Anaheim’s changes not enough for Latino community
A year after police shootings prompted unrest in Anaheim, some residents express frustration over response to their concerns.
By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times
It began with violence: Anaheim police firing beanbags and a police dog breaking loose and lunging into a crowd of men, women and children, some of whom had confronted the officers over their fatal shooting of a Latino man.
When another fatal police shooting of a Latino followed, and the anger finally spilled over, people smashed windows, and police in riot gear rushed the street, even as the fireworks from Disneyland on the other side of town erupted in the night sky. Continue reading