I didn't run, nothing. They took me by the hair. I didn't insult them. I didn't say anything to them. Many Latino activists have complained that the beatings are part of a pattern of abuse by police officials.
Community is mad.
Community is tired of this situation. We been having so many situations like this happen. People were beat up because they looked immigrant. But Latino activists were not the only ones to insist the incident showed a disturbing pattern. The episode has fueled California's continuing debate over illegal immigration, and groups that say the U.S. should better control its borders, attempted to shift the focus from the sheriff's deputies to the illegal immigrants.