{"article":{"id":142121,"heading":"March\/Protest Against Costa Mesa's Decision to Deputize Police Officers","author":"Street Soldier","created":"2005-12-21 05:05:07","modified":"2005-12-25 03:00:15","last_modified":"Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:00:15","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br><br> March\/Protest Against Costa Mesa's Decision to Deputize Police Officers <br><br> COSTA MESA- On Friday, December 23, concerned citizens throughout Orange County will converge upon the Costa Mesa Police Department in protest of the City Council's decision to train city police to enforce immigration law.  The measure was approved by the council on December 7, 2005.  Costa Mesa will be the first United States city to merge police and immigration duties.       <br><br> This measure raises concern among Mexican, Central American, and other so-called \"Latinos.\"  People with brown skin will be subject to racial profiling, based on appearance and surname.  The measure will also erode relations between immigrants and police, as immigrants will fear reporting crimes.  Furthermore, vigilantism may increase, as residents may attack and harass people that they perceive to be \"illegal.\"   <br><br> Police officers are not border patrol agents!  All are invited to demand the repeal of the  City Council's decision and prevent racial profiling and unfair attacks on immigrants in Costa Mesa. <br><br> WHEN: Friday, December 23, 2005  <br><br> TIME\/WHERE: March begins at 3PM at the corner of Bristol and Sunflower, near South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa <br><br> Protest begins at 4:30 PM at the Costa Mesa Police Department located at 33 Fair Drive  <br><br> For more information, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:matlazinka@hotmai.com\">matlazinka@hotmai.com<\/a>  <br><br> Sources: <br><br> \"Costa Mesa police will enforce immigration law.\" Overley, Jeff.    <br>  <br> Orange County Register. Dec. 7, 2005. <br>  <br> <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"matlazinka@hotmail.com","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"See below","numcomment":11,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2005\/12\/142121.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[{"id":142133,"heading":"Stay out of our community","article":"Do not disrupt our community.","author":"SMRES","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-21 13:35:38","modified":"2005-12-21 13:35:38","fileurl":""},{"id":142143,"heading":"Clarification","article":"This is OUR community.  Several of the organizers live, work, and attend school in Costa Mesa.  Perhaps our concern stems from our whereabouts.  ","author":"Street Soldier","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-21 16:18:32","modified":"2005-12-21 16:45:56","fileurl":""},{"id":142311,"heading":"Stay out of our community?","article":"Your community? If you don't like people protesting against the police in YOUR community, then stand on the other side of the street, with YOUR sign and YOUR flag, and I'll try to be there too.\r\n\r\n","author":"Border Raven","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-23 21:24:03","modified":"2005-12-23 21:24:03","fileurl":""},{"id":142316,"heading":"Whooooa","article":"Okay I think I read that wrong, but did Border Raven just defend the protest against the police there?","author":"Jammer CC","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-23 22:19:42","modified":"2005-12-23 22:19:42","fileurl":""},{"id":142319,"heading":"Hmmm","article":"Does indymedia members believe in the rule of law? \r\n\r\nDo you believe in a democratic society where the majority, which is represented by its elected officials, create and enact the laws? \r\n\r\nJust curious.\r\n\r\n\r\n","author":"Confused","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-23 22:38:58","modified":"2005-12-23 22:38:58","fileurl":""},{"id":142321,"heading":"reply","article":"Judging by all the pro-death penalty for Tookie replies, even if some are anonymous, I would think there is some regard for law here.\r\n\r\nDo I believe in such a democratic society? Sure, if it works. Does it work now? Now sure if I can truely answer that. Probably in some ways yes and some ways no.","author":"Jammer CC","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-23 22:50:19","modified":"2005-12-23 22:50:19","fileurl":""},{"id":142322,"heading":"Well I never thought I'd see the day...","article":"When SOS will be the counter protesters.\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/www.saveourstate.org\/forums\/index.php?showtopic=6591&pid=63879&st=0&#entry63879\r\n\r\nThis should be interesting. Will they get enough people for tomorrow? Will Jim Gilchrist be there with his suit? If so, he'll probably see actual Anarchists there. Yelling at them will keep him occupied all day!\r\n\r\nThing is, Border Raven is calling for SOS to go to the police department itself, rather than the protest he wants to counter. They could be across the street from them, but there's like 6 or 7 lanes of traffic between the two sides of the road.","author":"Jammer CC","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-23 22:56:53","modified":"2005-12-23 22:56:53","fileurl":""},{"id":142325,"heading":"Indymedia","article":"Indymedia is made up of a lot of different people, so they don't have the same beliefs.\r\n\r\nI'm not real big on laws, but I like &quot;rights&quot;.  That's really how the US legal system works.  It's not like you can just pass a law because people want it.  It has to be valid under the Constitution, and that document is founded on the idea of &quot;rights of man&quot; or &quot;human rights&quot; that people are born with.\r\n\r\nA lot of laws have been passed, and supported, democratically, that were entirely unconstitutional and in total violation of people's rights.  There are still a lot of laws like that.","author":"johnk","parent_id":142121,"mime_type":"text\/plain","created":"2005-12-23 23:28:00","modified":"2005-12-23 23:28:00","fileurl":""}]}