Posted on 07/15/2010 3:27:44 PM PDT by artichokegrower
Oakland police released photos today and asked for the public's help in identifying people who engaged in looting and vandalism during last week's downtown protest over the involuntary-manslaughter verdict of a former BART police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed rider.
The people in the photos are "involved criminal activity" and could face arrest and prosecution, said Officer Jeff Thomason, a police spokesman.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
The Oakland Police should have arrested those people on the scene, instead of just containing them in a given area.
The Oakland police (and other agencies I’m sure) were actively photographing the looters and vandals while they were engaged in breaking the law.
They just went unnoticed by the asswipes because they were disguised as indimedia journo types.
It was pretty obvious except to the dipshits who thought they were being photographed by friendlies. Lots of closeups...
I agree but it’s kinda hard to do when your bosses are out with the rioters
Oakland cops probing 2 councilwomen at protest
Phillip Matier,Andrew Ross
San Francisco Chronicle July 14, 2010
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/07/14/BAQ41EDPHS.DTL
After seeing the pics of the perps, they all have something in common...
Where I live grocery prices are much higher than they should be because the grocery outlets are forced to spend exhorbitant amounts of money on security cameras and security personnel to combat the welfare thieves who shoplift for their food so they can sell their food stamps for cash (50 cents on the dollar) so they can pay cash for their drugs. You’ve just gotta love the nanny welfar state.
Only one problem, they can't ID those that were wearing masks.
WAIT!WAIT!WAIT! is this crime on the list of crimes that will not be responded to?
I was watching the live feeds on TV the night of the riots. Not too many of the looters were wearing masks. Plenty of dumbasses think they're invisible.
Interestingly enough, CA used to have a law against covering your face in public. Wearing a bandana over your face during a protest was just cause for an instant hickory shampoo.
I suppose some lefty judge struck that down somewhere along the way.
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