"Here is someone who was exercising their fundamental constitutional rights, what our founding fathers gave us, and they receive a lifelong injury for exercising those rights, DeSimone said. I think, unfortunately, it is a trend that is proliferating because no one is putting a stop to it. Elected officials, chiefs of police, are ignoring the problem and not taking appropriate corrective action. You are going to have police officers handed these weapons and they feel they are handed these weapons to use them."
"The lawsuit, filed in Orange County Superior Court, appears to be the first in Orange County to target local law enforcement in this case, the Santa Ana Police Department and the O.C. Sheriff's Department in connection with the immigration-related protests, based on a search of local court records. Federal law enforcement, including ICE and Border Patrol, have drawn the bulk of criticism for force used against protesters, including the apparent shooting"
Tony Lawrence Olson suffered a skull fracture and traumatic brain injury after a law enforcement officer shot him with a 40mm less‑lethal projectile from a 12‑gauge launcher during a June 9 Santa Ana protest. The protest came soon after aggressive immigration raids across Southern California. A civil rights lawsuit names the Santa Ana Police Department and the O.C. Sheriff's Department, alleging misuse of less‑than‑lethal weapons and excessive force against peaceful protesters. The suit contends Olson was shot while walking away. The filing appears to be the first Orange County suit targeting local law enforcement connected to those immigration‑related protests.
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