Expert witness in Sonoma County toy-gun case has history of siding with police

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Expert witness in toy-gun case has history of siding with police
Bob Egelko

  * Lurdes Olvera, the godmother of Andy Lopez, sheds tears while holding a sign during a protest July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
Lurdes Olvera, the godmother of Andy Lopez, sheds tears while...
  * A protester covers his face as he holds a sign outside the courtrooms 1-13 and district attorney entrance July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
A protester covers his face as he holds a sign outside the...
  * An image from a cell phone video taken by a witness, and released by the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office, shows Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies Michael Schemmel (left) and Erick Gelhaus (right) crouching behind the doors of their patrol vehicle after Gelhaus fatally shot 13-year-old Andy Lopez on Oct. 22, 2013. Gelhaus said he mistook the boy's replica AK-47 pellet gun for a real rifle.
Photo: Courtesy Sonoma County District
An image from a cell phone video taken by a witness, and released...
  * Elijah Garcia, 14, right, a friend of Andy Lopez when they were in middle school, speaks about being afraid to walk in his own neighborhood as friends, from left to right, Erika Acuna, 10, Karina Alvarado, 14, and Lisbet Mendoza, 16, stand by him, during a picket outside of DA Jill Ravitch's office July 8, 2014 at of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
Elijah Garcia, 14, right, a friend of Andy Lopez when they were in...
  * Joey Johnson of Stop Mass Incarcerations Network stands among protest signs during a picket for D.A. Jill Ravitch July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
Joey Johnson of Stop Mass Incarcerations Network stands among...
  * Police officers watch from inside the entrance to the courtrooms 1-13 and district attorney's office as people picket for D.A. Jill Ravitch July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
Police officers watch from inside the entrance to the courtrooms...
  * Dara McCuistion with the Justice Coalition for Andy Lopez makes an impassioned speech on a bullhorn during a picket for D.A. Jill Ravitch July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
Dara McCuistion with the Justice Coalition for Andy Lopez makes an...
  * Lurdes Olvera, the godmother of Andy Lopez, sheds tears while holding a sign during a protest July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
Lurdes Olvera, the godmother of Andy Lopez, sheds tears while...
  * People gather for "a mass picket at D.A. Ravitch Door" July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
People gather for "a mass picket at D.A. Ravitch Door" July 8, 2014...
  * Protesters make their way to Andy Lopez's memorial site on Moorland Ave. in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Protesters make their way to Andy Lopez's memorial site on Moorland...
  * Protesters make their way down Moorland Ave. to the memorial site for Andy Lopez in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Protesters make their way down Moorland Ave. to the memorial site...
  * Terri Carrion, center, and Nicole Guerra, right, set up pieces of paper for protesters to write notes to Andy Lopez at his memorial site in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Terri Carrion, center, and Nicole Guerra, right, set up pieces of...
  * Protesters gather outside the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department for an update on the Andy Lopez shooting case in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Protesters gather outside the Sonoma County Permit and Resource...
  * Protesters gather on the corner of Sebastapol Rd. and West Ave. before marching to Andy Lopez's memorial site in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Protesters gather on the corner of Sebastapol Rd. and West Ave....
  * Protesters gather on the corner of Sebastapol Rd. and West Ave. before marching to Andy Lopez's memorial site in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Protesters gather on the corner of Sebastapol Rd. and West Ave....
  * Gail Simons protests on West Ave. before going to Andy Lopez's memorial site in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Gail Simons protests on West Ave. before going to Andy Lopez's...
  * Anthony Mendoza punches a figure with Gelhaus's face on it in the parking lot of the Dollar Tree before marching to Andy Lopez's memorial site in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Anthony Mendoza punches a figure with Gelhaus's face on it in the...
  * District Attorney Jill Ravitch addresses the press at the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
District Attorney Jill Ravitch addresses the press at the Sonoma...
  * Protesters gather outside a press conference where District Attorney Jill Ravitch was addressing the press in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Protesters gather outside a press conference where District...
  * District Attorney Jill Ravitch addresses the press at the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday, June 7, 2014. Andy Lopez was fatally shot by Santa Rosa police last year. Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
District Attorney Jill Ravitch addresses the press at the Sonoma...

It's too bad to see Sonoma County on a trajectory to a third-world police-state. Of course, it is the result of a third-world mentality, wanting the police-state, while the majority is politically irrelevant.

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http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Expert-witness-in-toy-gun-case-has-history-of-5614736.php
Expert witness in toy-gun case has history of siding with police
Bob Egelko

* Lurdes Olvera, the godmother of Andy Lopez, sheds tears while holding a sign during a protest July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle
Lurdes Olvera, the godmother of Andy Lopez, sheds tears while...
* A protester covers his face as he holds a sign outside the courtrooms 1-13 and district attorney entrance July 8, 2014 outside of the Sonoma County Hall of Justice in Santa Rosa, Calif. People gathered to protest D.A. Jill Ravitch to let her know that they are unhappy with the lack of charges in the case involving the death of Andy Lopez last year. Photo: Leah Millis, The Chronicle | Buy this photo
A protester covers his face as he holds a sign outside the...
* An image from a cell phone video taken by a witness, and released by the Sonoma County District Attorney's Office, shows Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputies Michael Schemmel (left) and Erick Gelhaus (right) crouching behind the doors of their patrol vehicle after Gelhaus fatally shot 13-year-old Andy Lopez on Oct. 22, 2013. Gelhaus said he mistook the boy's replica AK-47 pellet gun for a real rifle.

Photo: Courtesy Sonoma County District