Bob Morris on Jul 15, 2006, 8:39 am The video of Westberry and Villa being beaten by LAPD has now been viewed over 5,000 times. Look at the still of the officer backing off the Sgt. who had just clubbed them (for the fourth time) while they were lying on the pavement. That officer is looking directly at the video camera. I’m no [...] Bob Morris on Jul 14, 2006, 12:26 am Jim Lafferty of the National Lawyers Guild details the lawsuits to be filed against LAPD by ANSWER LA and those injured on July 8, 2006 when LAPD beat protestors and blocked ANSWER from having a lawful sidewalk rally. (47 sec.) Three more videos follow. I’ve posted twelve videos from the press conference on YouTube Here’s [...] Bob Morris on Jul 14, 2006, 12:21 am Westberry and Jose Villa were beaten by LAPD, as is shown in the video (45 sec.) Bob Morris on Jul 14, 2006, 12:18 am Villa and Christen Westberry were beaten by LAPD, as is shown in the video. (1:01 min.) Bob Morris on Jul 14, 2006, 12:15 am Becker is western regional coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition. “The severity of the charges is correlated to the severity of the beating.” (1:05 min.) Bob Morris on Jul 13, 2006, 12:30 pm After repeated watching of the video, it appears most of the beating of Villa and Westberry was done by an LAPD sergeant. Villa and Westberry were standing on the street videoing. An officer on bicycle comes behind them, picks up his bike, slams it into them, pushing them into the Sgt., who pushes back. They [...] Bob Morris on Jul 13, 2006, 12:27 am Jose Villa was videoing LAPD during the anti-Minutemen protest called by ANSWER LA last Saturday. As the YourTube video shows, he and Christen Westberry were standing still when an LAPD officer on a bicycle stopped next to them, picked up his bike, slammed it into them, pushing them into other police who then clubbed until [...] Bob Morris on Jul 12, 2006, 12:11 am 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 [...] Bob Morris on Jul 11, 2006, 3:37 pm The National Lawyers Guild and ANSWER LA announced today they will file numerous lawsuits and complaints against LAPD for their brutal behavior at the anti-Minutemen protest Saturday, clubbing people, even after they were prone on the sidewalk motionless. (See the two videos following this post.) Several TV news reporters were at the press conference, and [...] Bob Morris on Jul 11, 2006, 3:17 pm Unprovoked attacks by Los Angeles police. From the counter-protest called by ANSWERLA.org to protest a Minutemen march in Hollywood on July 8, 2006. Man in white shirt on left walks towards police, is clubbed. Others are clubbed, person in wheelchair knocked over. Screams of “he’s mentally retarded.” Officer on bike deliberately smashes into two people [...] | Independent Voter NetworkArticles by Bob Morris on California and Arizona renewable energy, budget and border issues |
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