Stockton Police murder 16 year old boy

[this is an invasion]

James Rivera was murdered by Stockton Police Officer Eric Azarvand, a 14-year department veteran; Officer Gregory Dunn, with the department eight years; and San Joaquin County sheriff's deputy John Thomas Nesbitt, with 11 years at the sheriff's department on July 22, 2010.

On the morning of July 22 at around 11:30 16 year old James Rivera was assassinated in premeditated murder, according to his family and witnesses.

According to James Rivera's mother police came to her house late at night/early morning before the murder and terrorized the family. Police held guns at 2 even younger children and told them they were going to kill him.

Later, according to friends, he was pulled over then released and then chased. As he crashed into a fence and made a u turn , police rammed the back of the blue van which caused the van to go out of control. The van went onto a lawn of a corner house on Salters Dr and Bancroft Way, finally crashed straight into the garage wall where the van seemed to be lodged into.


Officers exited their vehicles and asked James to exit the van twice but 2 seconds later they began to shoot. Over 30 rounds have been estimated to be found. They executed those rounds with 9mm handguns and fully automatic M-16 assault riffles.

Witnesses say that the ambulance arrived with out their sirens and left without them, as if there was no urgency. The people believe that he was dead at the scene. They saw officers pull him out and slap his face and then do nothing.

Reporters are saying that police stated the pursuit began at 10:30 after finding the van that had been part of a carjacking with a shotgun. It has not been said if this was the van, and the police do not mention any previous encounters with James Rivera.


The media has yet to report the truth, i know we heard the people speak the truth and that's not what they are printing.

People came out in rage of what they had just witnessed. "NO JUSTICE NO PEACE" the people chanted until the officials Chaplin later came to them and asked them to be quiet.

in the Stockton Record Stockton Police Spokesperson Pete Smith agreed that the crowd was "upset and very vocal about their concerns" but was also recorded threatening the community "Let officers complete their investigation and not unduly create any other situations that would need any kind of police investigation"

Although the people continued to chant after the Chaplin told a couple that it would do them no good, people realized the importance of speaking up for injustices like this one. There will be a BBQ on Friday July 23, to celebrate James Rivera's 17th birthday and to empower the community.


Later that night while people continued to observe and exercise their freedom of speech the police harassed a young man for not having a light on his bike which he rode from literally across the street after insulting the officers behavior. Apparently the cop who cited the young man was making jokes and laughing at James Rivera's mother and made her leave in tears.

Witnesses say he was doing it in retaliation for calling out names. The same cop threw a glass bottle at the street where several young children were standing in their yard. The glass broke and shattered very close to the childrens feet.

taken from http://www.modestoanarcho.org/2010/07/stockton-james-rivera.html

[Rusty Shackleford]

Jail all these mother fucking racist and killer cops!


actually just last weekend at the Fruitvale BART station in SF, a man was shot (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/18/local/la-me-bart-20100718) by 5 cops.


Bay Area Rapid Transit and Oakland police officers fatally shot a man armed with knives near the Fruitvale BART station Saturday morning, authorities said.
The shooting comes about a week after a Los Angeles jury convicted former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle of involuntary manslaughter (http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jul/08/local/la-me-bart-verdict-20100709) in connection with fatal shooting an unarmed black man, Oscar J. Grant III, on the Fruitvale train station platform on New Year's Day last year.
That shooting sparked days of looting and protests in Oakland, as well as more demonstrations and looting after the July 8 verdict.
No civil unrest was reported after the latest shooting, police said.
The incident began about 8:15 a.m. when Oakland police received a call that an armed man was walking toward the Fruitvale BART station, according to a statement released by Jeff Thomason, a department spokesman. Police notified BART officers, who reached the suspect first and reported that he said "shoot me, shoot me," Thomason said.
BART police chased him from the station to the street, where Oakland police joined in the pursuit over four blocks.
The man, who Thomason said appeared to be Latino and in his 30s, was armed with two knives, and Oakland police twice tried unsuccessfully to Taser him. When he charged one of the officers the group opened fire, according to the statement.
Teams from American Medical Response and the Oakland Fire Department responded and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. He had not been identified as of last Saturday.
The Oakland police homicide and internal affairs divisions, Alameda County District Attorney's Office, and BART internal affairs unit responded to conduct the administrative investigation. The Oakland Police Department is leading the investigation.
Oakland Mayor Ronald Dellums released a statement urging the public to remain calm.
"Any time there is a loss of life, it is a matter of great concern and sadness for us all. It is extremely important that we as a community continue to work together in order to provide a safe and secure environment," Dellums said, assuring the public that "a thorough investigation of the circumstances surrounding this death has begun."
BART Board of Directors Vice President Bob Franklin and Board Member Carole Ward Allen issued a joint statement in response to the shooting.
"The loss of life under any circumstance is truly an unfortunate and regrettable event," the statement said, emphasizing that the transit agency "is cooperating fully with the Oakland Police Department."
"We have immediately launched a separate but parallel administrative investigation as well to ensure this incident is thoroughly investigated in a transparent manner," the statement said.
Rachel Jackson, an organizer with the New Years Movement for Justice, a group formed in the wake of Oscar Grant's death, said the latest shooting is cause for concern.
"Our question is why did this person have to be shot? There should have been other options," Jackson said. "People have increasing fear of the police and deceasing trust that there will be any accountability."