Local Death Squads

Last Updated 1/10/2013

What was once a page for a single demo about Kelly Thomas is, for the time being, a compilation of articles related to the worst of recent police state abuses in Orange County.  I’ll probably add to it as time goes on.

Happy browsing..

Manuel Diaz and the Anaheim PD

Protest in Anaheim
Matt Leslie – July 24, 2012
http://fullertonrag.com/2012/07/24/protest-in-anaheim/

Police Brutality, Racism and Public Indifference In Anaheim
Rania Halek – July 24, 2012
http://raniakhalek.com/2012/07/24/police-brutality-racism-and-public-indifference-in-anaheim/

Stein, Honkala deplore shooting of unarmed citizens
Jill Stein for President  July 24, 2012
http://www.jillstein.org/stein_honkala_deplore_shooting_of_unarmed_citizens

Can we still avoid a summer of ‘Oaklaheim’?
Greg Diamond– July 25, 2012
http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2012/07/can-we-still-avoid-a-summer-of-oaklaheim/

The Real Crime in Anaheim
Gary Leupp – July 26, 2012
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/07/26/the-real-crime-in-anaheim/

Anaheim Police Chief John Welters Hints ‘Outside Agitators’ and ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Caused ‘Civil Unrest’
By Duane Roberts – July 27, 2012
http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2012/07/anaheim-police-chief-john-welters-hints-outside-agitators-and-occupy-wall-street-caused-civil-unrest/

[UPDATE: VIDEO PROOF] Was There a Police Plant at the Anaheim Protests Who Threw Bottles at Officers to Incite a Riot?
Gustavo Arellano – Jul. 27 2012
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/anaheim_police_riots_plant.php

Video: This helps explain why there is so much tension in the Anaheim Flatlands
July 29, 2012
http://www.theliberaloc.com/2012/07/29/video-this-helps-explain-why-there-is-so-much-tension-in-the-anaheim-flatlands/

The Videos Anaheim PD Doesn’t Want Us to See
July 29, 2012
http://firedoglake.com/2012/07/29/the-videos-anaheim-pd-doesnt-want-us-to-see/

Anaheim Police Arrest Protesters; Angrily Point Rifles at Photographers
July 29, 2012
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/anaheim_police_brutality_protests_july_29_ocw.php

Anaheim mayor meets with Latino community amid calls for city reforms
August 1, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/aug/01/anaheim-mayor-latino-community-reform

Did Anaheim Almost Arrest Hundreds of Peaceful Marchers on Sunday?
August 1, 2012
http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/2012/08/did-anaheim-almost-arrest-hundreds-of-peaceful-marchers-on-sunday/

Council districts could alter power dynamic in Anaheim
August 4, 2012
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/04/local/la-me-adv-anaheim-divisions-20120804

Duane Roberts, Longtime Anaheim Activist, Pulls Papers for City Council Race
August 7, 2012
http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/08/longtime_anaheim_resident_and.php

Anaheim:  A Tale of Two Cities
Dec. 11, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Nao4z6Dghco

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Kelly Thomas Demo in Fullerton  8/20/2011

Showing here a couple of pictures (Click on them for full size.) from the Kelly Thomas rally & march today.  These things are becoming pretty regular in Fullerton these days, and might happen every Saturday indefinitely.

If you’ve been under a rock for the last couple of weeks, here’s the short version:

Kelly Thomas was a homeless schizophrenic generally thought by the locals to be harmless.  The local police were probably familiar with him because he had hung around the area for quite a while.  On July 5th, down on the ground, surrounded by six Fullerton cops, he was beaten to death.

For more on the story, see the two local independent news sources:

http://www.fullertonsfuture.org/

http://www.fullertonobserver.com/

(Fullertonsfuture wastes a lot of time picking on the Fullerton Observer for being inadequately zealous, but between the two of them, you can get a pretty good collection of info.)

Also, see the Kelly’s Army site:  http://3sheets.tv/

The related demos, demanding the jailing of the cops involved, or simply the release of a video tape of the incident, have attracted a good variety of people.  This first picture shows
Oath Keepers (the black shirts with yellow lettering) and masked Anons.

ANSWER, mostly based in LA for this region, has also taken part, but a show of hands when the march gathered at the site where Kelly was killed showed at least a third of the people were Fullerton residents.  Another third or so were from neighboring parts of
Orange County.  The red balloons mark the spot where he was beaten.

Where the demo spent most of its time is in front of the Police Station, pictured here. 

People lined the street for a couple blocks.  I guesstimated about 300 of us, but we declined to dine in Hell that night.  Rumor has it that the best equivalent in Fullerton is a certain sports bar where the owner has a reputation for complaining about people like Kelly loitering in the vicinity, which might be related to the whole disaster.

Some readers participated in this, and are welcome to comment, to correct or expand on anything I’ve said here.