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“The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.”

Fight back in the streets and in the courts

Police abuse across the nation is a national "crisis".

The statements made by Mr. Becker in this pres conference amount to: Police abuse across the nation is a national "crisis".

The ANSWER Coalition, the National Lawyers Guild will file a civil lawsuit against the LAPD and the city in the coming weeks. ANSWER will also be taking its campaign against police brutality to the streets. On Saturday, July 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. , there will be a “People’s Speak Out Against Racism and Police Brutality” on Hollywood and Argyle, the same place where the LAPD attacked the demonstration. All progressive people are invited to participate.

The fascists and the state apparatus have always collaborated to repress workers’ movements and progressives. The KKK and, now, the Minutemen are just two examples.

Last year, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger referred to the Minutemen as “honorable citizens.” Shortly thereafter, the police attacked anti-Minutemen protesters in Santa Ana and Baldwin Park . This, too, was not a coincidence. But, despite police repression, the movement has always fought back. The July 11 press conference was a political response to the police attack in Hollywood . It helped to unveil further both the racist character of the Minutemen and the police who protect them.

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