • Unix
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:32pm

      Just wait until this becomes a full fledged “operation” from the occupy and black block, it is coming to a town near you, tick tock…the powder is dry and tinderbox becomes hotter by the day. The media cowards and liars are going to push the envelope and then it will be curtains for all. the top down inside out strategy seems to be working perfectly for the communist van jones and the occupier of our WH. with our nation bankrupt it is just a matter of time before the lunatics come out to do their dirty work, then martial law will be implemented and a certain tree will be watered – a great tragedy is about to unfold…I hope I am wrong, but I have lived in a country where this exact same scenario played out, God help us all…prepare for the worst, hope for the best…hope I am wrong here!

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    • gvblaze
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:52pm

      Before you go giving the JackBootsInBlue a pass, you should do a little reading. You can start here:

      http://www.policemisconduct.net

      Your angels in blue seem to have a halo thats tarnished an crooked. Why do you think in Indiana, people just passed a law that allows the citizenry to shoot cops if they are misbehaving badly. Essentially the law does not protect the JackBootsInBlue from being shot if they deserve it. …and sometimes they REALLY DO DESERVE IT. Wake the heck up. The COPS are there for the state, not for the people. They are the muscle and club of the violence monopoly called The Government.

      The Most Dangerous Thing: Government – because COPS will kill you if don’t do what they say.

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    • GIVE.ME.LIBERTY.OR.I.WILL.GIVE.YOU.DEATH
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:52pm

      As usual, I agree with SNOWLEOPARD… I really dont know what happened fully but it sure would be nice to see the entire footage nonstop without all the editing…because the media has a very bad past about spinning what fully happens…police with that many numbers typically dont do what they just did without reason…I know that the media stated that they were confronting the police after an earlier shooting…well, there is your answer I guess…I say go through proper channels before attacking the police…back in the old days, there would have been metal bullets, in which caused people to use reason rather than violence to solve problems…Again, I dont yet know which party is wrong here, perhaps both could be…not enough footage to make a more accurate conclusion…

      GIVE.ME.LIBERTY.OR.I.WILL.GIVE.YOU.DEATH  
    • SgtB
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:55pm

      GVBLAZE is the only one here making any sense. I did not join this nation’s most prestigious military organization, sign my name on the dotted line a thousand times, and swear to uphold and defend the Constitution; just so police could swoop in in every state and perform unlawful searches, seizures, raids, and acts of terror that quite often would make Mexican drug cartel members look like petty crooks. I am sick and tired of having to go through police check points and having my rights as they are outlined under the 4th amendment questioned or completely violated. I am sick of reading stories where a swat team is issuing a search warrant and wind up shooting a Marine in his own home before noon after working all night in a mine to make a living, while his wife and child listen as every bullet tears a hole through the lives.

      I stand with Ted and with most of the people here. But some of you need to figure out that the police are not who you think they are. Sure, most are decent enough people. Your neighbors or family even. But almost every one of them would throw your entire life out the window to save their job or to make their quota. Some of them are not as such and they are know as Oathkeepers. Any officer or military member who is not openly an Oathkeeper is at question and you will never know what decision they will make when the chips hit the fan.

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    • 1947
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 12:07am

      This is what Obama wants to happen so he can call out the ARMY ………..to fill the streets……this is hows he’s going to get four more years……. It’s his plan

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    • Wayner
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 12:25am

      “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely”… Yes we need the police… but like anybody in government with a little power,, they can be prone to let it go to their heads.

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    • The_Pointy_End
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 12:25am

      A general consensus states that people, when given power, will eventually be corrupted by it. IMHO – most cops (not all) are just playground bullies that have graduated.

      I worked with a guy who was a sheriff’s reserve and he openly admitted that the only reason he was one is he liked the legal power to jack people around. Quite often, you would hear him on the phone laughing with other sheriff buddies about last night’s adventures and how they were able to do this and do that to someone. One example was a complete strip search of a female detainee (which rightly resulted in legal action on the female’s part). He eventually killed a bystander in a high speed car chase. Cops all defend each other – Penn State mentality. They don’t self-regulate and they don’t clean house unless media attention shines a light on them!

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    • Chrono_Sleuth
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 12:46am

      Well, we should wait to see what the full investigation unfolds. That said, I have my doubts about police, and I’m 100% with SGTB and GVBLAZE. Even in this situation, isn’t it odd to you that the majority of force abuse seems to be in California. It wasn’t 6 months ago that a guy goes nuts outside a fast food restaurant (I want to say Taco Bell), and as he’s approaching two cops, one with a dog, the other with his gun drawn, after tazing him and he doesn’t feel it, they just shoot him dead. Not remotely necessary when they have ample training to take him down, and he had no weapon on hand.

      There are constant arrests of people who are taking videos, most commonly in California. All of them given bogus charges, none of them getting in the actual way of the investigation.

      From eye witness reports the man was shot in the butt, and as he’s going down he is shot in the head. Of course this has yet to be proven.

      That said, this scene we only see from the moment after the police started fighting back. We have no idea what really went on beforehand, and the video offers no solid proof of any wrong doing on the part of police. Still I can’t help but realize they could have handled this better, but we don’t know what happened from the moment the crowd formed to this point. Though shooting a young child obviously close enough where he’s knocked out cold and has to be carried off is beyond reproach. Police are trained to aim, I do not accept “heat of the momen

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    • thecid100
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 12:49am

      You’re wrong to hate the police, but go ahead and do it. Question their actions and their motives until they are afraid to act, or until no one wants to do the thankless job anymore. When the system breaks down and anarchy reigns, someone like Napoleon will step in and give you what you deserve.

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    • Chrono_Sleuth
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 1:04am

      Cid, as the government slowly constricts your gun laws. As police and military hiring requirements become ever more lax and we see more and more corrupt bullies out to abuse power, and as common sense dictates that power breeds power and those with it always want more…I’ll be praying for you as you wonder why your freedoms are stripped, and now you have to sit pretty and smile in a very real totalitarian state.

      Yes, pray. I don’t believe anyone should “get there’s” unless they truly deserve it (like the recent shooter, Scott Peterson, Hitler, …you get the point). There is a good reason the idea for militia was all “land owning” members of the United States were to be considered standing militia, as government with more power becomes ever more repressive.

      You think when the bullets fly, and people are arrested under any suspicion of treason you will simply be safe because you side with the powers that be no matter their actions?

      Do you truly believe that police are incapable of abuses of power, that they will always do the right thing? That no man has ever been charged without just cause? That no arrest ever made was constitutional and LEGAL, even under some of the more draconian, anti-constitutional laws on the books?

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    • booger71
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 1:38am

      Our police force has been militarized too the extent that they are hard to distinguish from the military. They boast and brag about all the money they confiscate from the citizens with use this money to buy more and better weapons to use against citizens some low level snitch tells them is using drugs. No knock warrants are the norm, where will it stop?

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    • supermansdad
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 3:35am

      @ BOOGER
      Really? Have you ever even LOOKED at the history of law enforcement, their TT&P or uniforms and weapons systems? Are you really THAT ignorant?

      Look at early police department uniforms and you will find that from the beginning they mimicked the trends in military uniforms. Then look at their weapons and find that originally they were unarmed minus a club until too many were killed because criminals had them outgunned from the outset. Then you have the variety of less-lethal options now because the alternative is a dead suspect. Formerly simple fights with cops could result in a dead suspect because his only options were fists or a pistol. Now they have a plethora of tools that allow situations to be deescalated safely. Yes OC and tasers suck! But it’s better than being dead!

      Previously “crazy” people acting uncontrollably insane resulted in lethal force because a lone officer attempting to subdue someone that fears nothing and likely has the extra physical strength and lack of restraint could (and many times were) be over powered and killed.

      Then there are the electronic recording devices. They are there to record all parties actions and ensure an accurate representation of events is reported. Numerous lawsuits and allegations of abuse have been dropped because of these devices, as have numerous officers ended up in jail because of them.

      You don’t have to like them, but if you’ve never been one or dealt with what they do then you have no clue!

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    • libslayer
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 7:37am

      GV BLAZE, you’re way out of line. This is not Germany in the late 30s early 40s. “The Police are the People and the people are the Police”~ Sir Robert Peel. Police officers are as much a part of the community they serve as the people who live there. You weren’t there and neither was I. Neither one of us know exactly what went down so yo might want to keep you opinions to yourself until all of the facts come out because you just end up looking like an ignorant fool.

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    • AZindependent
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 8:48am

      I want more info on the original shooting. Was the guy who was shot and killed armed? Is running from the police cause to use deadly force? Bad shootings are what causes RIOTS. The sheeple will not for being shot and killed at random by the police. We aren’t in Syria are we?

      There is more to this story, do your job Blaze.

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    • Blazebanned
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 9:01am

      @gvblaze aka encinom.
      You dont know jack about cops except what you read on the internet.You‘ve never been outside moms house but to the quickie mart next door to get cheeto’s.So shut your candyass mommas boy pie hole you little puke.

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    • thecid100
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 9:28am

      My mind isn’t changed. Police take extremely dangerous people off the streets all the time, or things like what happened in Colorado would be happening all over the place. You just don’t see it, so you don’t know. A lot of what we do you wouldn’t want to know about or see. In addition, why do you think it is often considered a more serious crime to kill a cop than an ordinary citizen? Because we are YOUR representative protecting OUR way of life, because WE are the sheepdogs who take on the wolves and stop them. It is our system, it is a good but not perfect system, but we are your neighbors and your protectors. Most of us become cops to help people. You advocate for a different system, then you will have an iron fist that doesn’t care about your opinion as it crushes you. You can see that it in the Communist countries, and all throughout history.

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    • Hugh Williams
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 9:55am

      @SNOWLEOPARD and @GVBLAZE
      You are both correct in your post. We are being divided and our differences are being exploited. There are groups that are turning up the heat on the pressure cooker hoping for an explosion. And even though the vast majority of police are good people trying to make a difference and help everyone, there are rotten apples in police uniforms also.

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    • stage9
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 10:07am

      When you live by the sword you will die by the sword.

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    • johnjamison
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 10:29am

      I’m with you on that one GVBLAZE. And while I‘m sure most police do think they’re serving the public good in their action. The facts point to a different out come in that they actually are serving the government and it‘s laws NOT THE PEOPLE’S LAW OR THE CONSTITUTION in most cases.
      90% are nothing more than a Nazi SOLDIER WAITING TO HAPPEN. What did the Nazi soldiers say over and over again“vee were jest following orders”. The court system is just as complissed and even more guilty tahn the police. By attacking Jury nulification which our founders declared was the true measure of the law. If courts create laws that the were against it was the Jury of 12 duty to stike down the law through refusal to convict on it. What we have now is a jury being told what to think and what to they can and can’t consider.

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    • Roberto G. Vasquez
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 10:36am

      I’m a former police officer and witnessed many black ghetto allegations & demonstrations against the police. Never once were the allegations true. Later as a PI, attorneys hired me to investigate allegations of police brutality. Once again, none were true. So…………beware of any and all claims of police brutality/racisim eminating from criminal infested neighborhoods.

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    • Captain77
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 10:41am

      Most, if not all who are given power as they suppose, tend to end up abusing it. The abuse can be minor to extreme, but regardless, you would be hard pressed to find a police officer who hasn’t at one time or another, to one degree or another abused their position of authority. There was a time when I would have sided with the police 9 times out of 10, but due to the sudden availability of video, I have seen more cops lying and falsifying reports than I have stomach to speak of.

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    • zigzag
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:03am

      They’re doing it all wrong. All they needed to do was get ICE there and the crowd is gone in 2 seconds. Come on, it’s not that hard.

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    • FlamingFartSyndrome
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:17am

      Your a fool. You couldn’t see a unicorn if it stood in front of your face. You did just watch the video, didn’t you?? Welcome to future of America, a police state that people like you allowed to happen.

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    • ChiefGeorge
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:19am

      I don’t hate the police but I can also recognize that the police are human and are beginning to see John Q Public as Public enemy number one. With the break down of societal norms and morals, the police are caught right in the crosshairs themselves and often find themselves walking a razor edge between trying to tell good guys from bad. So, for them its easier these days to simply just cut to the chase and view everyone as a possible threat. This is a dangerous mentality to have but it is the challenge to every law enforcement officer across the land. On the surface this looks like a total overkill in use of their power and authority. There are women and children present and not one mention of weapons or direct threats against the police that we can see. Its beginning to look more and more like a police state everyday in this country and I’ll have go with SGT on this one.

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    • thecid100
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:38am

      Roberto.
      Exactly correct, Roberto. It’s amazing to me to see how people think they can pass judgment on police officers in such a negative way. You handcuff us, you allow the wolf to run free. I don’t care what your false opinions are, because I know they are false. I work with a lot of good men and women, and not one of them is interested in violating anyone’s rights. I know a lot of them also want to get out of police work, because people with no knowledge of the job think they are qualified to be judge, jury, and executioner of these fine men and women.

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    • FatFreedom
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:48am

      @Gallery of Cat Folks

      Our police is starting to resemble the East German Stasi more and more for each year. My response would be much like yours 10 years ago, but I must day that I don’t feel safe when I see police anymore, as they are paid to harass us and shake us down for silly traffic tickets, and nuisance things. Though it is not the individual police officer’s fault that their job calls for them to harass people, and that courts keep letting out the violent offenders after the polices catch them, so that the police officers has to face the same creeps again and again.

      We can make the police’s job easier, and make the police not as hated
      by:

      1. Decriminalize drug use, and let out the prisoners that are incarcerated for drug use.
      2. Keep violent criminals incarcerated longer!

      The fact that the police has to face the crazy people that have shown before to be violent, does make them more paranoid, and frustrated.

      One cannot justify the criminalization of drug users any more than we can criminalize people that drink alcohol. One can say that people smoking crack tend to be violent, we can say the same thing about someone that is drunk, as I am sure that most of us have encountered in our life.

      If we think that it is the government’s job to protect us from ourselves! Once we give that job the the government, we are on the way to tyranny.

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    • seanscythe
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:57am

      That crying women needs to work on her acting, this is what happens with you let 3rd world trash to do what they want.

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    • jhrusky
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 1:59pm

      I think most of the people here trying to give police a bad rap is due to the sensationalism that continues … with the internet and everyone owning a camera to try and get their 15 minutes of fame on YouTube, we are ONLY seeing the “bad apples” that are in a position of authority and not to good ones. Let’s face it … doing a good job is not that sensational so it‘s not going to get the attention that a bad cop on video is and it’s not going to get posted to YouTube where the world can see and comment on it.

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    • KickinBack
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 2:27pm

      I say shut down the police department and let the criminals run wild. Then we’ll see how long it takes (and not very) before the citizens start screaming for protection.

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    • Marshalddog
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 3:09pm

      I have to wonder how the police in Mexico would have handled this crowd… Just sayin

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    • armyofnibiru
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 3:26pm

      stop or i’ll shoot.you should not be shot dead for running from the cops if you are not shooting at them.when they smash your door down in the middle of the night unanounced.they should not shoot you dead for standing there with a weapon and then figure out they went to the wrong house.what happened to the term peace officer?now they pull their gun point it in your face for a broken tail light.not all cops are bad,and not all cops are good.

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    • rickc34
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 4:55pm

      Why was he running from the law, his niece say’s he did not like the police because the arrest people, why was he arrested in the past? what is the whole story. Hey I know that there are bad officers but there is also some good ones to. Let’s see what unfolds before rushing to judgment . We need law and order or chaos will ensue . Why is it when a gang member kills another we hear nothing about it, Chicano on Chicano , black on black, asian on asian or white on white. Thousands happen every year and all done with illegal guns by criminals. I worked in LA and Orange as a floor nurse and saw my share of gang violence .

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    • VioletLilly
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 1:14am

      I agree with SGTNB and GVBLAZE. Our country is becoming a police state funded by our tax money. Here in California in particular, Orange County (where the event described in this article took place) and Los Angeles Poilice Departments are amongst the worst in California. There have been too many cases of police brutality and abuse of power the rest of the country does not hear about. I am a law abiding citizen with no criminal record and the very few times I have needed the Police’s help, they have proven themselves to be lazy, ignorant, and arrogant thugs. The only “law enforcement” they do is stop and ticket hardworking Angelenos going to and from work during rush hour. LAPD behave very much like highway bandits. I tell people stop voting to raise taxes for more police. What they need is to have their budget cut in half.

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  • thetreyman
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:13pm

    i am not sure what to make of this. if this was an organized protest, then there shouldnt have been any kids there. if it was something spur of the moment and people were going down the street to get some answers on why the cops shot someone, then i could see kids being with their parents. either way the cops should not have a bite dog in a crowd with small kids. they should not be firing bean bags into a crowd with small kids. the tear gas probably wont do any long term physical damage, so i cant argue with that if it was called for. i’m going to have to get more info to really form an opinion. i am still not sure if the crowd broke any laws or not. if not, then there should be some firings in anaheim. if so, then there should be some parent that lose their children for putting them in harms way.

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    • LibertySon
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:21pm

      You have to think like a radical and a revolutionary to understand. By putting their kids on the firing lines, the police are both more hesitant to take justified actions to control the mob of rioters, and more likely once they do, to create a visually disturbing image for the media. A win-win! And if any kids do get hurt, it is a major victory for the cause, and then the parents will just take them to the local emergency room for free medical care, and then a followup call to a LaRaza attourny for a muli-million dollar lawsuit… another big WIN-WIN!

      If you just internalize the fact that radicals and revolutionaries simply do not value life or an orderly society, then their actions and likely goals become clear.

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    • 1casawizard
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:22pm

      @TREYMAN. You spoke words outta my mouth that were thought about but not yet said by me. DITTOS to ya.

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    • GWillie
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:31pm

      It was organized by far left groups who have plans in pace to respond to any situation they can exploit, in this case a shooting of a man fleeing from the law that’s all anyone knows. So the organizers hit their speed dial and get a group of people to stand on a few corners yelling about how the cops murdered someone because he’s not white! They’ll do this until enough people come down to see what’s going on, then they get these groups together with a few trained agitators who demand action and say let go storm the press conference… And that is how you make a protest!

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:51pm

      @GWillie

      i read and watched this again. the pic at the top seems to be from the organized protest on sunday. the video seems to be from saturday when residents of the neighborhood confronted police after the shooting. so, the leftist groups may exploit this but i was mainly talking about he video. if rocks and bottles were thrown then use the tear gas. dont fire bean bags or have a bite dog ready to attack a crowd with small kids in it. the parents may be commies and deserve to have an ass kicking but a kid is a kid and there is no good reason to hurt a kid.

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    • IMAWAKENOW
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:06pm

      can you say “ human shield”

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    • BJC
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:51pm

      You don’t have signs already to go on a Saturday night. Plus the group on large banner is ANSWER, a progressive bunch of thugs. Yeah, this is being brought to you straight from Obama. He needs to keep the race war going. He’s got to disappointed the last few tries have fizzeled out!

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    • yathink
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 3:42am

      They Questioned!

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    • VioletLilly
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 1:19am

      I agree with SGTNB and GVBLAZE. Our country is becoming a police state funded by our tax money. Here in California in particular, Orange County (where the event described in this article took place) and Los Angeles Poilice Departments are amongst the worst in California. There have been too many cases of police brutality and abuse of power the rest of the country does not hear about. I am a law abiding citizen with no criminal record and the very few times I have needed the Police’s help, they have proven themselves to be lazy, ignorant, and arrogant thugs. The only “law enforcement” they do is to stop and ticket hardworking Angelenos going to and from work during rush hour. LAPD officers behave very much like highway bandits. I tell people stop voting for more taxes to pay for more police. What they need is to have their budget cut in half.

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  • ldaopines
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:12pm

    Sorry, but every arrest and police confrontation isn’t racism. Whites also get roughed up, shoved, thrown and shot when they provoke or disobey or threaten. These news stories don’t always tell the truth of the event. That’s why police are found not guilty in so many cases where the facts are actually presented.

    Here we have an angry crowd storming a police station and I BLAME THE MOTHERS/FATHERS for bringing their babies and children, NOT THE POLICE.

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    • chips1
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:26pm

      They bring the kids because the younger they are, the deeper the indoctrination.

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    • GWillie
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:49pm

      Thousands of people are arrested of all races and none of them had to get shot. The police don’t look for reasons to shot people; they want to go home after their shift. I‘m going to bet at the end of the day Monday we’ll find the story we know now is completely wrong. And I’ll bet we’ll not see it corrected on the networks.

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    • MetalPatriot
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:21pm

      “He (doesn’t) like cops. He never liked them because all they do is harass and arrest anyone,”

      As a “normal” citizen that’s been pulled over a small handful of times; the police DO NOT harrass and arrest anyone. People and families that commit crimes always claim to be the victims of police, government, society, and those of European lineage.

      Sorry, but where I live Hispanics and Asians are in hard competition for the title of Supreme Racists. I say, “Go away, true Americans aren’t racist.”

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  • Master.Debater
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:09pm

    In the video it looks as if the cops were over-reacting, although we don’t see what led up to the turmoil, as usual. What I don’t understand is why on earth do you bring toddlers to join in with an unruly mob???

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    • LibertySon
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:16pm

      Ya, I’m sure you would have been much cooler under the pressure of being surrounded by gang members and their families, all throwing things at you for no justified reason. Mobs create riots, and riot guns were made for a reason… Riot Control!

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    • Master.Debater
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:53pm

      It’s hard to judge anything when we are only shown the aftermath, not what behavior led up to it. SOP from the irresponsible media.

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    • XScramblerX
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 8:40am

      This happened because we do not have MEN on the Police force, we have COWARDS. I’m not justifying the protest, however, you just don’t start shooting in a crowd of unarmed citizens, release dogs when children are presents unless you,re a COWARD. It started when an unarmed man was shot for merely FLEEING the scene, the first COWARDLY act by police in this situation. When OUR police force starts protecting the CITIZENS like we pay them to do and not working for the criminal elite, only then will they be treated accordingly! Many of you seem to think that when you protest against something, the police have every right to behave this way. I’m a Tea Party supporter and I can see a time in the near future when the police will pull this on peaceful Tea Party rallies.
      Don’t be fooled again!

      Tea!

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  • jerrygibbs
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:06pm

    just what do you expect ,,,, cops are good and bad

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    • ldaopines
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:13pm

      So are people in the crowd. We don’t know the whole story about the original shooting and this…

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  • zoro51
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:05pm

    what ever the reason times have changed n all cops are edgy living in so call for most of my life IVE not seen to many cop incidents BUT its possible something went ary. BUT again ask WHY the “VICTIM” ran!!! thats the KEy not the cops reactions IF you r innocent WHY RUN???.. the rest is RACE motivated HATE n we demand OUR justice as those who attacked innocents in the LA riots.. slamming on man in the head wiht a bricjk then dancing n laughing.. NO fid out FIRST what took place THEn go after those who over used IF they over used… if not its MOB mentality n THAT will shut things down FAST…. OH CA what over took you??.. cleasne your self form ALL bad seeds even pd comisiners n corrupt judges. before u cast the first stone

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:15pm

      What?

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    • BlackCrow
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:26pm

      @Zoro

      an U r english MAJOR????

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    • Paul
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:30pm

      Looks like a rap song …

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    • MeteoricLimbo
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:30pm

      10-4 on the What?
      Did that come off Wikipedia as the definition of gibberish?

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    • 1casawizard
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:40pm

      @ZORO51. I understood every word you said. Reread your post and see if you can understand it also.

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    • Meyvn
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 9:09am

      Glad it wasn’t just me that had problems deciphering that mess of characters.

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    • Mil-Dot
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 11:17am

      My God man get an education or let somebody else that can speak write your posts. Geez.

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  • SanDiegoCountyCitizen
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:03pm

    Go check that “answerla.org website… a LaRaza Communist, “Let’s take back the stolen southwest” website.

    This is nothing but the progessive-statist Illegal Alien coalition, trying to gain more power by the unfortunate death of a criminal, who was probably a Mexican or a Mexican-american.

    This is what happens when you vote progressive-statists into office in California… An Orwellian Utopia!

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  • spikebu
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:02pm

    Wrong. They are not there to protect you…They executed that guy..I see why they want answers.

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    • chips1
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:20pm

      SPIKEBU:
      You have been profiled. Works every time. Tell Obama I said Hi.

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    • LibertySon
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:24pm

      One down, hundreds of thousands of felonious Mexican gang members to go!

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  • neiman1
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:02pm

    Look at the banner in the first picture and then look up AnswerLA.org

    Celebrating 53 years of Revolution in Cuba?

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    • LibertySon
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:14pm

      Ya… I’d say they could use a few more dozen police dogs to properly deal with those Communists!

      California is now becoming unlivable… LaRaza has successfully “taken back” California for Mexico, and every other dregg of society who cares to poop in public parks and attack law enforcement.

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    • TIME_2_END_THE_PAUL_CAMPAIGN_IN_12
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:18pm

      Checked it out….what’s up with that Fidel and Che loving there ??

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    • lexington_green
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:40pm

      wow. there are a lot of unanswered questions for both sides in this incident but the lefties including those racist commie revolutionaries in la raza are co-opting this almost as fast as the gun control statists are trying to take advantage of the aurora mass shooting. never let a crisis go to waste, eh guys?

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  • supermurder
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:01pm

    Ever notice that people who constantly do things to get themselves in trouble, think that “all cops do is harass and arrest anyone”?

    Kind of like a person who is bad with money and always overdraws their bank account; they tend to “hate banks”.

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    • BIgWheeler
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:21pm

      I agree, I got pulled over the other day, told the cop I had a pistol and permit, and I got off with a warning. I’m young and covered with tattoos, so no excuses about how you look.

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    • dixie63
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:32pm

      Exactly. I always see it as a red flag if a person “hates cops”. It usually means they are, or have been up to no good. I am 50 years old, and never had a bad experience with law enforcement because I have always obeyed the laws.

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  • applehill
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:59pm

    Not that I’m giving support for either side in this. I can say that we could see this coming. With corruption becoming more and more prevalent in everyday police forces and less of a stigma. The people will only stand for so much… Much like the Boston Massacre. One shot set it off. I’m sure with the world becoming so corrupt, it’s harder to keep honor and integrity as a police officer. But they must! Things will only get worse if they allow corruption to rule and never punishing bad police.

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  • wellhangingchad
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:54pm

    If u idiots think these cops use excessive force then just wait till obozo starts deploying the new marine corps law enforcement battalions. Soldiers are trained to shoot first and ask later. Quit treating these cops like criminals or u may get what u ask for. There is no common sense in the communists.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:04pm

      You’d be okay w/Marines. They may shoot what moves, but they actually are trained to think abt it first. Marines – old or new – won’t open up on Americans.

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    • Baddoggy
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:08pm

      Thats the problem! The police are already Militarized. Have you been asleep the last 10 years? For God’s sake wake up stupid!

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    • LibertySon
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:37pm

      True, but then they are put in a pretty tough situation… do what the commander in chief and your senior officers tell you to do, or… what?

      The big question is, how will our honorable soldiers and marines respond to the “community defenders”, protecting their towns and neighborhoods from looters… Lets hope the vet NCO’s learned enough from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan to teach their troops that just because a man has a rifle slung, doesn‘t mean he’s an enemy combatant!

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    • DWLuttrell
      Posted on July 24, 2012 at 1:42am

      They are criminals. That Cop dropped, from what I understand, an unarmed man to his knees and shot him in the back of the head. They should be treated as per their actions. People in other countries are labeled terrorists, and terrorist organizations, for doing such things. Why not them? They do not deserve a pass and are not special. There is such a thing as State Sponsored Terrorism, and that is what that is. Murder is never legal. It doesn’t matter if he is a legal or illegal immigrant, people in the Military or any other thing are never allowed to murder people. Defense and Murder are two different things. Defense doesn‘t allow for someone shooting an unarmed Civilian in the back and executing them while they’re running away, and niether does the Laws of War or any other Law.

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  • AnAmerican111
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:53pm

    You run from the police and you should expect to pay the price!
    More garbage off the street! Good stuff!

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    • thetreyman
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:20pm

      If you run from the police, you deserve to be shot in the head? Nice!

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  • DEMOCRATS.ARE.EVIL
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:52pm

    “More senseless Tea Party violence, I presume,” he says with sarcasm in his voice.

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  • GMAN455
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:51pm

    The cops offered to buy the videos of it hmmmmm not a good idea there folks should be more videos of it

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  • BIgWheeler
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:50pm

    With a name like “Stomper” I sure he wasn’t innocent of ANYTHING.

    I support cops MORE when they kill bad people.

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    • Elena2010
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:05pm

      Yeah — all I could think of was this really awful Russell Crowe film, Romper Stomper.

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    • Bruce P.
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 2:35pm

      So, you support cops shooting unarmed people in the back?

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  • BigdaddyK
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:50pm

    Well, next they’ll probably find out the deceased was illegal. THEN the fecal matter will come in forced contact with the A/C unit!

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  • barber2
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:49pm

    Thanks, Mr. Obama, for that “police acting stupidity ” and that “ feeling the frustration of the OWS” rhetoric. Your legacy ? You have certainly “ changed ” America. For the worst. NoBama 2012. No Democrat 2012.

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  • citizenoftexas
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:48pm

    Probably should left your child at home before leaving for the protests, eh?

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  • PaulBegala
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:47pm

    North American Pavement Monkeys….

    ….always approach with caution. They can be dangerous!

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    • BIgWheeler
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:56pm

      He didn’t look too dangeous with a German Shepard swinging from his arm. $1 says he cried like a bltch.

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    • Dissident_Agressor
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:35pm

      lol true

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    • yathink
      Posted on July 23, 2012 at 3:55am

      Big wheeler,
      i have to get off the floor now from rolling all over it in uncontrolled hysteria.

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  • casventures
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:46pm

    If the president lived up to his oath of office this type of behavior would not happen. Americans do not condone these actions.

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  • Baddoggy
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:45pm

    This is what happens when you MILITARIZE the police. Nothing good comes from it. They have to start looking for crimes to stop, therefore they become overbearing on the community and the community will rebel. Really, is there a need to have a SWAT team in a town like mine of 100K people? Just stupid.

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    • freeberty
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 9:48pm

      Your right Baddoggy, regrettably to many police forces are just federally funded welfare jobs programs.

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:04pm

      Shut up and pay your D@MN taxes. Your nothing but a deadbeat wannabe. LTC MY A$$,

      Report Post » therealconservative  
    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:14pm

      therealconservative

      You are a enemy of the liberty movement. Why dont you drop the tuff guy on the interent act and become a little more sophiscated.

      Report Post » WAKEUPUSA2012  
    • WAKEUPUSA2012
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:15pm

      therealconservative

      You are a enemy of the liberty movement. Why dont you drop the tuff guy on the interent act and become a little more sophiscated

      Report Post » WAKEUPUSA2012  
    • freeberty
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:16pm

      lol, how did you ever come up with the screen name THEREALCONSERVATIVE when everything you have in your life you owe to the labor of others?

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 10:59pm

      @freeloader

      “when everything you have in your life you owe to the labor of others?”

      You caught me. I had my butler iron my uniform, shine my boots and brass and carry my ruck sack for 20 yrs. To tell you the truth, he even went to the range and did my PT.

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    • therealconservative
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:00pm

      BTW, Bad is a PX hero and tax dodger

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    • freeberty
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 11:19pm

      I support a lot of government jobs programs, whether I want to or not, so your welcome for everything that you have, that I have given to you and your family.

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  • Elena2010
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:39pm

    uh oh…

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  • blackyb
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:39pm

    They should have been at Disneyland and they would not have got shot (probably.)

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  • vinnymac46
    Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:37pm

    Unlike Mexico where you all originated, there is law and order here in the USA. If the officers were wrong then they will get punished but doing your “viva we want answers” will get you hurt butt head.

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    • blackyb
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:41pm

      It is not a good time to antagonize the law, idiots. They are standing the thin blue line between you and the killer clowns.

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    • Maxim Crux
      Posted on July 22, 2012 at 8:49pm

      blackyb…you are so right. Good or bad, there are lots of edgy coppers out there just itching for a chance to pull the trigger. Best to just avoid idiots and stay home and watch baseball before it becomes a Chinese game

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    • 1proudAmerican
      Posted on July 25, 2012 at 10:34am

      Why the HE** do they bring little kids to a protest??!! I think the cops went too far, but those people should’ve left the kids at home. Idiots on both sides.

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