Police/Sheriffs in Oakland hiding names and badge numbers in violation of California law

[FreeBillClinton]

California Penal Code Section 830.10

Any uniformed peace officer shall wear a badge, nameplate,
or other device which bears clearly on its face the identification
number or name of the officer.

http://law.onecle.com/california/penal/830.10.html">reference

[Luminous Animal]

1. They taped over their identification.

[valerief]

53. I'm sure they won't get fined or arrested for that. They work for the 1% after all. nt

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Heard comment about it on the live stream. Thanks for the picture!

Quan, Jordan, Deanna, must all go NOW.

[piratefish08]

3. fuckin' pigs.

[enough]

4. That says it all, exactly what is going on. (nt)

[midnight]

5. K&R

[Vincardog]

6. But the only people who would do that are bullies and cowards (And any GOP operative same thing)

[notadmblnd]

7. I have to say that I've been wondering if they are really cops

I'm sure some of them are, but with cities having such financial difficulties these days, where are they getting funds to pay all these "cops"?

[beltanefauve]

12. I was there last night.

I saw the cop cars, paddy wagons and buses. They came from all over the Bay Area but seemed to be mostly from East Bay cities. I even saw cruisers from the East Bay Regional Park Police, if you could believe such a thing. And, I saw a total waste of manpower and resources: some of the cruisers came from Richmond. Richmond has a high enough crime rate. Was it really necessary to remove officers from Richmond for this?

[Kaleko]

15. Big show of force shows big fear

of the big bad 99%.

It's working. The "elite" is feeling threatened.

[KamaAina]

32. Richmond? Are you serious?

Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin, who is a Green Party member (Richmond is the largest city in the country with a Green mayor), led a convoy of people down San Pablo Ave. to Oakland Wednesday in support of the Occupiers/strikers.

So why is her police department helping the pigs? Blah blah blah mutual aid blah blah blah. She could cancel that agreement in a heartbeat if she wanted to.

[NYC_SKP]

8. K/R (nt)

[fascisthunter]

9. fascist cowards who serve the 1% like pathetic dogs

[louslobbs]

10. K&R come on militant police people, you're not even trying to fake it anymore. n/t

Lou

[mike_c]

11. pigs....

eom

[Kennah]

13. Not so much cops as they are stormtroopers

They should probably wear white, or brown.

[atreides1]

17. Brown

With lightning SS runes on their collars...because white wouldn't be much of a threat...everyone knows the Stormtroopers in SW couldn't hit a moving target!

[Matariki]

14. Do laws matter? When there is no consequence for breaking them?

[backscatter712]

16. Cops should be required to wear their badge numbers in great big football numbers on their uniforms.

Big numbers, that you could read from a hundred yards away.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. Absolutely.

[Fire Walk With Me]

22. This is our one demand.

[kestrel91316]

38. + 1 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000

[Juneboarder]

19. Great pic...

Hope you don't mind if I copied and posted to my Facebook for all my people that don't respond to any OWS posts. Maybe this one will stir up a comment or two?

[FreeBillClinton]

20. Sure

It's not my pic. I saw it on another forum.

[sabrina 1]

21. And that proves they intend to break the law. Only criminals

have to worry about people knowing who they are as they go about their criminal behavior.

OWS should start following them back to their lairs and photograph them when they are in street clothes after getting back from attacking the American people.

When did these storm-trooper outfits become acceptable for civilian police forces? Did the people have a say in any of this, turning the police departments into military operations against the American people?

[annm4peace]

23. That was the tactic in St Paul, during the RNC in 2008

It was because it wasn't just St Paul PD but also PD from all over the country, Secret SErvice, DEA agents, Homeland Security, National Guard.. etc.

[kas125]

24. Everything that's happened with Occupy is stuff they tried out on us

in St. Paul first. People seem surprised to see pictures of cops lining the streets dressed in ninja suits with no name tags, using tear gas and smoke grenades without provocation, using horses to push people, using bulldozers and snow plows to stop people moving, etc. but it all looks very familiar to me.

[annm4peace]

25. Yes, many professionals said that over and over.

It was NorthCom in St. Paul.

I guess it is a good time to post a link to find out more.

http://rnc08report.org/

RNC Homeland Security Docs
http://rnc08report.org/archive/538.shtml

http://rnc08report.org/archive/police-security-documents/index.shtml

[Raksha]

26. It doesn't surprise me in the least.

My daughter and her fiance were also protesters in St. Paul at RNC 2008. He was tasered very badly (caught on video) and both of them were held in jail on bogus charges for several days. Later they sued the city of St. Paul but ended up settling out of court. Both are still activists and deeply involved in Occupy Oakland.

Link to my daughter's blog: http://www.wildandserene.blogspot.com

Her most recent post, "Sundown at the Port" is just beautiful, if I do say so myself.

[kas125]

27. Thanks for the link; I love your daughter's writing. 'angstyness'

is a great word, lol. It's pretty obvious that you did a great job raising her; you should be very proud!

[Raksha]

36. Thank you - I'm probably the biggest fan of my daughter's writing,

but everyone once in a while I remind her where her talent comes from. :)

And yes--I'm very proud of her passion and commitment and courage.

[crikkett]

29. FOR ALL WE KNOW, this pic could be from St. Lois.

the OP didn't attribute the pic at all, and it's hosted on imagur.

ON EDIT: I found another video of an Oakland cop with a covered namebadge.
http://vimeo.com/31568216
(I'm sure the dudes in riot gear are not as easily approachable).

[stlsaxman]

48. why St. LOUIS? Cops ain't beating protesters here... yet.

:shrug:

[crikkett]

28. Here's another video of Oakland police covering nametags.

http://vimeo.com/31568216

[justiceischeap]

30. That was smart going to his LT. nt

[Kaleko]

52. Incredible! Hope people watch that video so it goes viral.

[gaspee]

31. They sure do like playing dress up

Like little kids, don't they? Makes them feel so big!

[Uncle Joe]

33. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, FreeBillClinton.

[defendandprotect]

34. When you're on a criminal mission -- that's what criminals do -- !!

[DeSwiss]

45. Bingo.

"Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number,
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you-
Ye are many — they are few"

~Percy Bysshe Shelley

[W T F]

35. So how do we know that they are really police?, And if they are in violation of the law.....

Can we tear gas them and beat them with billy clubs too?

[eggplant]

37. Well, duh, it's because they aren't *peace* officers. n/t

[crunch60]

39. They look like XeLLC formerly known as Blackwater USA

Probably mixed in with Oakland P.D Don't all look like regular cops. They're getting afraid! Yes! Got to contact the authorities about them covering up their badges, completely against the law.

[mwrguy]

40. The name and home address of the pig who shot Scott Olsen

is being posted all over Facebook.

I saw it on the "We are all Scott Olsen" page.

[Buns_of_Fire]

41. When trying to figure out who wants to start a riot, consider who shows up dressed for one. nt

[DainBramaged]

43. And if 5000 of our vocal gun buddies showed up, I wonder how many cops would run

when you're outgunned you're outgunned.

[davidwparker]

44. +1

[DeSwiss]

42. K&R

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=MsVi2RqE7ek">

[orbitalman]

46. K & R

[caseymoz]

47. And the penalty for violation is?

I presume there is one. A law without a penalty is a suggestion.

[Enthusiast]

49. Brownshirts, stormtroopers or

whatever they want to call themselves -they are in the wrong or they would not be ashamed to share their identity.

[WillyT]

50. K & R !!!

:kick:

[a simple pattern]

51. Citizen's Arrest!

Impersonating a police officer!

[hootinholler]

54. There doesn't seem to be a penalty listed. n/t

:shrug:

[Ricochet21]

55. Arrest them

[unionworks]

56. the Longshoremens Union

Went on strike during the Bush years. Bush invoked "national security" to break the strike, and similar tactics including rubber bullets and beating were employed against the strikers. Apparently this is par for the course for the Oakland police. If anyone remembers this with more clarity, please elaborate.