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4/1 in San Jose: Demand Open Grand Jury in Killing of Eric Kleemeyer

by Katrina Lalowski
Our family is trying to get an open Grand Jury. We will be having a protest this Friday, April 1st starting at 12pm, noon. It will be held at the District Attorney's office, located at the corner of Hedding and First Street at 70 W. Hedding in San Jose. We need as much help as we can get.
Hello. My name is Katrina Lalowski, and I am the cousin of 22-year-old Eric Kleemeyer. On January 4, 2005, he was being pursued by the Santa Clara Police in his 1965 Dodge Dart. H refrained from pulling over, as he was driving to his mom's house. He was unarmed and feared for his life, due to a previous beating that went unreported. Police boxed him in a driveway accross the street from his mom's house. Without identifying themselves or asking him to step out of the car, they opened fire and shot him 9 times. An ambulance arrived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Our family is trying to get an open Grand Jury. We will be having a protest this Friday, April 1st starting at 12pm, noon. It will be held at the District Attorney's office, located at the corner of Hedding and First Street at 70 W. Hedding in San Jose. We need as much help as we can get. We owe it not only to Eric and Rudy Cardenas, but to the community at large. Thanks in advance for your time and your help.

Best Regards,
Katrina Lalowski
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by A Friend
Here's a tip for the kids -- next time, pull over.
by Whole Truth
"He had three prior arrests for driving under the influence, and Pagkas confirmed today for the first time that Kleemeyer's blood alcohol level was above the legal limit at the time of the shooting. He was also driving on a suspended license and under court probation."

So, you think the police may have had some reason to be wary? Next time PLEASE pull over. It's simple and can save your live.
by Dickhead Tracy
It's all this twerp's fault the pigs blew him away without cause. If he had any sense, he would have gotten right out, flopped down on his stomach, and spread his butt-cheeks apart so they could Louima him. That's what you should do if a cop comes anywhere near YOU. Otherwise, he might blow your brains out in a fit of sexually frustrated pique.
by Dickhead Tracy
Drunk driving is a summary capital offense. Didn't you know? Also, this is California, home of the infamous Three Strikes statute, and we've realized this just isn't strict enough. People aren't groveling and begging for mercy yet. Our egos NEED this. So we've upgraded the statute from (Three Strikes = stiff jail term) to (Three Strikes = you get whacked on the spot ). We're convinced this is just and reasonable.
Yeah, then he would've gotten beaten/shot by those pigs on the street in stread. :| great advice.
by brother
You're right. Stupid cops. drunk Eric speeding down your street was not dangerous. he was only speeding because they were chasing him right? Cops kill more people than drunk drivers every day. racist pigs, denying Eric his civil rights
by SCPD Cop for 20 years (police [at] ci.santa-clara.ca.us)
The Whole Truth is actually Jeff Vaden, the worthless PIG that shot Eric. He is an 18 year veteran that is known to jump to conclusions, have short mans complex, and have a very small penis. Death for driving under the influence? We need to take this country back from idiots like Jeff Vaden. This is our country and we pay their salaries. These testicle PIGS need to chill out and recognize when their is danger and when their is not. I bet that was the first time any of them had fired their pistols outside of the range. 9 rounds? Come on people, they could have simply stepped aside, went to his house later and arrested them. Instead, they killed a tax paying citizen that has 2 partiotic brothers serving this country! What a joke. Please vote to have the worthless SCPD bald chief, mr San Jose State Graduate (what a crappy school!) Stephen D. Lodge removed from office. On election day, please show up Santa Clara citizens! Vote for anyone but this testicle. Since he has come into "power", there have been several incidents that have been convered up to ensure that the SCPD can continue to terrorize, harrass, and bully it's tax paying citizens! Take your community back from these badge wearing losers! #1 Badge Taker
by Concerned Citizen of SC County (nomorepigs_koshergrl [at] yahoo.com)
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Jeff Vaden has a bad history. I don't know if any of you have heard about what happened in December, 2004, not even a month prior to the murder of Eric Kleemeyer! Vaden and a few of his "cop buddies" went into San Jose, OUTSIDE OF THEIR JURISDICTION, to beat up a tenant of a fellow Santa Clara officer's house, and shot the tenant's girlfriend's dog, because it was barking during this incident. And for someone who has a violent history, it would only make sense that he's on the juice. He's probably so juiced up that he has "roid rage", because he can't get it up, so he's sexually frustrated, leaving innocent people to take out his anger on. Does no one else find it ironic that an officer on the force for so long, is at such a low rank???? And why should anyone jump to conclusions that if Eric pulled over, it would've saved a life? No it wouldn't! We immediately jump to these kinds of conclusions to make ourselves feel better in a town full of terrorists, a.k.a. the SCPD. Rudy Cardenas was shot by a state narcotics agent in SJ in his BACK while he was pleading for his life with his hands in the air in a surrendering position! People run from the cops, not because they are drunk or on drugs, but because they are SCARED! With cops--or should I say executioners--roaming the streets of our community, we have every right to be scared! But we must not let them scare us. We must stand up for people who's lives have been stolen from us! Everyone has a past, but people change, and Eric changed for the better. While he stayed home for his mom, his two brothers went into the service to protect us--which is what the SCPD is also SUPPOSED to do. And the D.A. claims that he is for the people, and representing us, when in fact, the family and friends of Eric Kleemeyer protested for an open Grand Jury, and were not granted the request. The D.A. wanted it to be kept under wraps so that the Grand Jury would find no indictments of the 3 officers, so that he could keep his job. Cops seem to think that they're above the law, but we as a community need to remind them that they are NOT!!!
by Tomek (tomekm [at] sjrep.com)
The statements purportedly written by officer Malae were not written by him. Anyone who has ever come across officer Malae in their lifetime knows this. The demeanor and language of the statements are not consistent with his character. The webmaster of this site has been asked to remove the comments but has not done so. Please keep this in mind when reading the this page.
by emr
and the winner of the 2005 Darwin award for stupidity goes to.............

this kid was a moron.

honestly, if you see lights in the rear view mirror, pull the heck over.

it's not that complicated. And if this moron already had multiple dui's, then screw him. he's a danger to society and the world is better off without him

by Kurt Brown, Saint Ram Bone
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It is obvious the kid's nostrils are too wide for the whites to care, and his money is not thick enough for the blacks and mexicans to care or for the whites to notice, but he is big enough for the Holy War in America. Overthrow the regime. Government overtaken in Alabama by mechanical monstrosity, of European or African European Jew, or maybe a new form of life like a locust.

Sorry Kid, I get the crap beat out of me by police on a regular basis for doing what is allowed under law. Perhaps the Holy War will kill our enemies, but I do not think they bleed from human hearts.

Never again serve the regime. Severe their fake arterties in all of the creation's name that is worthy of salvage. Look at the horned beast in pic who is trying to pretend he is human in Mobile Alabama. He is inviting the War regime from Europe and the Mid East. He may not be human and has a large knot on his head. I hope he gets two.

Is your government a mechanical monstrosity with no heart? Obviously, join and support the Holy War against the closed and cruel governments in America. Beware, they might not be human or have human hearts.

He who controls physics, controls the eternal war. Some come to the table with leverage.

by bruce
is this guy typical of your fan base?
by John
I second the statements made by another entry that the statements reportedly by Peter Malae (SCPD) are not his. I'll bet my life on it. I went to the academy with him and we were rookies together back in the 70s. My career in law enforcement ended in 1985 and to this day Peter Malae is one of my most respected people I have ever encountered or had the pleasure to be friends with. Bottom line, someone stole Peter's name in a dumbass attempt to sound as if it came from him. Pretty lame if you ask me.

Now that I don't have an association with law enforcement I can say and do pretty much as I please. So, for you idiots responding on this site in regards to the incident, eat shit.
by China
Eric was... And always will be... remembered. Every day.
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