Thread: LA cops in immigration rally clash face discipline

July 8, 2008, 2:47PM
LA cops in immigration rally clash face discipline


© 2008 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Nineteen Los Angeles police officers face discipline over the use of batons and other force on peaceful demonstrators and journalists at an immigration rights rally last year.

Internal affairs Cmdr. Richard Webb says his department found cause to recommend discipline against the officers for their actions during the May Day rally in MacArthur Park. He presented the findings to the city's Police Commission on Tuesday.

Chief William Bratton will decide any punishments.

Officers wielding batons and firing so-called non-lethal rounds swept people from the park after a small group of agitators threw things at police.

Commission Vice President John Mack expressed concern that only those of lower rank appeared to be getting disciplined.


They were peacefull ,what is going on in this country ?


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/ ... 77433.html

Nineteen Los Angeles police officers face discipline over the use of batons and other force on peaceful demonstrators and journalists at an immigration rights rally last year. . . . Officers wielding batons and firing so-called non-lethal rounds swept people from the park after a small group of agitators threw things at police.

Someone please explain how you have a peaceful rally when participants are throwing things at the police.

Doesn't it seem like this kind of thing often happens to law enforcement officers? It's like some are sacrificed. Reminds me of Ramos and Compean too.

One must remember that Chief Bratton---was reared in Boston. The odds are 99 to 1 he is a flaming liberal.

Originally Posted by misterbill

One must remember that Chief Bratton---was reared in Boston. The odds are 99 to 1 he is a flaming liberal.

Of course he is! The day this happened, Bratton didn't take the side of his officers and give them the benefit of the doubt as any great commander would. The rank and file must hate Bratton for that!

No, he immediately joined hands with Villareigosa and held press conferences whereby he and Villareconquesta chastised the officers as if they were already determined to be guilty and convicted. It was almost if they were taking the position that illegal invaders have free reign in this city to march and protest and police officers have no jurisdiction over it, even if we are being assaulted with rocks and bottles and the unruly crowd ignores orders to disperse, as was the case.

What do the illegal invader advocates counter with to defend the actions of their invaders? They claim the illegal invaders ignored the officers instructions because the orders were given in English and not spanish, so the invaders didn't really understand what they were to do!

Only in LA...