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Justice for Anita Gay, Justice for All!

by Bill Hackwell
Daughters and grand daughters of Anita Gay, shot in the back and killed by a Berkeley police officer, protest on the year anniversary of her death.





officer. The bullets passed through her into her apartment, grazing her daughter’s face and narrowly missing her grandchild. The police claim the shooting was justified. The media demonized the family and blame the shooting on Anita.

Photo caption: Daughters and grand daughters of Anita Gay, shot and killed by a Berkeley police officer, protest on the year anniversary of her death. Photo: Bill Hackwell


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Berkeley California Feb. 20-- Family and friends of Anita Gay held a lively rally on the busy intersection of Martin Luther King and Ashby Boulevard on Friday to commemorate the first anniversary of her murder. The protest demanded that the officer and the Berkeley Police department be held accountable for Anita Gay's death. The protest also called for justice for the victims of the epidemic of police murders in the East Bay .

On February 16, 2008, Anita Gay -grandmother and longtime Berkeley resident - was shot in the back and killed on her front porch by a lone Berkeley police officer. The bullets passed through her into her apartment, grazing her daughter’s face and narrowly missing her grandchild. The police claim the shooting was justified. The media has demonized the family and blame the shooting on Anita.


§Jail Killer Cops
by Bill Hackwell
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§Patricia Johnson, Anita Gays Sister
by Bill Hackwell
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§Enough is Enough!
by Bill Hackwell
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§Ashby and MLK
by Bill Hackwell
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§The Family of Anita Gay Demand Justice
by Bill Hackwell
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§Stolen Lives
by Bill Hackwell
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§Grand Daughter of Anita Gay
by Bill Hackwell
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§Another Grand Daughter of Anita Gay
by Bill Hackwell
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