Police Brutality @ No Borders Camp

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Video of Border Patrol agents tackling a musician to the ground and proceeding to fire pepper rounds at close range into the surrounding crowd and beating them with batons. Video de agentes de la Migra asaltando a un musico, pegandoles con bastones y disparando balas de spray pimienta desde cerca al muchedumbre.

Calexico, CA -- November 11, 2007 -- Border Patrol officers attacked Sunday evening participants in the closing rally of a week-long bi-national camp protesting borders in Calexico/Mexicali. The rally took place on both sides of the fence just east of the pedestrian border crossing. Nearly 100 Border Patrol agents used pepper gas pellets, tazers, and batons to assault demonstrators on the U.S side.

As people attempted to disperse, Border Patrol agents chased and detained them in groups, forcing them to their knees with their hands on their heads. In one case, a person already badly injured by pepper pellets shot at close range, was pursued and pulled away from a companion treating his wounds. "They were shouting at us to move so I was walking away when I tripped. They grabbed me and tackled me and held me down. A few minutes later, I saw more than a dozen of them beating on another guy with batons and jabbing tasers into him." says Geoff Boyce.

The Border Patrol made three arrests: Steve Murphy, Erik Wackernagel and one other person. All three have been charged with impeding a federal officer and are scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate judge Tuesday morning. The detainees maintain that they partook in a peaceful protest and were shocked by the Border Patrol's brutal attack. All others who were temporarily detained on the street have now been released.

More than 500 people participated in the No Borders Camp during the week of November 7-11. The bi-national camp was a networking forum for activists opposed to the militarization of the border. Actions during the camp included a rally and march on November 9 at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in El Centro, CA and a memorial service on November 10 at a cemetery in Holtville, CA where the remains of some of the more than 4000 migrants who have died crossing the border are buried. All activities during the camp were peaceful and intended to build connections across borders. Sunday's march and rally was the culmination of the No Borders Camp.

Calexico, CA - 11 de Noviembre 2007 - Oficiales de la Patrulla Fronteriza atacaron manifestantes Domingo en la noche en la última manifestación de un campamento de activistas en contra de fronteras. La manifestación tomo lugar en los dos lados del muro justo al este de la garita internacional entre Calexico y Mexicali. Casi 100 oficiales de la Patrulla Fronteriza usaron bastones, armas con balas de gas pimiento, y pistola paralizante para controlar los manifestantes en el lado EE.UU.

Mientras la gente trataba de salir, agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza persiguieron y detenieron la gente en grupos, obligandolos a sus rodillas con las manos en sus cabezas. En un caso, una persona ya herida severemente por balas de gas pimiento disparado de cerca, fue perseguido y sacado de un compañero que estaba tratando sus heridas. Estaban gritandonos que nos movemos entonces estaba caminando cuando me
caí. me agarraron y tumbaron y me tenían en el piso. Unos minutos despues, vi mas que doce de ellos golpiando otro manifestante con bastones y electrucandolo, dice Geoff Boyce.

La Patrulla Fronteriza arrestó a tres personas; Steve Murphy, Erik Wackernagel, y otra persona mas. Los tres han sido acusado con impedir a un oficial federal y veran un juicio federal la mañana de Martes. Los detenidos dicen que participaban en una protesta pacifica y estaban muy soprendidos por el ataque brutal de la Patrulla Fronteriza. Las demas personas que se habian detenido temporalmente ya estan libres.

Mas que 500 personas participaron en el Campamento Sin Fronteras durante la semana de 7 - 11 de Noviembre. El campamento binacional fue un foro de comunicacion y plática para activistas contra la militarizacion de la frontera. Acciones durante el campamento incluían una manifestacion y marcha el 9 de Noviembre al centro de
detencion de la aduana y migra EE.UU (ICE) en El Centro, CA y un servicio el 10 de Noviembre en un cementario en Holtzville, CA para recordar los 4000 migrantes que han muerto cruzando la frontera.
Unos de ellos estan enterrados ahi. Todas las actividades durante el campamento fueron pacificas e intentaron construir conecciones entre las fronteras. La marcha y manifestacion de domingo fue la conclusion del Campamento Sin Fronteras.

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[thatsboot]

fuck that. kill cops

[Treblinka2012]

BEANER DOWN BEANER DOWN SEND IN ReinforcementS

[agent4051]

GO US Border Patrol!

[TheDisser69]

should have thrown their hippy asses over the fence and never let them back in the U.S.. After all they hate America and love Mexicans soo much. maybe then they will see how good they have it here.

[Stackondat]

Pigs.

[CAPITANFREAKY]

creo que el dia D los dejo traumados deporvida

[HappyHookerTV]

In all honesty, the border patrol and CBP is FUCKING scary! When I was talking to a sergeant with internal affairs about the border patrol, he was telling me of an incident that happened to him where, when he was coming back from Mexico, he was forced into secondary (he's Italian and swarthy colored) and the "officers" ie Keystone Cops were hollering at his 10 YEAR OLD daughter to get the dog. Then he told me that, every night, when they get called out to clubs, it's alwas for the border patrol.

[k5600]

@scandmx5atl My thoughts exactly.

[dimajocar]

@thatsboot todo el mundo tiene un limite

[TheZurdoka]

when your own people turns against you.... there must be something wrong. can you ( USA ) stop klling people all around the world?????

[TheZurdoka]

@greyghost61csa