300 Protestors throwing rocks, bricks etc and the guy in the car leaving gets busted. What absolute bullsh*t.
Yeah, what Charlie Chan said....
Posted on 05/26/2005 3:01:03 AM PDT by calcowgirl
GARDEN GROVE — An event honoring an anti-illegal immigrant leader tonight was marred by altercations between anti-immigration activists and protesters, resulting in an arrest when two demonstrators were hit by a slow-moving van.
The driver was Hal Netkin of Van Nuys, said Barbara Coe, chairwoman of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform.
Protesters were blocking a driveway when Netkin tried to drive through and knocked two demonstrators to the ground, Deputy Police Chief K.J. Raney said.
Netkin was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. At least one of the protesters was hospitalized.
"Knowing (Netkin), he panicked," Coe said.
Billy Hall, a member of Coe’s group, said shortly afterward that his car window was broken by a protester. Hall said he filed a police report.
The event sponsored by Coe’s group honored Aliso Viejo resident Jim Gilchrist. Gilchrist’s Minuteman Project last month attracted nearly 900 people to patrol a stretch of Arizona border in an effort to stop entry by illegal immigrants. The effort was praised by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger but condemned by President George W. Bush, who called the volunteers "vigilantes."
"I’m damned proud to be a vigilante," Gilchrist told the 150 people assembled at the Garden Grove Women’s Club. "How about you?"
He received a rousing ovation. He also said that deporting the millions of people in the country illegally would lower home prices, reduce traffic congestion and lower taxes.
Nearly 100 protesters picketed and chanted on the sidewalk. One sign read, "Beat Back the Racist Attack."
"Their racist acts are being masked by patriotism," said Obed Sanchez of Garden Grove. "To say illegal immigrants are coming over here and ruining our lives is ridiculous. We need immigrants like a tree needs water. Even President Bush recognizes that."
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What a load of garbage this report (and reporter) are. Makes it sound like the motorist was at fault. Could just as well be written as follows:
Three people were injured and at least eight arrested Wednesday in Garden Grove when a motorist fearing for his safety tried to escape a crowd of 300 demonstrators who had turned violent while protesting a speech by the founder of the Minuteman Project, authorities said.
300 Protestors throwing rocks, bricks etc and the guy in the car leaving gets busted. What absolute bullsh*t.
Yeah, what Charlie Chan said....
"The folks at the Minuteman meeting should have had numerous video cameras hidden at every angle. With these morons, it's the only way to go."
You got that straight! Webcam would also be nice. People could tape it from somewhere else. The 'Law' likes to seize and bury video tapes these days.
I agree.
BTW, you did a much better job of reporting Hal's call than I did. Thanks for posting it.
...condemned by President George W. Bush, who called the volunteers "vigilantes."...
Impeach this bozo.
Thanks. I always wanted to be a reporter. :-)
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An event honoring an anti-illegal immigrant leader tonight was marred by altercations between anti-immigration activists and protesters, resulting in an arrest when two demonstrators were hit by a slow-moving van.The driver was Hal Netkin of Van Nuys, said Barbara Coe, chairwoman of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform.
Protesters were blocking a driveway when Netkin tried to drive through and knocked two demonstrators to the ground, Deputy Police Chief K.J. Raney said.
Netkin was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. At least one of the protesters was hospitalized.
"Knowing (Netkin), he panicked," Coe said.
BTTT
Probaly 300 citezens of mexico who have invaded the USA and broke more laws throwing things at and scaring the driver of the van half to death. He could have been pulled from the van and beatent to death by the mob, instead he was arrested but the lawbreakers go free.
America is lost.
BTTT
Hal Netkin was just on with Doug McIntrye ....
Hal is an old retired fellow. He could get a heart attack from such violent harassment by the Mexican protesters.
I fought the car and the car won,
I fought the car and the car won.
I'm wondering if this was a set-up. The van gets pelted (not only do these protestors support the invasion, they object to the citizens' right to assembly), tries to escape, and some of these loons step in front of it.
This is an indication that the Minutemen are succeeding, and getting publicity. Everything is going to have to be documented, photographed, and lawyered....the only right these protestors care about is the right to not have to mow their own lawns and clean their own houses.
Gee, the Seattle Times isn't too biased, is it? Every other report has Netkin slowly driving his car forward. The Seattle Times makes it look like he deliberately rammed into people!
Absolutely right. Most of them probably are illegals. They have no fear of U.S. "law enforcement" anymore.
But it's better than that for them -- the cops are now on their side. Leading to the question: which people, and which country, do the police get their legitimacy from? Who do they "serve"?
The police are nothing more than private citizens (we hope they are actually citizens) hired to do a job that the citizens themselves believe needs to be done by a trained group: enforcing their laws. The police are not a sovereign entity unto themselves, nor are they elected. They derive their legitimacy as a force from the citizenry.
If they now side with the citizens of another country against the citizenry which legitimizes them, they are no longer a legitimate force. In the case of the Garden Grove cops, and a fair number of police forces in California, this is what has happened.
Bush does deserved to be impeached for ignoring/encouraging the invasion of tens of millions of illegals. Government admits to 10 million illegals here, the real number is some where between 20 or 30 million. Keep voting GOP for more (much more) of the same.
Sad.
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