SANTA ANA: A police officer breaks from his ranks to pursue a protester on Civic Center Drive on Monday, hitting the man in the leg with his baton. The officer had been part of several dozen officers forcing protesters west along Civic Center Drive away from downtown Santa Ana. Thousands of students from most Santa Ana high schools left campus to march in protest over pending legislation in Congress that they feel is prejudicial to those of Mexican descent.
A lone protester defies an order to disperse on Civic Center Drive near Bristol Street. He soon fled in the face of dozens of police officers from various agencies tightly marching down the street.