PASADENA - Eighteen protesters
have accused Pasadena cops of physically abusing and assaulting them outside a
lecture by former Mexican President Vicente Fox at the Pasadena Civic Center
last November. The claims allege that at least 11 Pasadena cops used excessive
force against a group, which included children. The group was protesting
legally and peacefully across the street after police had blocked the front of
the civic auditorium.
I used to believe in the American dream. Then the police killed my son
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Twenty-five-year-old Bijan Ghaisar was unarmed when he was shot in his car
by two officers. Charges against the men were dismissed – but seven year...