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Eric Kleemeyer

About Me

On Tuesday, January 4, 2005, shortly after midnight, 22-year-old Eric Kleemeyer, was being pursued by three Santa Clara police officers (Craig Middlekauff, Jeff Vaden and Dawn Marines) in his 1965 Dodge Dart. He was unarmed and feared for his life because of a previous beating that went unreported. Police then boxed him in a driveway across the street from his mom’s house. Without identifying themselves or asking him to step out of the car, they opened fire and shot him 7 times as he sat in his car. An ambulance arrived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Immediately following this incident, the Santa Clara Police Department issued a statement condoning their police officers' conduct. Nevertheless, the same department conducted the "investigation" into the incident. Many people believe that the investigation was flawed, biased, and calculated to exonerate the three police officers. Not surprisingly, the Santa Clara County District Attorney was unable to obtain indictments against any of the officers. Many people believe that the killing of Eric Kleemeyer and the failure to properly investigate and prosecute his killers are a grave injustice, and one which undermines the public's trust, confidence, and respect for the police and government.If you'd like to know more about me, check out my blogs. I will continue to keep you updated with my case. I might not be able to tell you a lot about it, but I will be able to tell you something, so keep checking back.

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Check out this event: Candlelight Walk 2007

Hosted By: Eric KleemeyerWhen: Wednesday Jan 03, 2007at 10:30 PMWhere: corner of Clara Vista and Serra695 Clara VistaSanta Clara, CA 95050USDescription:2nd annual candlelight walk Click Here To View E...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:08:00 GMT

OCTOBER 22nd: WEAR BLACK!

Call for October 22, 2006: Eleventh Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation Two police officers in San Francisco, CA shot and ...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:56:00 GMT

Check out this event: Candlelight Walk

Hosted By: Eric KleemeyerWhen: Tuesday Jan 03, 2006at 11:30 PMWhere: corner of Clara Vista and Serra695 Clara VistaSanta Clara, CA 95050USDescription:Eric Kleemeyer Click Here To View Event
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 06:25:00 GMT

OCT. 22nd WEAR BLACK

  Call for October 22, 2005: Tenth Annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a Generation In July 2005, an 18-month old baby is kill...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:20:00 GMT

Anatomy of a car chase gone terribly wrong

  Anatomy of a Police Pursuit Gone Very Wrong the Killing of Eric Kleemeyer   It has been almost one half of a year since unarmed twenty two years old Eric Kleemeyer was shot to death on Jan...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Jun 2005 21:52:00 GMT

Poems Written for Eric

This poem was written on the back of the programs that were handed out at Eric's memorial services on January 8, 2005.  Please feel free to add more poems to this blog for Eric. BREATHE WITH...
Posted by on Sat, 08 Jan 2005 14:00:00 GMT

More About Me

On  January 04, 2005 shortly after midnight Twenty-two year old Eric Kleemeyer was gunned down in cold blood by the City of Santa Clara, California Police Department. He was returning home after ...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:22:00 GMT