DROP THE CHARGES ON LAWRENCE GANDARA JR.!

On August 29, 2012, Lawrence Gandara was arrested by PCC Police and charged with misdemeanor battery on a peace officer, falsely accused of having punched a cop. This video CLEARLY demonstrates that Lawrence never once hit any police officer.

Timeline:

0:00 - Beginning of public comment on Agenda Item G - Student Calendar. Six speakers are chosen by Board President Geoffrey Baum. He indicates that he has more comment cards in his possession.

19:00 - Geoffrey Baum chooses a comment card that he "misread" and asks that the speaker, a faculty member, come to the podium to speak.

19:24 - The faculty member's speech has nothing to do with the cancellation of Winter, but is instead a public attack on the faculty union.

24:11 - Geoffrey Baum decides to end public comment and proceed with discussion on Item G. Students begin to protest the fact that the faculty member's speech was a non-agenda item and that he Board is choosing not hear the other speakers who had filled out comment cards.

24:39 - Three PCC Police officers begin to surround one particular student. Lawrence gets up to shield the student.

24:43 - A police officer grabs Lawrence and pulls him forward, claiming that Lawrence had pushed him. Police takes Lawrence into an arm lock (see picture) and yells to Lawrence "Let go of me!."

24:55 - Lawrence releases himself from the hold of the cops who insist on grabbing him. He asks the police officers not to touch him.

25:20 - The student that the police originally wanted to take voluntarily begins to leave, explaining to the audience that the Board of Trustees is undemocratic. Lawrence also begins to VOLUNTARILY and PEACEFULLY leave. He asks that the cops not touch him.

26:32 - Three cops forcefully take hold of Lawrence and begin pulling and shoving him out of the room.

He is removed from the room and placed under arrest.