Fw: ACTION ALERT - KARLEY - RALLY STILL ON FOR 12/18/08 L.A.

[Judy Reed]

on 12/16/08 11:47 PM, Lindy Greene at lindy...@roadrunner.com wrote:

GLYNN JOHNSON ARRESTED AND CHARGED!  

At about 4:00 PM today, December 16, 2008, Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Glynn Johnson was arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty for the beating of the Toole family's 6-month-old puppy, Karley. She sustained a broken nose and jaw, a gouged-out eye, and a crushed skull. Johnson tossed her - still breathing - into a nearby gully to die. She had to be euthanized hours later due to her intense suffering and loss of future quality of life.

Our heartfelt gratitude is extended to all of you for your compassion and perseverance. The demonstrations, e-mails, telephone calls, letters, and faxes forced the authorities to levy charges against this egregious puppy killer. You stood up and spoke out for this innocent and defenseless little dog - and her assailant is sitting behind bars as a result.

YOU SENT SOME VERY CLEAR MESSAGES!

We know the victories come few and far between and this was only one case among so many. But you sent some very clear messages these past six weeks. A high-ranking public official learned that he could not hide behind his position. The District Attorney and his Assistant understood that this grievous crime could not be swept under the rug. You provided a grief-stricken family with the support they needed to get through a horrific ordeal. And you have brought the promise of justice to another sentient being who lived a tragically short life and died an unimaginably brutal death.   

OUR WORK IS NOT DONE...

1 - We need to keep calling Riverside County District Attorney, Rod Pacheco and his Assistant, Chuck Hughes to thank them for arresting and charging Johnson and to demand that he be punished to the maximum extent granted by law.

2 - We need to contact Los Angeles Fire Chief, P. Michael Freeman to demand that Johnson be fired and rendered unable to collect his retirement pension of $180,000 a year. This is extremely time-sensitive, as we believe he is due to retire in January 2009.

3 - We need to make sure that the judge on the bench does not hand down a lenient sentence - the typical "slap on the wrist" that we observe all too often in animal cruelty cases. We will keep you updated on court appearances, trial date, and any indicated contact requests or demonstrations.  

We accomplished an arrest and charges - now, let's go for a conviction and stiff penalties!

RALLY THIS THURSDAY!

The rally scheduled this Thursday, December 18, from 11 AM to 1 PM in front of the Riverside County District Attorney's Office is still on! The purpose will be to thank the D.A. for arresting and filing felony animal cruelty charges against Los Angeles Assistant Fire Chief Glynn Johnson for the fatal beating of the Toole family's 6-month-old puppy, Karley.

Johnson was led from his home in handcuffs tonight (Tuesday, December 16, 2008), and it will apparently be aired later this evening on the Channel 2 (CBS) 11:00 News.

See below for the address of the Riverside County District Attorney's Office and other rally information. We are including a Map Quest link to that you can obtain travel directions from your own location. If the link does not work, please go directly to the Google Search Bar and type in Map Quest.

What? Rally
Who? Riverside County District Attorney
Where? 4075 Main St., Riverside, CA 92501
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008
Time: 11 A.M. to 1 P.M.
Meeting Spot: 4100 Main, at the courthouse right across the street.
Purpose: To thank D.A. for arresting and filing charges against Glynn Johnson and to demand punishment to the fullest extent allowed by law

MAP QUEST LINK
If it does not work, please go directly to the Google Search Bar and type in Map Quest.

http://www.mapquest.com/

CONTINUE CONTACTING D.A. AND ASSISTANT

Please continue to contact Riverside County District Attorney, Rod Pacheco and his Assistant, Chuck Hughes via the information provided below to thank them for arresting and filing charges against Johnson and to demand that he be punished to the fullest extent accorded by law.

Riverside County District Attorney
Rod Pacheco
4075 Main St.; Riverside, CA 92501
ph: 951-955-5431 or 951-955-5400; fax: 951-955-5682
*Maria Driver, D.A. Secretary: mwdr...@rivcoda.org
*additional email: eve...@rivcoda.org
*The above emails were the only ones found connected with the Riverside DA's
Office.

Riverside County Assistant District Attorney
Chuck Hughes
Western Division
4075 Main St.
Riverside, CA 92501
951-955-5400
951-955-5431
Fax: 951-358-5017

URGENT! EXTREMELY TIME-SENSITIVE! CONTACT FIRE CHIEF!

Please contact Los Angeles Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman via information listed below to demand that Glynn Johnson be fired before he can retire in January 2009 and collect his hefty annual pension of $180,000! Prepare for likely demonstration in front of Freeman's office after the New Year!

Los Angeles Fire Chief
P. Michael Freeman
1320 North Eastern Ave.; Los Angeles, CA 90063
ph: 323-881-2411; fax: 323-265-9948
email: in...@fire.lacounty.gov

AWESOME JOB SO FAR! DON'T QUIT NOW! LET'S GO THE DISTANCE!

Contact:
Lindy Greene
lindy...@roadrunner.com
(818) 445-6711