This Is What a Police State Looks Like, Oakland City Hall, 1/31/09: photos

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

Tonight's "Justice for Oscar Grant! Oakland City Hall Rally" was met by a small army of police determined to shut down any demonstration by those demanding accountability for police abuses.

Cops on every corner at 14th and Broadway. The two corporate drug store chains and other businesses had their security gates drawn early tonight — perhaps after a warning from Dellum's new "immediate, real-time" communication with corporations downtown.

For more information: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Too many patrol cars and cops in the area to even count

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§This cop was videotaping the shoes of demonstrators who had gathered

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Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Van with bars full of cops

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Unmarked SUV

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

similar to the one from yesterday: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/31/18567351.php#18567359

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Several black and dark green unmarked sedans were rolling around

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

They think it's cute to shine their lights at you when you try to photograph them.

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§A gang of motorcycle cops

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Cops, corporate media, and the American flag at Frank Ogawa Plaza

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Armored police vehicle made its presence known by rolling past demonstrators repeatedly

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Cops always protect this Internal Affairs office at Frank Ogawa during events like these

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

and it's little wonder why when IA has shown itself to be corrupt time and time again, currently under investigation by the FBI as the head of IA, Capt. Ed Poulson, participated in the beating death of a suspect in 2000: http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/24/18565434.php and http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/27/18566002.php

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Oakland City Hall and demonstrators

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Over 50 people braved their way past the military gauntlet to attend

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Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

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§Many came on bicycles

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§Demonstrators begin to move

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

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§And cops rush to grab their helmets and clubs

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Demonstrators moving across Broadway to the BART entrance in front of drug store

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§12th Street BART closed

by dave id

Sat, Jan 31, 2009 10:32PM

Two speakers spoke at the top of the stairs to the BART entrance. As they spoke, the security gates were closed. Several demands were declared, including the conviction of Mehserle and the arrest of BART officer Pirone, who was videotaped punching and then holding down Oscar Grant when Mehserle shot him in the back (http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/24/18565520.php). After the speakers expressed the community's demands, demonstrators dispersed to take the fight for justice to another day.

Hopefully, video taken of speakers will make it over current technical glitch and be able to be posted here soon.

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/01/3...

§Video of speakers now on Indybay

by dave id

Mon, Feb 2, 2009 11:35AM

view it here:

http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/0...