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(From the SOS release. Note especially the police taking the side of the violent communist illegal alien invaders.)

This is what happened:

Three weeks prior to the rally I contacted the Alhambra PD to notify them of our organizations intent and what to expect in terms of opposition, largely based on what happened in Baldwin Park.

Over the past two weeks I had 4 detailed phone calls with the Alhambra PD, giving them all the information I had on our opposition and my opinions on how this should be handled based on our recent events. These conversations seemed to be completely productive and I had several assurances that the Alhambra PD was going to be on the ball and would do their very best to keep order and protect our rights.

I had an agreement with the Alhambra PD to take the southern side of the main entrance. When we showed up early to take that spot, several radical protestors of the Indy Media ilk were already there and began sceaming at us the moment they saw us approaching. They had bullhorns, alcohol on their breath and an overwhelming stench of body odor emanating from them.

Right from the get-go, were were surrounded, screamed at with bullhorns, shoved, had a couple of signs stolen and broken and all not more than 25 feet from police who completely failed to intervene. When I pursued one individual who broke a sign and stole it, I asked an officer to take action. He condescendingly responded that that he didn't see it and to go talk to the Lieutenant in charge. I consulted her, a Lt. Lopez who absolutely astounded me with her condescension, total lack of interest and clear intent to do nothing. I asked her if being surrounded by hostile, drunken protestors screaming at us with bullhorns at point blank range at excessive noise levels, enough to damage a person's hearing, is illegal she said, "No they have their rights too". This floored me. She refused to do ANYTHING about this situation.

The harrassment continued unabated. Me and two others were completely surrounded and followed everywhere we went. We could not get to the curb or display our signs while being assailed in this way. This was far worse than anything I saw in Baldwin Park in terms of a mob mentality and violation of one's personal space.

Because we could not assemble at the agreed spot that the police assured me we'd have, things continued to escalate to the point where the abusive behavior of these animals was so excessive I was ready to risk going to jail by going berserk and retaliating in a violent manner, which I felt was completely justified. We were threatened and abused with the most vile rhetoric, shoving, some were spit on apparently. The noise level was deafening.

By now our members were being separated by growing numbers of counterdemonstrators who were equally as hostile as all the others. The situation deteriorated quickly while the police ignored it all. Fed up, I called the officer at the department who I had been speaking with for the past two weeks and read him the riot act, telling him his officers were failing to live up to their obligations. To my astonishment the officer said that ever since the Baldwin Park rally the "climate had changed" and that this was what we should expect. Frustrated that I was getting nowhere I ended the call.

About 20 minutes later the police realized things were really out of control and decided to separate us and seething crowd of lunatics around us. The police had to make a clearing for us to get through and as we proceeded down the sidewalk I was assaulted by a raving madman who clawed me in the stomach and shouted incoherently. Out of instinct I knocked his hand away, got in his face and was ready to retaliate when the mob converged around me. I called an officer to get involved and the officer merely looked the other way. It was incredible.

More police arrived to separate the groups but it was not until nearly 10 AM that things started to have some semblance of order. I tried to debate a couple of the more rational opponents and actually was able to come to terms with one of them who said he had a better understanding of what we were about but still believed there were racists among us.

I also spoke to both the former Mayor and the current Mayor. The former Mayor I have known for some time and although he seem dissapointed in my involvement with SoS he tried understanding my point of view.

The mob raged for the next two hours, insults kept coming, ranting and raving, making no sense. I got my hand at a bullhorn lecture to the opposing mobsters and for a few minutes I felt powerful. Even the cop in front of me gave me a nod of approval. I did a couple of quick interviews with La Opinion and a college newspaper, had a few more exchanges with some dickheads on the other side and enjoyed seeing the utter dismay of the Home Depot employees in the parking lot.

We got escorted back to our vehicles in groups. I gave one parting gesture to the mob, which wasn't the most affectionate and departed with a few others. We met for lunch and discussed the days events. All agreed that the police were completely ineffective and defiant.

I cannot emphasize how vile this mob was. I had people in my face with foul, alcoholic breath, yellowed teeth, spittle flying from their mouths, screaming horrendous obscenities. This crowd is truly composedbof primitive scum.

Under any other circumstance, the abuse these animals showed would have been met with a violent response but I used every bit of restraint I had in me. I have decided I will not side with this level of restraint ever again. The police failed us. I relied upon them to do what was necessary in these situations and they refused to do their jobs. The next time a megaphone is jammed in my ear or someone reaches out to grab me, fists are going to fly - cops or no cops.

Emails to the Alhambra Police are encouraged. I will be calling the Alhambra PD on Monday to let them know my thoughts on this fiasco.

Expect more pictures and some videos soon. www.saveourstate.org