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What do you think about this article from a Maywood CA police officer?

Hello everyone, I am a visitor on this site and would like to give a little insight into how the day went. I hope you don't mind. I was one of the police officers assigned to the event. I will not say which department I work for, but, will say that there were officers from 5 different agencies there. As far as we were concerned, the day went pretty well. That means that nobody had any major injuries. I do want to express my condolences to your female friend that was attacked. I wish her well. I do want to thank you guys for having a peaceful demonstration. I just wish other activist groups that we deal with would act in the same manner. About the parking situation, the original plan was to have everyone park in the grocery store parking lot. Unfortunately, the store's manager was on the side of your foes and would not cooperate. This caused you guys to park in the streets at your own risk. Unfortunately, we couldn't provide the resources to keep them safe. Next time, especially in a small town like Maywood, you might want to have everyone carpool in a large bus. This would help out tremendously. The police departments might even let you park it in the safe area. I know what a lot of you are thinking, but, I'm not just trying to pass the buck. Crime reports need to be filed for the vandalism to your vehicles. The only problem is that nobody will be caught. The best you can probably hope for is the insurance money. And, as far as the weapons comments go, I don't think that carrying the weapons would be a really good idea. I do believe in the 2nd Amendment whole heartedly......hell, that's what makes us citizens and not subjects. The only problem is when something happens and the guns either end up in the wrong hands. There are places that don't even let cops carry them (like Dodger Stadium). When you have a permitted demonstration, it is up to the police to try to protect you as best we can. I think the bus idea will work here too. The flag issue was huge. I thought you guys were going to do a cavalry charge on them for that one. I stopped some of you and said to give us a minute and we'll take care of it. Unfortunately, it got tangled as they were taking it down. I could imagine the big s__t storm that would have came down if you would've made it to the other side. My money would've been on you.......remember the Alamo. I read a comment about the police not protecting you guys properly. I don't know what happened in some of the incidents. I wasn't there when your brother was taken down at gun point with his camera in his shirt. I wasn't there when your sister was attacked by the other side. I was there when a group of immigrants was trying to sneak up on you guys from 60th st. Who knows what their plan was. We stopped them at Floral and turned them around. There was a bunch of them and they looked pissed. Of course, we were called every name in the book. I just couldn't understand it (I wonder why). The city council is out of control in Maywood. There are 2 good councilmen and 3 bad ones. The leader is the Vice Mayor. He takes all his orders from the church. The police dept pretty much has its hands tied. They did disband the traffic unit by order of the city council. They do still impound cars but can't put the state's mandatory 30 day hold on them. Another agency has been enforcing traffic laws and impounding cars. The city has no authority over their officers. The city council is now drafting a plan to move from being a general law city to being a charter law city. For those of you that don't understand the ramifications of this, here it is. Under a city charter, the city council makes all the decisions. Nothing has to be voted on by the people. The police officers can lose civil service rights. This will make them 'at will' employees. Can you see a cop getting fired for enforcing the law on one of the city's migrant children. This sounds like a tyranny to me. By the way, in case you didn't know, the Vice Mayor was at the demonstration. Guess which side he was on. I have to go now, so, once again thank you for a good demonstration. Keep up the fight and stay safe. I hope to see you guys again. It's too bad I can't join without losing my job

Public Comments

1. I dont think its slanted one way or another.....i just answered because i used to live in Bell
2. I wish I knew what he was referring to.
3. They can take off work and demonstrate all they want! Want to work here... pay the taxes here! Not much to ask!
4. I think it was an interesting read . . . however, it is not very clear. Seems like I would've had to have been "there" to understand. Which is fine except that most people on this site were probably not "there". I think your point would have been clearer if you would've started out saying "There was a protest for or against ____________ . " I had to read & re-read a couple of things and I couldn't even figure out if you or the protestors were for or against immigration 'til the 4th paragraph where you said "a group of immigrants was trying to sneak up on you guys from 60th st. Who knows what their plan was. We stopped them at Floral and turned them around. " Then I was like Ohhhh this was a protest against illegal immigrants (to put it frankly). Because otherwise there would not have been any reason for them to be pissed & to turn them around. So it was a bit vague but I think in the end you made your point. And I can't help but wonder if all the "brother, sister" references is a racist comment, as in the "white brothers & sisters", I hope not b/c in this melting pot you can't tell if someone is a citizen or not just by what they look like. And you've made it your job to protect the citizens, not just the ones you "like". Peace.
5. too bad his job is more important than his beliefs. I mean a good cop and always get a job.
6. I hope the guy doesn't get fired for writing the letter !! Sounds like the cops there have their hands tied on MANY issues. (and are fearful for their jobs) How much longer will this type of behavior from city officials be accepted?? He is right tho, when that Mexican flag was strung up I thought the citizens were going to bum rush that post office!! (from the clips I watched) Sounds like the Maywood "house" needs a good cleaning OUT!! I enjoyed reading this....thanks for posting.
7. All American need to see this video go to youtube.com Maywood Ca.illegals keep talking about their rights but only Americans have American rights.