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Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)
Wed Jan 11, 2012, 05:18 PM Jan 2012

Oakland cops disciplined for name-covering episode - covered name tag with black tape at occupy even

Oakland cops disciplined for name-covering episode

(01-11) 12:45 PST OAKLAND -- An Oakland police lieutenant has been demoted and an officer has been suspended for a month because the officer was captured on videotape at a recent Occupy Oakland protest with the name on his uniform covered in black tape, sources said today.

Officer John Hargraves covered his first initial and last name while providing security at police headquarters during the Nov. 2 general strike, a video shot by Terrence Jerod Williams showed.

In the video, Williams tells Hargraves, "It's kind of weird that you actually are not showing your name. Why is that? Simple question."

Hargraves does not respond. Williams then approaches Lt. Clifford Wong, who is standing with other officers outside the building on Seventh Street downtown. After an inaudible conversation between Hargraves and Wong, Wong removes the tape.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/01/11/BAG21MNQ3Q.DTL#ixzz1jBe0wpyE

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Oakland cops disciplined for name-covering episode - covered name tag with black tape at occupy even (Original Post) Liberal_in_LA Jan 2012 OP
So "justice has been done" will be the meme should the rabble continue to complain. n/t Scuba Jan 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Jan 2012 #2
Lots of cops did this during one of their riots against #Occupy Oakland. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2012 #3

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Fire Walk With Me

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3. Lots of cops did this during one of their riots against #Occupy Oakland.
Wed Jan 11, 2012, 07:44 PM
Jan 2012

Spencer Mills (OakFoSho) was asking them about it and publicized that this is a violation of California code 830.10!

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