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DESCRIPTION:An earlier version of the murderous pig-loving Facebook calendar listing, 
 which by Tuesday afternoon had been taken down once it started getting 
 attention outside of pig circles, declared: "ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. ITS TIME TO 
 STOP THROWING OUR OFFICERS UNDER THE BUS. ITS TIME TO STEP UP AND SUPPORT 
 JOHANNES AND OUR OFFICERS AND TAKE A STAND. OSCAR GRANT WAS RESISTING 
 ARREST. JOHANNES MEHSERLE TOLD THE TRUTH!"\n\nAround 4 p.m. Tuesday, it was 
 tamed down, all posts were erased, and the rally was renamed "In Support of 
 Johannes Mehserle and L.E.O." LEO stands for Law Enforcement 
 Officers.\n\nConcord police Officer Ken Carlson said he plans to 
 attend.\n\n"Within the law enforcement community we've raised some money 
 for (Mehserle) and things like that," Carlson said. "And as far as an 
 outspoken event in support of him, it's long overdue."\n\nJohn Burris, 
 attorney for Oscar Grant's family, said he was not surprised such a rally 
 would be held.\n\n"There are individuals who support Mehserle and support 
 police in general & and that's just part of & the split in this country, 
 those who don't really understand the actions of the police in the African 
 American community," Burris said.\n\nJunior Aguilar, a Pleasant Hill 
 resident who plans to attend the rally, said it's not about race. 
 .\n\n"BART failed Mehserle," Aguilar said. "He was not properly trained to 
 use the Taser. So the question is, who is at fault here? It's the BART 
 agency. I believe he is innocent."\n\nBy 4 p.m. Tuesday, 40 people had 
 confirmed on the Facebook page they would attend the rally. Some work for 
 police departments in Contra Costa County.\n\nWalnut Creek Police Chief 
 Joel Bryden said that if any of his officers attend, they will be off duty 
 and not representing the department.\n\nPolice learned of the rally 
 Tuesday, Bryden said, when a woman who said she was organizing the event 
 came to City Hall to ask whether she needed a permit. Because it's a "First 
 Amendment issue," no permit is required, Bryden said\n\nBryden said he will 
 have officers at the rally to keep the peace.\n\nWhy rally in Walnut 
 Creek?\n\n"That only shows the demographic," said Burris. "If they came to 
 Oakland they may have a confrontation they do not want to have."\n\nCarlson 
 said he assumed that Walnut Creek is a local point. " "I think it's just a 
 matter of convenience."\n\nMichael Walker of the Coalition for Justice for 
 Oscar Grant said a pro-Mehserle rally is an attempt to reduce Mehserle's 
 jail time.\n\n"They all just sat back and said 'let justice play out' and 
 they didn't do these mass rallies because they thought he was going to get 
 away with it," said Walker, who plans to attend Monday's rally with other 
 coalition 
 members.\n\nhttp://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_15508131\n\nhttp://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131311036904027\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/13/18653781.php
SUMMARY:Pigs to Rally in Support of Johannes Mehserle & Other Cops Who Kill
LOCATION:Walnut Creek Courthouse \n640 Ygnacio Valley Road \nWalnut Creek, CA 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/07/13/18653781.php
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