Diversity is strength.
Posted on 05/02/2010 2:37:29 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
SANTA CRUZ - A large group of protesters demonstrating at a May Day rally for worker's and immigrant rights downtown broke off into a riot vandalizing about a dozen businesses around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, police said.
Many in the group were carrying makeshift torches as they marched, breaking storefront windows and writing "anarchist graffiti" on buildings, according to Capt. Steve Clark.
Many businesses sustained multiple broken windows including very large storefront windows at Urban Outfitters and The Rittenhouse building.
Police believe at least 15 businesses suffered damage.
The violence was initiated from a group holding a rally at the town clock for May Day.
Windows at Jamba Juice and Velvet Underground were left shattered and graffiti including anarchy signs were tagged onto buildings.
Because of the size and violent demeanor of the crowd, Santa Cruz police asked for help from all agencies in the county to break up the riot.
At one point, protesters lit a fire on the porch of Caffe Pergolesi and blocked access to firefighters, officers said.
Police were able to clear out the demonstrators before more damage was caused.
A large rock sat outside Verizon Wireless on the 100 block of Cooper Street, where vandals tried to break the window twice, according to Clark.
"The damage that was caused was without purpose," Clark said. "It was senseless violence that victimized a community who cannot afford to be victimized in this manner.
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A large majority of (present day) voters want the borders seals and immigration status of all to be legal.
Washington for the most part want the illegal votes....
Seems to me the greatest issue at hand is the politicians can't decipher the difference between campaigning for office and running a government after elected.
Deport them.
Tomorrow all the newspaper headlines will be scream, “HATE SPEECH FROM ILLEGAL ALIEN LEADERS SPARK VIOLENCE!” Mus...President Zero and former President Blow jo...er Clinton speak out against this type of rhetoric. /s
They are constantly campaigning. They start campaigning for re-election right after taking the oath of office.
They could have dispatched athletes from Univer-
sity of California Santa Cruz to help quell the
riot. On the other hand the mascot of the local
university is the “Banana Slugs” so it is doubt-
ful that they would have found much help among
the jocks.
Bttt
Same thing happened here in Asheville. Businesses’ windows and car windows smashed. College students arrested. One was majoring in Women’s Studies and Art. LOL Useless.
Wonder if Pelosi still has crocodile tears in her eyes as she recounts San Francisco violence from decades ago . . as it dawns on her the violence is brought on by her own leftie moonbats???
Diversity is strength.
TEA Parties, no crime.
Liberal’s, illegal aliens, Democrats, always crime.
“Long blond hair in dreadlocks; the Earth First looking types.”
BINGO. You win the kewpie doll.
Okay, I'll say it: How could they tell?
a nice ‘peaceful’ protest..
jerks!
God forbid!Let’s just keep them there!!!
if the ever get around to doing it.
You didn’t read this article other than the title, did you?
UC Sta Cruz is a beautiful campus. Really, really pretty.
“Long blond hair in dreadlocks”
Jane Child showed up? Complete with the nose ring chain?
Santa Cruz police say they had to call for help from other police agencies after a May Day protest in the city's downtown turned violent.
A police spokesman says when a crowd of about 250 people started marching through Santa Cruz around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, some marchers started breaking windows and spraying paint on retail shops that line the downtown corridor.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/05/02/state/n155902D71.DTL&type=business
What the police do?
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