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Ian Babcock prominent member of Take Back Santa Cruz

by TBSC Snopes
Take Back Santa Cruz will occasionally mobilize a court watch when there is a victim of a crime to support or when a transient arrested. They really like to go to court when it involves an unhoused individual. This happened in 2013 with Kenneth Maffei who was neither homeless or guilty but I digress. On May 17 they are mobilizing another court watch for the 5 minute arraignment of Landon Horseman who was arrested for assault .
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Having learned nothing about innocent until proven guilty after the Kenneth Maffei debacle of 2013 , Take Back Santa Cruz is mad again. This time the anger is directed at an incident on Pacific Garden Mall.

A transient from San Luis Obispo was arrested after hitting a woman with a golf club. The victim was treated for her injuries and is expected to recover. This is indeed a sad and random event and tremendously unfortunate.

The suspect has a long history of mental illness and arrests in the San Luis Obispo and this really makes Take Back Santa Cruz founder Ian Babcock mad.

Our favorite "bully free zone" Take Backer rises to the occasion to really let his sister have it.

Ian Babcock, is the husband to Analicia Cube's sister Heather , and is a founding member of Take Back Santa Cruz . He currently has a role of admin to their closed Facebook "Forum" where they promote "frank speech" also known as gossip and propaganda. Ian decides to jump on over to the sister's Facebook page and pound out an angry rant on her page. Take Backer DeSmet gives this the thumbs up.

" Thank God he didn't kill her, I'm just pissed he wound up in my town. Please come get his ass out of here if an when he gets out."

At no time is there any modicum of compassion ( that is a four letter word on TBSC) for the sister of the man who was arrested who was pleading and searching on Facebook for her missing brother.

It is evident that Landon is loved and there is concern for him and acknowledgment that he is experiencing mental health issues. but hey, forget that. Let her have it.

TBSC keeping it real

That pesky Constitution of ours lets people live and travel where they want. Perhaps they will mobilize to amend the Constitution next.

Another commenter from Santa Cruz apologizes for "small minded people." There is hope after all.

Vigilantes with a keyboard .

That is your local non profit founder in action.
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by TBSC Snopes
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And thank you to someone from Santa Cruz who speaks up about the harassment she is receiving
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