Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:27
Hundreds Rally over Police Brutality in New Mexico

"The protesters, including some who brought children with themselves, marched in New Mexico's most populous city of Albuquerque," press tv reported.

"They were carrying signs and makeshift coffins inscribed with names of people killed by police in recent years," the report said.

It noted the demonstrators accused the city's police chief Gorden Eden of failing to stop his officers from using excessive force, demanding his trial and drastic changes within the police.

David Correia, one of the organizers of the demonstration, said Eden had failed to stop his officers from using excessive force.

"He has to answer to these charges. They all will be read before the public," Correia added.

The US Justice Department has accused the Albuquerque Police Department of a "pattern or practice of use of excessive force" against citizens.

More:
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930401000495

Albuquerque infiltrates, films anti-shooting protest with undercover cop who shot someone
By David Edwards
Sunday, June 22, 2014 14:04 EDT

The Albuquerque Police Department insisted over the weekend that it sent an undercover officer who shot someone to infiltrate and film protests against deadly force in order to ensure the safety of demonstrators.

On Saturday, protesters gathered at Roosevelt Park for a mock trial of Police Chief Gorden Eden because officers had shot at least 36 people since 2010, killing 26.

While reporting on the mock trial, KRQE observed an undercover officer posing a protester, and filming other demonstrators. The station noted that the officer “wore a tie-dyed T-shirt, long hair brushed back out of his eyes, dark sunglasses and a lengthy, unkempt beard.”

Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson Daren DeAguero told KRQE that the officer was recording the mock trial to “ensure (the protesters’) safety and the safety of the community.”

More:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/22/albuquerque-infiltrates-films-anti-shooting-protest-with-undercover-cop-who-shot-someone/

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Police Chief Gordon Eden[/center]

The protest is a unique one, and hopefully effective. People should be alarmed at the rapid rise of police shootings, but have apparently become inured by the sheer number of cases. Much the same with the school shootings. The media goes straight to the 'talking points,' which have no basis in reality but deaden the public's interest (and conscience) like mass hypnosis.

A long time ago, like early 1990's, the very conservative Reader's Digest had an article abut how many times the police end up SWAT teaming the wrong address, with an innocent civilian dying as a result. Some deaths are from heart attacks, others are on account of the fact that the person grabs a gun to defend themselves. (Several elderly women were killed by police, who had not even bothered to say they were the police.) The concussion grenades often ignite the entire structure and cause it to burn to the ground. people have their dogs killed as a routine part of "police policy."

The reporter who had written the article found 400 cases of mistaken addresses in a seven year period. But he added that was the tip of the iceberg - most newspapers don't like to print articles that do not reflect positively on the police. Without that mention in newspaper pages, it is hard to figure out how many people each year are affected.

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