repost | 03.04.2006 00:00

On April 4, 2005 san diego actor, musician and artist Jacob Faust was murdered by san diego police officer Stephen Holliday. In November, district attorney Bonnie Dumanis gave her seal of approval to the killing by ruling the shooting justified. In March, Faust's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against san diego. And for the next week, a series of events are going to be held celebrating Jake's life and to raise funds for legal fees, culminating in a march to sdpd headquarters from the site of the murder, in front of the Golden West Hotel in the gaslamp on April 4th (meet at 4:30pm, march at 5:30pm).

For more on the April 4th event:
 http://www.sdimc.org/en/2006/04/114895.shtml

CLICK "READ MORE" for a List of events and FACT SHEET.

Jacob Faust

Faust Fest
All proceeds from the events will go to the Jacob Faust
Memorial Fund which will pay for all legal fees associated with
the lawsuit.

Upcoming events:
Saturday, April Fools Day, Gelato Vero Cafe, 8pm
3753 India St. San Diego, CA 92103
Art Show and Silent Auction

April 4th (One year since Jacob's Death)
At 4:30 we will meet at the Golden West Hotel (site of shooting)
720 4th Ave. San Diego, CA 92101
At 5:30, we'll walk down to the San Diego Police Station in a show of protest and solidarity in honor of our dear friend Jake Faust. (straight down Broadway)

April 4th, Honeybee Hive, 9pm
1409 C St. San Diego, CA 92101
Live music

April 6th
Whistlestop Bar
2236 Fern St. San Diego, CA 92104
Photography Art Show

***See also***
 http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/06/5291.php
 http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2005/06/5314.php
 http://radio.indymedia.org/news/2006/02/8506.php

JACOB FAUST SHOOTING - FACT SHEET 03/28/2006

On April 4, 2005, two months after his 25th birthday, Jacob was shot to death by Stephen Holliday of the San Diego Police Department in what was supposed to be a routine traffic stop. There was a lot of misinformation put out at that time, some conjecture, some hearsay, some of it just plain wrong.

These are facts that we know to be true at this point, as taken from POLICE RECORDS. This is not CONJECTURE. This is not somebody’s OPINION.

Jacob was not under the influence. He was cited for an illegal left turn. He was also cited for throwing a cigarette butt out of the window while waiting for his ticket to be written.

Brian Keaton, the officer who pulled Jacob over that night, did not call for backup; Stephen Holliday showed up on his own. Brian Keaton claims not to have seen the actual shooting.

Jacob was sitting in his van for over 20 minutes after the traffic ticket had been written. He was said to have been smoking cigarettes and listening to music.

None of the witnesses heard excessively loud music. Chantilly Lace by the Big Bopper was playing on the tape player.

No witness claims to have heard or seen any argument between Jake and the police. The only thing heard, reported by every single witness, were the words, “get out of the van,” and then several gunshots immediately following that. No pause, no five or six seconds – the witnesses all said it was immediate.

The toy gun the police have in “evidence” was removed from the scene and placed in the trunk of a police car by another officer who showed up within a minute of the shooting - before the homicide investigators arrived. There are no pictures of the toy gun in Jacob’s van. Jacob’s fingerprints are not on the toy gun None of Jake’s friends or family had ever seen this toy gun before.

No evidence of pepper spray was found on Jacob’s body at autopsy.

There were no attempts made by the police at resuscitation or to maintain his life support. Jake arrived at Mercy Hospital 20 minutes following the shooting. He was pronounced dead after two minutes. The cause of death was exsanguination; he bled to death.

The police records list Jacob as having “no known address,” a term used for homeless or transients, despite the fact that his van was registered to 825 5th Avenue San Diego, just around the corner from the shooting. It took SDPD more than six hours to walk around the block and tell Jake’s family of his death, as they put it, "a series of unfortunate events that happened too quickly."

In the past 30 years not a single shooting by the San Diego Police Department has been found unjustified by the District Attorney’s office. The San Diego Police label and refer to some killings of those that are homeless, mentally ill, or prostitutes, as “NHI.” This stands for No Humans Involved.

Jacob was a pacifist. He had no criminal history or history of violence. He never had an altercation with a police officer or anyone else.

The San Diego Police Department has apparently been given license to kill, and they exercise that license quite frequently. The media applauds the town “heroes” for their protection, and more and more families are left devastated. It seems that protection in this town exists solely for those owners and patrons of high-end establishments and Stadium realty. How many more have to die and how long will the people of America’s Finest City continue to turn a deaf ear? They ought to be ashamed of themselves and at the same time not just a little afraid of a police state. We want Justice for Jake, as well as all others whose loved ones’ lives have been needlessly taken at the hands of our “protectors.”

Homepage:: http://jacobfaust.com