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Questions that should be asked about Israel "Izzy" Andino

While everyone is talking about the death of Israel “Izzy” Andino in regard to the shooting itself.  The  questions that need to be asked and answered are being ignored.  

Based on what I have read in the media and heard from a variety of people,  Izzy had a mental illness.  He had been acting erratic before the day of the shooting.  Some of the reports said he was bipolar and he had been off his medication.  The questions that come to my mind are:

I recently watched a movie that I have seen a few times called “Amazing Grace”.
It is the story of one man’s passionate fight to abolish most of the slave trade in the British Empire.  William Wilberforce, after decades of persistent and sometimes agonizing campaigning, was successful in assuring passage of the Slavery Abolish Act of 1833.   Sadly, he died 3 days after hearing of Parliaments
commitment to this Act.   Many do not know he was also responsible for the formation of Britain’s Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.  

Metro Justice and Band of Rebels organized a rally in celebration of the 47th anniversary of Medicare that was held at the Monroe County building in Rochester, NY.  Participants were not only celebrating Medicare's anniversary, but advocating for expansion of Medicare for all, handing out information to those interested on the  issue and bringing attention to the fact that Maggie Brooks who is running against Louise Slaughter for Congress refuses to state her position on medicare and the Ryan budget.

Rochester Police Department officers chased a 20 year-old into a house, broke down a door to get to him, maced him, and then beat the person in the face with a maglite until he was unconscious, as a non-disruptive private party was taking place, on the night of July 22, 2012.

At first glance it looked like a re-emergence party for the local Occupy Rochester chapter Saturday evening when upwards of around 150 people took to the streets in an Anti-Capitalist March.  The march, not part of any Occupy event, started at Washington Square Park but demonstrators did not stay long and as a result marched through most of Rochester’s eastern downtown and Park Avenue areas.

Rochester Indenpendent Media Center is the place to get all the information and updates on the East Ave 18 arrests and cases.

July 22 Anti-Capitalist March and Police Riot

2pm, flying squirrel, 7/22/12
Just came from the meeting at the Flying Squirrel, and am beginning this thread as a resource e-mail list for participants and supporters to receive information, and continue to come out in support of the folks who marched and were arrested at yesterdays anti-capitalist march.

From this meeting:

-- Everyone was finally released/bailed out by ~3pm.

-- A short press release was drafted by a few people who were there and who were arrested, describing the march and violent arrests, which will be sent out to various media outlets.

Update (7/22): Just a heads up--everyone who was in jail has been released. Arraignments are Monday, July 23, at 9:30am in Rochester City Court. A press conference will be held outside the Hall of Justice, 99 Exchange Blvd. at 9:00am Monday, July 22nd, before the arraignment of the 18 arrestees.

Check out Al B.'s videos and huge amount of photos here.