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From: Joaquin Cienfuegos
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Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:08 AM
Subject: [apoc] Pico Union/Westlake Rebellion after Rampart Police Muder Manuel
Jamines - Indigenous Man from Guatemala
Pico Union/Westlake Rebellion after Rampart Police Muder Manuel Jamines -
Indigenous Man from Guatemala
http://joaquincienfuegos.blogspot.com/2010/09/pico-unionwestlake-rebellion-after.html
by Joaquin Cienfuegos
Manuel Jamines was murdered by Rampart police on Sunday, September 5th,
2010. He was a 37 year old indigenous man from Guatemala, who didn't speak
English or even Spanish very well. He was a day laborer, and had three children
in Guatemala. He was standing on the corner of 6th Street and Union in the
community of Pico Union or Westlake. The police claim he had a knife and was
intending to use it on a pregnant woman. Many eye witnesses say that this was
not true, and that Manuel was murdered in cold blood. This is nothing new for
LAPD in general and the Rampart Division in particular. We've lost too many
innocent people at the hands of law enforcement in Los Angeles.
In Pico Union or Westlake community, the people who live there, who are
friends of Manuel, who are from Guatemala, Central America, Mexico, and
elsewhere, people have had enough. They said, "Ya Basta!" They rose up in a
rebellion that has lasted two days in the area. The police provoked them by
shooting rubber bullets and tear gas at people, resulting in the uprising.
People hurled eggs, rocks, burning dumpsters, televisions and other debris at
the police from the streets and buildings. Yesterday, Tuesday, September 7th,
2010, the community stormed the Rampart police division, to demand justice for
Manuel.
Putting this uprising into some historical context, in the Rodney King
Rebellion of 1992, the police were quoted saying, "If this was an insurrection,
Pico Union would e enemy territory." It's a community that has had experience
in struggle, in many ways. In 1992 the police arrested more people in that
neighborhood than anywhere else. Pico Union has the largest concentration of
people from Central American, than anywhere else, outside of "Central America."
People come from a first hand experience of Revolution and Civil War. They were
forced to migrate here because of u.s. imperialism, and what it has done to
their homelands. So people are still angry at that, then they are made to deal
with the Rampart division. The powers that be understand that the Pico-Union
neo-colony is a threat to them, and a ticking time-bomb. They unleash the most
brutal police division on the community, some of this was brought to light
during the "Rampart Scandal," in 1999.
Rampart police try to lie to the people and say that this is the new and
improved division, even though not long ago they also murdered Dontaze Story
not far from where Manuel Jamines was murdered. The Guatemalan community was
angry and wanted the one responsible handed over to them. They wanted to exert
their form of justice, and they got it in the streets. In the indigenous
community where Manuel Jamines is from, the people go as far as an eye for an
eye, they call this Mayan Justice.
Reflecting on the rebellion, as a supporter of the community, I have to
say that this was inevitable. This was just the spark that people needed, to
say enough! Some opportunist organizations and activists might take credit for
this, but even they cannot stop it. The community is really tight knit, and
self-organized. In my opinion, those activists, supporters, and people on the
sidelines, should try to find ways to be in solidarity with people. They
shouldn't try to be "vanguard leadership," or try to stop them. Those people,
just need to get out the way of the community. You can stop a tsunami,
rebellion is justified!
Come out and support the community of Pico Union today at 6pm on 6th and
Union
Jail solidarity is needed for those arrested, most people were released
on their own recognizance, some people with warrants are still being held at
77th division.
Community Storms Rampart Police Station 9/7/10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-rwwyhodV8
Community Protests Police in Pico Union
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jonrO_tXmXc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7TYBFjbGe8&feature=related
The Rampart kkkops murder Central American man in historical Pico Union.
This's the aftermath, which made Pico Union a police state. Footage of AFTER
the communities rebellion.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f45LkjS4VR4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuUZVb_eAe0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ezhu-aYV1k&feature=related
http://discussions.ktla.com/20/ktla2/ktla-westlake-knife-ois/10?logout=true
Voces de Libertad - Entrevista desde la rebelion en Pico Union
http://archive.kpfk.org/parchive/mp3/kpfk_100907_213030vocesdelibertad.MP3
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