Bob Morris @ Jul 12th 2006 16:50 - Category: Unfiled ;
Helping get all the videos online in the aftermath of the LAPD clubbing protestors on Saturday at the anti-Minutemen counter-demo has taken considerable time, not to mention preparing for the press conference.
The video was shown on at least two LA TV stations last night. It’s been viewed almost 1,200 times on YouTube (in 26 hours.)
We now resume our regular blogging schedule!
Bob Morris @ Jul 12th 2006 00:11 - Category: Immigrant rights, Podcasts Tags: LAPD brutality;
Opening statements by Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers Guild.
The NLG and ANSWER LA will file multiple lawsuits and complaints against LAPD for their outrageous conduct during the anti-Minutemen protest on Saturday, including their unprovoked beating of demonstrators - even after they’d been clubbed and were lying on the sidewalk - and for not allowing ANSWER to have a constitutionally-protected protest on the sidewalk.
Some history. The NLG sued LAPD for their conduct during the 2000 Democratic National Convention police riot and were instrumental in forcing a consent decree upon LAPD as well as financial damages.
Muna Coobtee of ANSWER LA details the sequence of events at the protest.
Statements from three who were beaten without cause; they are Christen Westberry, Jose Villa, and Natividad Carerra. Westbury and Villa were viciously clubbed while lying on the sidewalk, as documented in the video.
Then came statements of support and outrage from:
Angelina Corona, Executive Director Hermandad Mexicana Nacional
Juan Jose Gutiérrez, Latino Movement USA
Richard Becker, West Coast Coordinator, ANSWER Coalition
Ending with discussion and questions.
mp3 (34:49,11.6 mb)
[tags]LAPD, police brutality[/tags]
Bob Morris @ Jul 12th 2006 00:06 - Category: Unfiled ;
While I liked the widgets (Grazr and Stylefeeder) that were here, sometimes they were slowing down the blog, so I took them off. Once their servers can always handle the load, then back they’ll come, as they are fun and useful.
Some blogs link to many outside services and features, which can be great. Except when those servers are slow, because then the blog slows down. Polizeros links to as few outside services as possible so it will load fast.)
Update: Due to popular demand, the widgets are back!
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