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South Bay | Police State and PrisonsCops Watch Copwatchers in San Jose
Victims of police violence and activists came together to share and hear stories of San Jose Police Department abuse and misuse of authority. They demonstrated under the watchful eye of mounted police in front of San Jose City Hall on Cinco de Mayo 2009. The Call to Action read as follows:
¡BASTA! Enough is Enough! STOP Criminalizing Latinos We are not criminals / Nosotros no somos criminales Join us in the fight for Justice! Raj is from Silicon Valley deBug. He led the gathered demonstrators in a call and response chant for an end to abuse.
David was also a target of abuse at the hands of SJPD. He is six and a half feet tall, and heard police say "He's a big one we'll have to taser him" before he was shot by a cop's stun gun. He landed in the hospital where he was in a coma for three days. He was accused of being on PCP when his truck went out of control in San Jose two years ago.
Blue sign says: "incarcerate killer cops"
Catholic Sisters in red/black habits came to the rally.
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