The Blue Code of Silence

by ch@nce (coh [at] sfo.com)

Sun, Oct 8, 2000 6:07PM

After four years of trying to find justice by going through proper channels, Mark Garcia's relatives have found that the system is designed to protect criminal behavior by police officers. There is not much opportunity left for arriving at a just resolution of this incident. The family is hoping that District Attorney Terrence Hallinan will hold an open grand jury hearing to examine the factual evidence in this case.

The Blue code of Silence and the case of Mark Garcia

By Tom McKay
Tuesday, October 3, 2000;

On April 6, 1996, Mark Garcia was robbed and partially stripped of his clothing. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) was called. Instead of helping Mark, the police beat him, pepper sprayed him, handcuffed him, stood on his back for more than 5 minutes, hog-tied him, and then threw him into the back of a police van. Although they took him to the hospital, Mark Garcia died as a result of this abuse.

The Garcia family filed a complaint with the Office of Citizen

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