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Oakland's PD puts its most violent pigs against Occupy. [View all]
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/opd-used-violent-cops-against-occupy/Content?oid=3076433[strong]OPD Used Violent Cops Against Occupy[/strong]
Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests
On the morning of November 3, following the massive general strike in Oakland, police shot Occupy protester Scott Campbell with a beanbag round that left an ugly welt on his thigh. Campbell's only apparent offense was that he had decided to video-record a line of riot police at the north entrance of Frank Ogawa Plaza. Last week, news reports revealed that Oakland police had put two cops on administrative leave and were investigating their roles in the apparent unjustified shooting of Campbell. But the Campbell incident was by no means isolated.
Documents recently released by OPD, coupled with news reports of the Campbell shooting, indicate that the department appears to have systematically assigned cops with histories of using deadly force to deal with Occupy Oakland protests.
Last week, Oakland Tribune reporter Thomas Peele identified Victor Garcia as the officer who fired a less-than-lethal beanbag round at Campbell. And both the Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle reported that the other cop under investigation is Captain Ersie Joyner III, who was Garcia's commander on the day of the Campbell shooting.
Between them, Garcia and Joyner have been involved in at least seven police shootings, records show. In April 2010, Garcia shot and wounded 32-year-old Bruce Rhodes after the officer said he mistakenly thought Rhodes was reaching into his jacket for a gun. Joyner and another officer are still under investigation for fatally shooting two men in May on Curran Avenue.
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Records reveal that the department put officers with histories of using deadly force on the frontlines during Occupy Oakland protests
On the morning of November 3, following the massive general strike in Oakland, police shot Occupy protester Scott Campbell with a beanbag round that left an ugly welt on his thigh. Campbell's only apparent offense was that he had decided to video-record a line of riot police at the north entrance of Frank Ogawa Plaza. Last week, news reports revealed that Oakland police had put two cops on administrative leave and were investigating their roles in the apparent unjustified shooting of Campbell. But the Campbell incident was by no means isolated.
Documents recently released by OPD, coupled with news reports of the Campbell shooting, indicate that the department appears to have systematically assigned cops with histories of using deadly force to deal with Occupy Oakland protests.
Last week, Oakland Tribune reporter Thomas Peele identified Victor Garcia as the officer who fired a less-than-lethal beanbag round at Campbell. And both the Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle reported that the other cop under investigation is Captain Ersie Joyner III, who was Garcia's commander on the day of the Campbell shooting.
Between them, Garcia and Joyner have been involved in at least seven police shootings, records show. In April 2010, Garcia shot and wounded 32-year-old Bruce Rhodes after the officer said he mistakenly thought Rhodes was reaching into his jacket for a gun. Joyner and another officer are still under investigation for fatally shooting two men in May on Curran Avenue.
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