San Francisco Police Violently Raid Student Benefit

Wed Feb 3 2010 Indybay.org

One Man Facing Felony Assault Charges After SFPD Raids Student Benefit Party

San Francisco Violently Police Raid Student Benefit Shortly after midnight
on January 31st, San Francisco police and fire marshals raided a benefit
party for student arrestees from recent campus occupations. The party was
organized by students from SF State, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, and UC
Davis, to help raise money for fines issued during last semester's spate
of demonstrations. Eleven people were arrested. A crowd gathered at the
District Attorney's office/County Jail until arrestees were released. Most
were charged with misdemeanors and released by morning, but one person
remains jailed on felony aggravated assault charges. Amongst those
physically injured by police, one person received a head injury and
another sustained serious physical injuries to his arm.

Various witnesses have reported undercover police inside the party before
it was raided, police and fire marshals threatening to break down the
front doors, and SFPD using tasers on party-goers, beating people,
smashing cameras of witnesses, and damaging the venue after it was cleared
of people.