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,ALEX1 ,RODRIGO1 Y ,JUAN 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,GELD]LOOS 

,TEXT 3 

,ALEX1 ,RODRIGO1 Y ,JUAN 

,ON #d ,FEBRU>Y1 #b#f1 N9E Y\NG PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ BY ! ,GU>DIA ,URBANA 9 ,B>CELONA -- ! PRISON]S ( #d,F4  ,TWO ( !M W]E *>G$ ) ATTEMPT$ HOMICIDE1 ONE ) 9CIT+ ATTEMPT$ HOMICIDE1 & ! O!R SIX ) LESS] *>GES4  ,E>LY ,SATURDAY MORN+1 ?REE SQUATT]S -- ,ALEX1 ,RODRIGO1 & ,JUAN -- HAD LEFT A FRI5D'S H\SE AFT] A P>TY4  ,ON ! WAY HOME1 !Y HAD TO PASS ,EL ,TEATRO DE ,AN>KO ,P5YA ,CULTURAL1 DESCRIB$ AS 0AN ILLEGAL DISCO DISGUIS$ AS A SQUATT$ SOCIAL C5T]1 ) V]Y LITTLE CONNECTION TO ! COMMUNITY ( SQUATT$ POLITICAL SPACES 9 ,B>CELONA40  ,EL ,TEATRO HAD AN EVICTION ORD] = MON?S1 BUT ! POLICE HAD PROTECT$ IT4  ,! H\SE HAD A REPUTATION AS A PLACE TO BUY DRUGS1 & SEV]AL SUSPECT$ POLICE 9=MANTS LIV$ !RE4  ,IT IS PROBABLY NO CO9CID5CE ?AT ,EL ,TEATRO1 :I* /&S JU/ AT ! TOP ( ,EL ,=AT1 WAS SQUATT$ RI<T >\ND ! TIME ?AT RESI/ANCE 9 ! OCCUPI$ COMMUNITY G>D5 WAS GO+ /RONG1 UNIT+ Y\NG & OLD1 SQUATT]S & R5T]S4  ,A PLACE LIKE ,EL ,TEATRO1 ?AT DI/URBS ! NEI<BORS & BR+S 9 ADDICTIVE DRUGS1 WAS JU/ :AT ! AU?ORITIES NE$$ TO BREAK ?OSE GR[+ CONNECTIONS ( SOLID>ITY4 

,! NI<T ( ! #d?1 A RAUC\S P>TY WAS GO+ ON AT ,EL ,TEATRO1 ) P]HAPS A ?\S& PEOPLE 9SIDE4   ,F\R ,GU>DIA ,URBANA W]E AT ! 5TRANCE1 SUPPOS$LY TRY+ TO %UT ! P>TY D[N1 AL?\< ?IS CLAIM SEEMS UNLIKELY4  ,! ?REE SQUATT]S TRI$ TO PASS BY1 BUT ! POLICE BEGAN TO %\T RACIAL 9SULTS AT ! ?REE -- ALL ( :OM W]E FROM ,LAT9 ,AM]ICA4  ,A FI<T />T$1 & ! COPS TOOK \T !IR BATONS & BEAT ANYONE NE>BY4  ,! FI<T TURN$ 9TO A RIOT AS PEOPLE 9 ! >EA BEGAN ?R[+ ROCKS & ! DRUGG$ UP P>TYGO]S JO9$ 94  ,JU/ AS QUICKLY1 POLICE RE9=CEM5TS ?AT HAD BE5 /ATION$ 9 ! >EA >RIV$ ON ! SC5E1 LEAD+ MANY TO BELIEVE ?AT POLICE HAD BE5 PLANN+ TO PROVOKE AN 9CID5T4  ,ALEX1 ,RODRIGO1 & ,JUAN W]E BEAT5 TO ! GR\ND1 & ONE ( ! ORIG9AL F\R COPS ALSO LAY PRONE1 AFT] A FL[] POT WAS DROPP$ ON HIS HEAD FROM A W9D[ ABOVE4  ,M$ICS 9DUC$ A COMA TO ATTEMPT TO /ABILIZE HIS CONDITION1 & HE /ILL HAD NOT COME \T ( IT A YE> LAT]4  ,POLICE ORD]$ SANITATION CREWS TO CLEAN UP ! SC5E ( ! FI<T BE=E ! =5SICS TEAMS >RIV$4  ,! V]Y NEXT DAY EL ,TEATRO WAS EVICT$1 & POLICE ESCORT$ FIFTE5 TO TW5TY PEOPLE \T ( ! BUILD+4  ,!SE PEOPLE W]E NEV] ID5TIFI$ 9 ! 9VE/IGATION4 

,N9E PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ 9 TOTAL1 9CLUD+ TWO SQUATT]S :O W]E NOT PRES5T ?AT NI<T1 BUT :O HAD ADMITT$ !MSELVES TO A HOSPITAL = 9JURIES FROM A BIKE ACCID5T4  ,ALEX1 ,RODRIGO1 & ,JUAN W]E ACCUS$ ( ?R[+ A ROCK & HITT+ ! COP 9 ! HEAD4  ,ALL ?REE ( !M W]E DISAPPE>$ BY ! POLICE4  ,FRI5DS & FAMILY DID NOT KN[ :]E !Y W]E = ! FIR/ C\PLE DAYS1 & POLICE 9ITIALLY CLAIM$ NOT TO HAVE !M 9 CU/ODY4  ,9 FACT1 POLICE KEPT !M 9 PRISON] VANS RA!R ?AN ADMITT+ !M TO ! JAIL1 & OV] A P]IOD ( H\RS TORTUR$ & BEAT !M4  ,JUAN HAD BO? ( HIS >MS BROK51 ,ALEX HAD ONE >M BROK51 ALL HAD SWOLL5 FACES & NE$$ DOZ5S ( /IT*ES4  ,F9ALLY ON ,MONDAY1 ! N9E W]E BR\<T BE=E A JUDGE1 & ! ?REE ( ,S\? ,AM]ICAN NATIONALITY W]E S5T TO PRISON :ILE ! O!RS W]E RELEAS$ TO AWAIT TRIAL4  ,POLICE TE/IMONY WAS CONTRADICTORY1 & ! JUDGE REJECT$ ALL ! WITNESSES ( ! DEF5DANTS1 SAY+ ?AT ANYONE :O VIEW$ ! EV5TS & WAS NOT A COP WAS A P>TICIPANT 9 ! RIOTS & ALSO SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION4 

,EV5 ! MAYOR ( ,B>CELONA 9ITIALLY SAID ! COP WAS 9JUR$ BY A FL[] POT ?R[N FROM EL ,TEATRO1 & ?IS IS CONSI/5T ) HIS 9JURIES -- A MAJOR 9JURY ON ! BACK ( HIS HEAD FROM ! FL[] POT & A SMALL ONE ON ! FRONT :]E HE FELL & HIT ! GR\ND4  ,BUT !Y QUICKLY *ANG$ !IR /ORY SO !Y C\LD BLAME ! SQUATT]S1 SAY+ ?AT ! M9OR 9JURY ON ! FRONT ( HIS HEAD WAS FROM ! ROCK1 :I* ?REW HIM BACKW>DS ONTO ! GR\ND1 :]E HE HIT HIS HEAD & RECEIV$ ! MAJOR 9JURY4  ,DUR+ !IR 9ITIAL TE/IMONY1 ! POLICE CONTRADICT$ ONE ANO!R1 & ONE COP :O WAS ON ! SC5E BROKE D[N CRY+1 SAY+ HE DID NOT KN[ IF ! 9JUR$ COP WAS HIT FROM ! FRONT OR ! BACK4  ,! M$IA & ! POLITICAL P>TIES US$ ?IS 9CID5T TO TALK AB\T ! 0MURD]\S SQUATT]S0 & TO CALL = ! EVICTION ( ALL ! SQUATS 9 ,B>CELONA4 

,OV] A YE> LAT]1 ,ALEX1 ,RODRIGO1 & ,JUAN W]E /ILL 9 PRISON AWAIT+ TRIAL4 ,ONE DAY1 WALK+ PA/ ! BUILD+ :]E ,EL ,TEATRO HAD /OOD1 :]E ! COP WAS 9JUR$ & ! ?REE COMPAN]OS W]E BEAT5 D[N1 ,I LE>N$ AB\T ANO!R BIT ( NEI<BORHOOD HI/ORY4 ,DECADES E>LI]1 AT ,PLACA DE ,SANT ,P]E1 JU/ D[N ! /REET1 ! POLICE GUNN$ D[N ,JOSEP ,SABATE1 ! BRO!R ( ! MORE FAM\S AN>*I/ URBAN GU]RILLA1 ,FRANCISCO 0,EL ,QUICO0 ,SABATE4  ,LA LU*A SIGUE4 

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