Thread by @TheActivatedPod

San Diego Police illegally detained and searched two different people yesterday in Pacific Beach. This person was providing mutual aid, and was initially cuffed w/o explanation. Near the end of this video you can hear them say he is detained for a "criminal investigation".

After putting him in the car to do whatever they're doing, the Sergeant tells people that he's under "investigation" but nothing further. These are the exact same tactics that gang units use.

They seriously just searched his stuff and let him go. This is a very serious violation of his rights, and police are using intimidation to surveil and harass people. All for someone helping out the unsheltered.

As this is being typed I just saw @R_C_SanDiego point out that at around 1:05 in the previous video, a cop creepily goes up behind a person cop-watching/video recording, and places their body an inch away to intimidate and harass them.

This other person was illegally detained while cop-watching. You can hear an officer say "you look like someone from a previous case, you need to identify yourself". They photographed people and illegally collected evidence, then released them.

What's wild is that this entire time, a "Recall Newsom"/Trump 2024 booth was just a few hundred feet down the boardwalk where people were seen yelling and harassing people just enjoying their day.

https://twitter.com/CartmanCoach/status/1360681575860510725

Want to know what else is crazy? One of the people responsible for attacking activists in a Pacific Beach alley on 1/9/2021 was also in Pacific Beach yesterday at the booth. San Diego Police didn't care or detain him for a "criminal investigation".

https://twitter.com/TheActivatedPod/status/1348137232465494022

Yesterday, San Diego Police were also extremely aggressive and threatened people who were providing mutual aid at a completely different part of the city.

https://twitter.com/moms_wallSD/status/1360668458887749633

THIS GUY WHO TOOK PART IN THE ALLEY BEATING HAS BEEN IN PACIFIC BEACH AT THE BOOTH FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKENDS IN A ROW.

Via @R_C_SanDiego @SDAgainstFash

https://twitter.com/R_C_SanDiego/status/1360996864540041220?s=20

https://twitter.com/SDAgainstFash/status/1360342892938735618

Shout out to the community for cop watching and providing mutual aid even in the face of intimidation and danger. We keep us safe.

Follow @/uatpsd for SD copwatching

Videos of detain and searches on Instagram:
@/sandiego_stolenlives
@/sandiegoprotestfunds