Injustice
The One Cuéntame Video You Have to See: The Diary of Stephanie Pucheta
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What We Know and What We Don’t Know About the Death of David Sal Silva
With reports that new developments surrounding the in-custody death of David Sal Silva on May 8 in Bakersfield will possibly be made public next week, we wanted to take a moment today and summarize what we know so far about Silva’s death and what we don’t know. It has been a fast-moving and developing story, […]
VIDEO: Lawyer to Witnesses of David Silva Beating Death Says Cell Phone Analysis Not Completed
Earlier this week, attorney John Tello, the lawyer representing the witnesses who had taken cell phone videos of the alleged police beating death of David Silva at the hands of Kern County and California Highway Patrol officers, had said that he was hoping to release one of the videos yesterday. However, instead of releasing the […]
Witnesses to Silva Death Claim That Police Are Covering Up the Truth of Beating
The local news coverage about the alleged beating death of 33-year-old David Silva at the hands of Kern County and California Highway Patrol continues to provide timely updates of the incident. The latest story describes how eyewitnesses on May 8 believe that law enforcement officials are trying to cover up what happened that night. Here […]
David Silva Beating Case in Bakersfield Attracting National Media Attention
As expected, the alleged beating death of David Silva has started getting the attention of the national media. Here is a local report out of Bakersfield: According to the local report, Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said, “What we’re finding most of those, from what we can track, are from outside of Kern County, which is […]
Family and Community Remember David Silva, Victim of Alleged Police Beating
As major developments are expected to be shared later today about the May 8 alleged police beating death of 33-year-old Bakersfield father David Silva, the Los Angeles Times covered a Thursday morning vigil for Silva (video link here) at the Kern County Superior Court building: About a dozen people gathered in front of the Kern […]
Due to “Recent Events” (Code Word: David Silva Case), Sheriff Postpones “Law Enforcement Day”
Yesterday the Kern County Sheriff announced that it will postpone Saturday’s “Law Enforcement Day” because of “recent events.” Here is the full statement: The Kern County Sheriff’s Office has decided to postpone Law Enforcement Day at the Sheriff’s Office, which had been scheduled for Saturday May 18th. The Sheriff’s Office planned the event as a […]
RAW VIDEO: Kern County Sheriff Tuesday Press Conference Discussing David Silva Case
In case you missed it, the following raw videos show the Tuesday press conference given by Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood in discussing the alleged beating death of David Silva in Bakersfield. For the latest about the case, you can read today’s report. Here are the videos. We have also posted the press conference video […]
Lawyer to Witnesses in Silva Beating Case: Cell Phone Video Likely to Release on Friday
According to a story in today’s Bakersfield Californian , the attorney to the witnesses who filmed the alleged beating death of 33-year-old father David Silva at the hands of Kern County and California Highway Patrol officers, said that one of the videos his witnesses took and police had initially seized will likely be released “as […]
The Latest on the David Silva Case: Returned Videos and Unanswered Questions
As the alleged beating death of David Silva at the hands of Kern County and California Highway Patrol officers continues to get national attention (the HuffPost published its first story yesterday), local Bakersfield coverage continues to provide the most current updates. Here is one of the case’s latest reports: Now that the cell phones are […]
What Kern County Sheriff and Witnesses to Silva Beating Death Are Saying
The David Sal Silva case in Bakersfield is just beginning to get major media attention, including an article in The New York Times. The Los Angeles Times has quickly become one of the outlets providing constant updates of the case, which led to the Silva’s in-custody death after Kern County and California Highway Patrol officers […]
The Librotraficante Oppression Detection Kit
California. Proposition 187. Pete Wilson. Arizona. HB2811. Jan Brewer. Texas. HB1938. Giovanni Capriglione. Texas. SB1128. Dan Patrick. The Librotraficante Movement is thrilled to announce that America can erase the last two entries from the above list of oppressive laws attacking our culture. Texas Republican Senator Dan Patrick introduced SB1128, and Texas Republican House of Representative […]
Video of Police Taser Incident in Cotati, California Goes Viral
The following video has begun to make the Internet rounds and has already gone viral on LiveLeak.com in the last 24 hours. Very little specific information about this incident can be found, just a few posts about what is happening in the video: The unidentified Cotati, Calif., man and woman tell the police from inside […]
FBI to Investigate David Sal Silva Beating Death
Yesterday afternoon at 3:30 PST, the office of Kern Country Sheriff Donny Youngblood released the following press statement about the death of David Sal Silva, a case that has begun to get local and national media attention. Silva died in-custody, and the release of video and a chilling 911 call raises several questions about the […]
Officers Involved in Silva Beating Yet to Be Placed on Leave
The story of the alleged beating death of David Sal Silve by Kern County deputies last week in Bakersfield has begun to gain more national attention. The Associated Press has published an article and CNN has filed a report. Here is what CNN reported today. Additional details from the story have begun to emerge, including […]
A Video Summary of the Alleged Police Beating of David Sal Silva
The following is an edited YouTube video showing local Bakersfield news coverage about the alleged police beating of David Sal Silva, who died in-custody. For more details about this story, you can click on this post. Here is the video.
The Chilling 911 Call in the Alleged Police Beating Death of David Sal Silva
Yesterday, we shared a very troubling story out of Bakersfield, where David Sal Silva was allegedly beaten by Kern County deputies. Silva died in-custody. Here is a 911 call about the incident. One report said the following, “And though several witnesses caught the brutal murder on camera, police immediately seized cell phones from every one […]
VIDEO: Kern County Deputies Allegedly Beating David Sal Silva Repeatedly
A troubling story out of Bakersfield has taken a very serious turn after local TV ran a video of what appears to be Kern County deputies beating an intoxicated David Sal Silva repeatedly last Wednesday. Silva eventually died in-custody, according to local reports: The grainy black and white video appears to show the alleged victim, […]
Ríos Montt: Guilty of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Here is the on-the-scene report submitted yesterday May 10 by NISGUA, the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala. For all other posts of the Efraín Ríos Montt genocide trial, visit NISGUA here. NISGUA gave Latino Rebels permission to republish their posts from the trial. Today in Guatemala, Judge Yazmin Barrios found former dictator Efraín Ríos […]
Heroes and Colorism in America: Charles Ramsey Goes Viral
By now I’m sure you’ve seen the video interview of Charles Ramsey, a man being declared hero for rescuing three kidnapped Cleveland women missing for over a decade who were presumed dead. It’s not surprising such incredible news would go viral. It’s also not surprising one of the first few things to happen was the […]
VIDEO: When the U.S. Was Conqueror of Mexico
Yesterday CBS’ “Sunday Morning” did a seven-minute segment about a war that is rarely talked about: the Mexican-American War. It is a war that literally changed the landscape of the North American continent. It is a war whose consequences still resonate today. A war based on a lie. As the show’s official site says: “For […]