wordupnerdup:

this man WILL shoot you in the face.

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  This is not Victor Garcia’s first time firing at someone.
  In 2001 Garcia shot and wounded Lanare Wise in East Oakland claiming he had brandished a weapon.
  Then in 2010 not far from his first shooting, Garcia shot and wounded Bruce Rhodes claiming he thought Bruce was reaching for a gun. No gun was recovered.
  
  But Victor Garcia is only one of OPD’s many shooters assigned to Tango Teams and Shooter units that are ultimately responsible for using force against protesters.
  
  Patrick Gonzales, 4 time shooter, Officer M Ziebarth, Officer D Burke, and Officer C Saunders are just a few of Oakland’s Officers that have been involved in shootings, then assigned to monitor protests armed with guns loaded with less than lethal rounds, and even live ammunition.
  
  These Officers are given the responsibility to carry these weapons because they have and will use them, and like Garcia, many of these officers have been involved in questionable shootings.
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0pX9LeE-g8…

According to Boston Herald, Victor Garcia, Two time shooter for OPD has been taken off SWAT pending an investigation into the shooting of Scott Campell on Nov 2nd

nabbed from. indybay.org. click on photo to see post.

The Protester, Person of the Year! 

(Source: nevver, via phi1ch)

thebittersea:

zumbizoom:

Occupy Oakland: Zumbi, Boots Riley, Amplive #ZionI #theCoup #ows #occupyoakland #evstagram #instababs (Taken with instagram)

my man boots riley. :) i love how he’s always talking about occupy oakland.

inothernews:

Stephen Colbert takes the Associated Press to task for referring to this incident, where UC Berkeley cops speared peaceful protesters with their nightsticks, as one where police officers were merely “nudging” protesters with their batons.

“Yes, ‘nudging.’ Just like the ‘Rodney King nudging.’”

(via topherrocks)

(via 3rdcoastunder)

nomadsf:

happy bday JD!