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Note: the affidavit of Schroeder’s car partner that night begins
with descriptions of the drug operation surveillance and identification
of a ‘light colored’ suburban vehicle that had been seen at he
house. While Sgt. Doyle follows the suburban, Schroeder takes
another route in an effort to head it off.

I believe Officer Shroeder put our unit into reverse, onto S. Pleasant
Valley and decided to initiate a stop on the vehicle as it stopped at
the stop sign. Our emergency lights were activated and I believe
I advised Sgt. Doyle on channel 6B. Officer Schroeder positioned
our unit facing the SUV. I got out of our unit and approached the
driver of the SUV with my hands free. It is important to note
that I did not see Officer Schroeder get out of our vehicle and can not
say whether she had her duty weapon in her hand at this time.
While getting out of our unit, the front passenger got out and jumped
over a wooden privacy fence approximately five feet to the south where
the vehicle was stopped. I heard Officer Schroeder say something
to the affect "Stop [C name withheld by editor]." I had my
flashlight shining into the vehicle as I approached the driver. I
began to give verbal commands to the driver to have him show his
hands. During this time I saw the back right passenger. I
immediately knew the subject to be Daniel Rocha and gave a verbal
command for him to stay in the vehicle. I know Rocha from working
Southeast Austin and have encountered/arrested him several times.
Officer Schroeder and I spent 6/8/05 and this day 6/9/05 looking for
Rocha as he was wanted for Felony Theft. While giving verbal
command to Rocha and attempting to watch the driver, I saw Rocha open
the back right door where he was sitting. As he got out of the
vehicle, I immediately observed Officer Schroeder tangled up with him
as it appeared that he was trying to move past her. This
encounter is best described as Rocha attempting to run through
her. I saw Sgt. Doyle run up and begin to assist Officer
Schroeder. I could see them both attempting to gain control of
Rocha, but were actively engaged in a physical fight on the opposite
side of the vehicle. My field of view was limited, but it
appeared at one time that all three were going down to the ground….

Signed and notarized June 10, 2005

Compared to January, our web traffic for September at the Texas
Civil Rights Review will see a fourfold increase in page hits as
counted by our statistics module. Meanwhile, the web rating service
Alexa shows us dropping by 2 million places over the past three months
in terms of traffic share. I’m not sure how to reconcile the two
numbers, but I do want to thank you for making TCRR one of your web
stops.

Don’t worry, we’re not chasing a mass market here. At TCRR you will
continue to find news and opinions not covered elsewhere. And if we
have the choice of expressing opinions that will drive traffic away
rather than keeping our mouth shut, we’ll post the difficult truth.

Take a look at the William Bennett commentary, for example. Based on
readership, it’s one of the more unpopular things we’ve written here in
a while. But some things need to be said. Bennett’s little thought
experiment was a contradiction distilled from the soul of whiteness,
where genocide can be thought to reduce a crime rate, because the
population that disappears is assumed to have no right to existence in
the first place.

The Bush White House calls Bennett’s comments inappropriate, but why?
Because the Bush White House cherishes the life chances of the African
American population? Or because it is inappropriate to show one’s cards
in these high stakes games? See there, we’re doing it again already…. –gm

PRESS RELEASE FROM THE UFW

Today, July 26, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a
hearing on proposals for comprehensive immigration reform. The voices
of hardworking immigrants living in the shadows of our society need to
be heard.

Our broken immigration system needs fixing. But as the immigration
debate continues, we must let lawmakers and President Bush know we will
not accept harsh and unrealistic proposals.

One such plan is the "Comprehensive Enforcement and Immigration
Reform Act" introduced last week by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Tx.) and Jon
Kyl (R-Az.). This bill would create a new unlimited guestworker program
with no chance for workers to earn the right to stay in the country. It
would also require that undocumented immigrants already working and
living here leave after five years of the law’s enactment. This bill
would further separate families and divide our country.

We need real, bipartisan and comprehensive solutions that include the
following principles: A path to hard-earned legalization for
undocumented immigrants already contributing to this country;
reunification of families; and protections for workers in this nation.

The AgJobs bill (S. 359, H.R. 884) sponsored by the United Farm
Workers has all of these components. It would allow undocumented farm
workers to earn the right to permanently stay in this country by
continuing to work in agriculture. With broad bipartisan support, it is
a comprehensive bill negotiated by the UFW and the nation’s
agricultural industry. It is the only viable bipartisan immigration
reform solution for the agricultural industry.

Contact President Bush and your congressmembers today. Let them
know measures such as the Cornyn-Kyl bill are harmful to this country.
Tell them they should enact AgJobs and other bi-partisan comprehensive
immigration reform bills that include our principles.

See Action Page at UFW

We are T.U.L.A.-TEXAS UNITED LATINO ARTISTS.

In the year of our Lord-2005-September 17-Saturday We set out to celebrate our 6th Annual Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival at the Texas State Capitol- fulfilling the promise of our Slogans-T.U.L.A.

Utilizing the Universal Language of Art For The Promotion Of Peace and A Better Understanding Between Us All. Seeking the Path to Equality we discovered that the means through the eyes of a Child.

On a bus ride down Congress Ave. I witnessed children of different nationalities discuss a drawing one of them had composed. We realized that the Arts community has been traditionally and historically less prone to racial, sexual, ethnic divisions than those imposed on us by society. Our second slogan-T.U.L.A – In The Spirit OF Diversity- Un Nuevo Amanecer. A New Dawn with more compassion for each other. By the mere fact that we celebrate this historic day at The Texas State Capitol demonstrates that we have all evolved. Art has been responsible for this evolution. While it is in fact a historical date we also celebrate the strength of the Human spirit, which involves all of us. T.U.L.A. is an inclusive organization.

People of all walks of life are Welcomed to participate. Within this premises we claim the Right to Self Determination. For we live in a Democratic Society. Simply Put -We Must Paint Our Own Rainbow. No one will come to save or lobby for us, but us.

In the historical context we are faced with a dilemma. A vibe which is deeply engrained in the equation of thought here in this Country. ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL. This is fine and dandy but it excludes first of all Women and people of Color. This is Racism, and horrible sins have been committed against us because of it.

As a result we are invisible in the civil human rights game. Human Rights activist can sin against us and still retain their Activist aura, as was the case when Alex Jones lead the minutemen charge against the parade.

Still, Once again we see this ancient demon raise its ugly head in the form of the minutemen. Twenty-seven years ago we saw the same character in their racist campaign. The slogans were the same. The same hatred that we saw as the minutemen that attacked our parade. The difference was that they were called the KKK.

The behavior of the minutemen was pathetic, offensive, a throw back to 1930. Shouts of wetback, go back to Mexico were the mildest insults directed at us. With out a conscience they offended us, not considering we had children in the Parade.

Equally inconsiderate were the Anglo "radicals" with their "in your face "Confrontation of the minute men which further aggravated the situation. We don’t need anyone to protect us. The irony is that they all missed the beauty of it all.

I wish to commend our Brothers and Sisters in their Beautiful Motorcycles, customized cars and their floats for showing restrain. In strength, the minutemen were no match for us. We are a Brave Proud People, Proud as an Eagle and we refuse to live in Fear.

So what do we want is a constant question. Folks, we want everything that a society that we have helped build has to offer. In this city we are 40% of the population and the major work force. We work hard to make the Dream possible. For everyone. We love our country, our children, our parents, our neighbors. And we forgive those who have exploited and oppressed us.

There are more pressing needs in this country than the hatred the minutemen demonstrate. We invite all good People to come and share a day of peace and the beauty of our Art, our Culture and our Friendship. We are good Friends. And to those who are infuriated by our quest for Equality, Think about it every time you put gas in your car or the phone rings and you have a loved one in Iraq.

We are in this together.

Un Abrazo
Joe M. Perez-Chair-T.U.L.A.