Pat Macpherson, Pfc Sandoval, CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; AP (mail.com); Democracy Now
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| Peaceful rally follows racist KKK rally in OC: The Latest on attempted murders by Ku Klux Klan member at rally near Disneyland: Hundreds gathered for peace demonstration Monday night (Feb. 29) in same SoCal park KKK held violent rally and tried to kill counter-protesters. |
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Hey, [n-word], let go of my weapon KKK American flag before I stab you! (AP) |
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| Welcome to Anaheim, OC, Tragic Kingdom, home of Disneyland (facebook.com) |
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| Dozen members of St. Louis Klan with faces unmasked. Is your neighbor/co-worker here? |
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| A Ku Klux Klansman, left, uses an American flag to fend off angry counter protesters after members of the KKK tried to start a "White Lives Matter" rally at Pearson Park in Anaheim, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. The event quickly escalated into violence and at least two people had to be treated at the scene for stab wounds. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via AP). |
Police: 3 stabbed at KKK gathering in So. Cal
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| Behind Mickey Mouse (Disney, Inc.) |
LOS ANGELES (Feb. 27, 2016) - Three people were stabbed Saturday, one critically, after a small group of Ku Klux Klan members staging an anti-immigrant rally in Southern California clashed with a larger gathering of counter-protesters, police said.
The violence erupted shortly after noon in Anaheim's Pearson Park, about 3 miles from Disneyland. The KKK had advertised plans for the rally, and about 30 anti-Klan protesters showed up beforehand, Anaheim Police Sgt. Daron Wyatt said. When six Klan members arrived, they were attacked as they exited their cars, he said.
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| Sieg high, I'm going to raise a wall! (AP) |
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Klansman stabbed a counter-protester with the decorative end of a flag pole, Wyatt said. That stabbing set off a vicious brawl in which Klan members and protesters fought across an entire city block.
Witness video shows Klansmen dressed in black shirts decorated with the Klan cross and Confederate flag patches being surrounded by counter-protesters as they arrive at the park in an SUV. A KKK member appears to hold out a flag pole to fend off the crowd.
"I got stabbed," a man is then heard screaming, lifting his T-shirt to show a wound to his stomach. A fire hydrant where the man briefly sat was covered in blood. One Anaheim police sergeant saw another Klan member with a knife in his hand and a counter-protester bleeding nearby, Wyatt said. The sergeant took the KKK member into custody. Meanwhile, counter-protesters stomped on two KKK members, he said.
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All hell broke loose," said Brian Levin, director of California State University, San Bernardino's
Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism (
news), who witnessed the violence. "I thought they were going to stomp these Klansmen to death."
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| Bloodshed at racist gathering in OC, near Disneyland, as KKK hatred goes on parade (AP) |
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| Police take away KKK members for their protection, soon release them: In Anaheim, California, violence erupted between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counterprotesters who disrupted a KKK
rally. One person was critically wounded, and four were stabbed.
Thirteen people were arrested, including a Klan member accused of
stabbing a counterprotester with a flagpole (DN). |
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| Christian terrorists, inspired by Klump, have free rein in the U.S. (jensorensen.com) |
Wyatt said police were present when the violence erupted, but he did not say how many officers were deployed. Anaheim police had notified the public about the planned KKK protest Friday and said they would be "monitoring the situation for any violations of law." The department also said that while the group's signs and fliers might be provocative, they are protected by the First Amendment.
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| Hateful, racist KKK members and kids prepare Christian cross for burning (wiki). |
Levin said he did not see any uniformed officers at the park when the violence erupted. He said he tried to get between counter-protesters and Klansmen to help quell the melee until officers were able to reach the scene.
"I'm still kind of a little bit shaken by it," he said. Police Chief Raul Quezada defended the way his department handled the situation, saying a contingent of officers were dedicated to the gatherings and they were able to arrest all of the main participants in the clash.
"Preventing violent confrontations is always our goal; unfortunately the handful of individuals committed to criminal behavior this afternoon caused the violent episode," he said in a statement.
Chris Barker, who identified himself as the "imperial wizard" of the Loyal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, said his members were holding a peaceful [Trump-fueled]
anti-immigration demonstration and acted in self-defense.
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