Senior Policy Counsel, Organizer & Rebellious Lawyer @ACLU_SoCal, Proud Immigrant from Korea by way of Argentina (tweets are my own)
Los Angeles, CA
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After @CBSNews published a searing exposé of tattooed gangs of sheriff's deputies running wild w/in the L.A. Sheriff's Dept., and profiled the #AnthonyVargas family, one of the "Banditos" deputy gang prospects who killed him was part of a posse outside the family home last night
As families spoke tonight on @joinClubhouse of how L.A. sheriffs killed their loved ones and then go on to harass them (!!), the family of Anthony Vargas pointed out that sheriffs were concurrently outside their residence.
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
BREAKING: @UCLA suppressed student and faculty free speech. So, we sued them.
Read: aclusocal.co/ucla-free-speec…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
For months, I'd been hearing rumors about people w/alleged deputy gang tats getting them covered so they could get promoted.
Finally, @LASDHQ let me interview one of them: The new chief of the Detective Division, who once had a Banditos tattoo.
latimes.com/california/story…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Our own @USC president, provost, and vice president Erroll Southers are unleashing these violence workers on our students.
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
FYI @USC: California’s Leonard Law extends protections like those provided by the First Amendment to students at private colleges and universities.
Our own @USC president, provost, and vice president Erroll Southers are unleashing these violence workers on our students.
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
.@USC claims their decision to cave in to anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hate by cancelling Asna Tabassum's valedictorian speech is not about free speech but about safety. Here's why that claim is disingenuous at best, or a flimsy lie. #LetAsnaSpeak #AsnaTabassum|🧵A Thread
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Institutions of higher learning — whether public or private — ought to be strong defenders of free speech and free inquiry.
@USC’s unprecedented decision to rescind its invitation for valedictorian Asna Tabassum to address its commencement betrays these values. - @mtajsar
The University of Southern California valedictorian whose planned graduation speech was canceled due to what the school referred to as safety concerns told CBS News that she feels "betrayed" by the academic institution. cbsn.ws/4aZjFIo
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
U.S. JEWS TAKE A STAND AGAINST AIPAC
100+ prominent Jewish Americans have signed on to a statement expressing strong opposition to @AIPAC. AIPAC is working to defeat candidates who criticize the violent & racist policies of Israel #RejectAIPAC
READ HERE: USjewsOpposingAIPAC.org
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Deputy gangs run the LA County Sheriff's Department.
Former Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted to be a tattoo'd member of the Cavemen deputy gang, out of the East LA station. The same station as former Sheriff Alex Villanueva. It's all related. #LASDgangs
ALT Ex-undersheriff admits to having alleged deputy gang tattoo — then getting rid of it
ALT It was a Caveman, and it was on his ankle. After more than two years of resisting subpoenas to testify about deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, this week former Undersheriff Tim Murakami admitted under oath that he once sported a tattoo representing the Cavemen, a controversial subgroup affiliated with the East Los Angeles station. When asked whether former Sheriff Alex Villanueva — who made Murakami his No. 2 a few months after taking office — knew about the ink, Murakami replied: “I believe that he did.”
LASD GANGS
For the first time, former LA Undersheriff Tim Murakami publicly admitted to having a deputy gang tattoo. He testified that former Sheriff Villanueva knew about the tat. This was Villanueva's #2, of course he knew!
#LASDgangs *IS* LASD latimes.com/california/story…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
LASD GANGS
For the first time, former LA Undersheriff Tim Murakami publicly admitted to having a deputy gang tattoo. He testified that former Sheriff Villanueva knew about the tat. This was Villanueva's #2, of course he knew!
#LASDgangs *IS* LASD latimes.com/california/story…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Yesterday, LA County agreed to pay $700k to a reporter who was slammed to the ground & arrested by LASD while covering a protest - making this likely the largest payout to a reporter in connection w/covering 2020 protests.
latimes.com/california/story…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Thanks to my lawyers who worked years to arrive at this settlement. I hope it helps deter future assaults on journalists and can be used as a benchmark in other 1A cases.
You're free to film law enforcement without fear of injury or your device getting broken. It is our right.
Breaking news: @LAist's @josie_huang, represented by attorneys from @rcfp and @gibsondunn, reached a settlement with LA County and the LA County Sheriff’s Department that sets a new benchmark for journalists whose rights are violated by law enforcement. rcfp.org/josie-huang-la-coun…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
THURSDAY🔊🔊🔊
Check the Sheriff presentation/action on LASD harassment of families this Thursday, Nov. 9, 9-1 pm. #LASDgangs
If you’re able, please show up to support & give public comment, in-person or virtually.
Tool kit with talking points here: tinyurl.com/ctstoolkitnov9
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Check The Sheriff pushed the BoS to pass a motion requesting LASD develop & adopt policy to protect memorial sites & vigils for victims of LASD shootings 2+ years, LASD has not adopted any policy. #LASDgangs
We’ve finally got the COC to agendize this for Thursday's meeting👇👇
ALT ‘We’re terrorized’: LA sheriffs frequently harass families of people they kill, says report
ALT ‘It’s like torture’: Families report deputy harassment to sheriff watchdog
THURSDAY🔊🔊🔊
Check the Sheriff presentation/action on LASD harassment of families this Thursday, Nov. 9, 9-1 pm. #LASDgangs
If you’re able, please show up to support & give public comment, in-person or virtually.
Tool kit with talking points here: tinyurl.com/ctstoolkitnov9
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
Another person died inside of MCJ this week. 31 people have lost their lives this year.
We will be outside @LACountyBOS every Tuesday (9:30-12:00) until the County takes appropriate action to release people and close MCJ.
THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. NO MORE DELAY- CLOSE MCJ
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
VIOLENCE AT HILTON HOTEL: Security @HotelMayaDT forcibly relocated striking workers w/ chain link fence while a guest ran around the fence & punched a worker in the head. Violence at the hands of hotel security or while they stand by is WRONG! That’s why we filed a ULP yesterday.
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
To Whom It May Concern: We at the @latimes + @rcfp would like to get our grubby little reporter paws on your sealed records showing uses of force inside your jails.
Readers: Wish us luck (or do weird ritual sacrifices on our behalf). 🤞 courtlistener.com/docket/414…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
UPDATE: This is the THIRD DEATH in ONE WEEK at Men's Central Jail, and LASD's 29th in-custody death this year.
Reminder that MCJ is a dilapidated 60-year-old facility the county said they would close earlier this year, but failed to. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 retweeted
NEW: Los Angeles says phone calls will be FREE for people in jail by Dec. 1!
If this sounds familiar, yes they said they'd do this before -- but this time the motion actually has a deadline + directions to identify funding. latimes.com/california/story…
