Antiwar protesters trash 9/11 memorial!(blood pressure riser)

Wittier Dlily news ^ | 3-11-03 | OXENinFLA

[OXENinFLA]

LA HABRA -- Antiwar protesters burned and ripped up flags, flowers and patriotic signs at a Sept. 11 memorial that residents erected on a fence along Whittier Boulevard days after the terrorist attacks in 2001 and have maintained ever since.

However, although officers witnessed the vandalism Saturday afternoon, police did not arrest three people seen damaging the display because they were "exercising the same freedom of speech that the people who put up the flags were,' La Habra Police Capt. John Rees said Monday.

"For this to be vandalism, there had to be an ill-will intent,' he said.

[nicmarlo]

FYI ping; La Habra Police contact info on post #33

[glory]

Sure, sounds like if there is no complaint from the owner of the ACLU office, you can have at it. And remember, if you do it with a smile on your face and a bounce on your step, then the cops will even watch while you go at it.

[goldstategop]

hehehe... the scum of the earth really have no clue.... they know nothing and heck I doubt they know anything about the 60s. Or for that matter 9-11. Screw 'em; they're not worth wasting our breath over.

[cardinal4]

I wonder if they feared an ACLU lawsuit? I don't blame them and cops are leery of going after anti-America types these days even though they should. Too much of a hassle.

Could be. Or it could be that the cop has the same penchant for saddam that these America haters have. No offence to California Freepers, but there are some out of this world whackos residing there.....

[nicmarlo]

THIS NEEDS RADIO AND T.V. ATTENTION!!

[ricpic]

This officer's statement is so indefensible on it's face that he must be under orders from higher ups to look the other way.

[An.American.Expatriate]

This is simply disgusting. It's bad enough that these vermin desecrate a memorial to the victims of 9-11. No, even the people who are sworn to uphold the laws, blatently IGNORE the fact that this memorial was on Private Property. They witnessed a crime in progress and did nothing. Captain (see no evil) Reese needs to be fired immediately for dereliction of duty, the officer's suspended (without pay) pending a review (assuming they were told to do nothing!).

[csvset]

It seems as though police departments across the nation allow rioting mobs an alotted amount of time to destroy property before they move in to stop it.

[goldstategop]

With the caveat only if they are politically correct looters.

[hellinahandcart]

I wonder if Tracy Chandler could use some donations to defray the expense of rebuilding? Assuming they cannot stick the entire cost of replacement to the vandals?

[goldstategop]

I would really like to have the schmucks pay for the entire cost of rebuilding it. Now that'll hurt them not just in their pocketbooks but in those hate-filled tiny little minds of theirs.

[Eaker]

Unbelievable......................

Try it in TEXAS.

Stay safe; stay armed,
Eaker

[Beck_isright]

That's ok, California is now exporting the Hollyweird crowd down here to Florida too. We have more and more of them trying to buy the Florida Keys, one at a time.

[Beck_isright]

Thank you by the way for posting this; I've forwarded this to Glenn Beck so he can rant on it. This is an absurdity and really pisses me off.

[OldFriend]

Judging from the statement of the police officer, it would seem he just stood back and cheered them on.

What a despicable human being.

[Consort]

It's just beginning and it will get much worse.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

This shows quite clearly what the anti-war protestors stand for.

[TheBattman]

"ill-will intent"? Excuse me, but those protesters willingly destroyed someone else's property. I believe that would be vandalism in any state in the Union - even liberal California.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

Isn't it the liberals who keep screaming there is no connection between 911 and Saddam? Funny how they fuse the two when it suits their purpose............