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Hundreds Gather For ‘Pro-Police’ Rally In Valencia

Hundreds of residents gathered outside of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station late Friday afternoon for a “Pro-Police” rally in an effort to show support for local law enforcement.

WATCH LIVE: A “Pro-Police” rally is underway outside of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station in Valencia. KHTS Reporter Michael Brown is live on scene.

Posted by KHTS Radio on Friday, July 3, 2020

 

On Friday, hundreds of residents gathered outside of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station near the corner of Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway for a “Pro-Police” rally.

“(I’m) very gratified that this many people are supporting the police,” said Dr. Steven Baron, organizer for the rally.

Residents came out wearing patriotic clothing, waving both American and Blue Line American flags, and holding signs all in support of not only the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, but for law enforcement as a whole.

“The goal here for this rally is just to give some moral support to our Sheriff’s officers, to Highway Patrol and anybody in law enforcement to let them know that the citizens of Santa Clarita are behind them,” Baron said. “They support them.”

Dr. Baron used a megaphone to encourage drivers to honk their horns in support of law enforcement. Photo by Michael Brown/KHTS News.

The rally comes as cities and counties across the country are having discussions regarding the funding of law enforcement following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, an unarmed African American man who died while in police custody back in May.

“Everyone agrees that what happened to George Floyd was a travesty,” Baron said. “It was a terrible event, and certainly the impetus should be not to get rid of the police, but rather to reform the police.”

Baron argued that the most qualified group of individuals to reform law enforcement would be law enforcement officials themselves, aided by “citizen groups who are knowledgeable about law enforcement and criminology.”

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“We can work together to make our police and law enforcement throughout the country so that every citizen feels equitable,” he said. “That everyone feels that they got a fair shake, that nobody is humiliated, and nobody is made to feel that they were singled out.”

The retired physician added that many people nationwide are judging all of law enforcement based on the actions of “one stinking apple,” without considering officials who “treat all citizens with respect and dignity.”

“We support the good cops,” Baron said. “We want to get rid of the bad ones, the ones who humiliate, who disparage citizens who may be of different color or different religion or have some sort of physical disability. There’s hundreds of thousands of good cops around the country, especially here in Santa Clarita.”

Photo by Michael Brown/KHTS News.


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Hundreds Gather For ‘Pro-Police’ Rally In Valencia

28 comments

  1. Love our community and LEOs everywhere!! ?????Thank you for your service.

  2. God Bless America and LEOs Everywhere??????

  3. THANK YOU LEOs??? Not only SCV but LEOs everywhere. Beautiful sight to see all the love and support from the community.

  4. I’d love to defund Newsom and Garcetti and fund our police!! Great idea and with Newsom profiting off his wineries and restaurants that are still open in Napa, he seems to be the only guy profiting during this shit show he’s leading.

    God Bless LEOs??

  5. Support the Police!! Yes we do? So many residents clearly love and support the police!!

  6. Thanks, decent Americans!! Interesting, no looting, fires, shootings, graffiti, statues being torn down, etc.!! It’s nice to live around civilized Americans who believe in law & order during peaceful protests!! Thanks decent Americans!!

    • You are aware that the same outcome has come from all of the BLM protests that we’ve had out here for the last month, right? Did you praise them, as well?

      • Lee: What brainwashed dream or hangover did you wake up from?!?! More excusing & cover-ups of facts/truths! You Liberals are amazing——Go wonderful communists & Anarchists, you sheep are cool/woke.

        • I believe that BLM was responsible for all the looting that took place here in SCV during those protests. I think I heard somebody calling it the Bowling Green Riots… yes folks, that was it. Say hello to your orange president when you see him over there in that alternate reality.

  7. I believe in law and order. It’s not just yours to claim. I also believe in acknowledging changes we need to make for the better. I should be able to voice that without being accused of being unAmerican by you or by our president.

  8. I guess that the TARDS don’t believe in law and order according to these folks. I guess there isn’t any decency, civility, or order on our end, according to some…I guess we all hate the police, hate the laws, and hate the whites, and are only obsessed with POCs that loot, fire guns, vandalize, and destroy national monuments… yeah okay there… umm… okay there.

    • The reality livers/believers prove that with daily BEHAVIOR!! Most TARDS believe in civilized law & order!! But a high percentage of RETARDS don’t! Why don’t other groups of POC (Japanese, Chinese, Filipinos, Koreans, etc.) BEHAVE in horrible ways?!?! Stop condoning/excusing/covering-up what groups/peoples are causing societies mayhem!!! If we don’t tell the truth/facts, we’re part of the problem degenerating America!!

  9. Nice clickbait headline. There is MAYBE 100 people there. The person taking the video even says “dozens”.Seems like a pretty sad turnout on July 3rd, which almost eveyone has off of work.

  10. a few petitions passed me to look at and think about. You can anonymously sign one and pass it on or feel free to pass this message on

    Change.org/saveamericashistory

    Change.org/smearedparties

    Change.org/armedyoungadults

    Change.org/BLMaccountability

    Change.org/thewildweb

    Change.org/goodlifekids

    Change.org/truthfulmedia

    Change.org/followersvotes

    Change.org/childdiscouragement

  11. a few petitions passed me to look at and think about. You can anonymously sign one and pass it on or feel free to pass this message on

    Change.org/saveamericashistory

    Change.org/smearedparties

    Change.org/armedyoungadults

    Change.org/BLMaccountability

    Change.org/thewildweb

    Change.org/goodlifekids

    Change.org/truthfulmedia

    Change.org/followersvotes

    Change.org/childdiscouragement

  12. Santa Clarita is so embarrassing at times. Privileged people acting like the police are victims when they are not.

    • Embarrassing is when you protest abolish the police but need police protection! Abolish nothing you dingbat ?That’s embarrassing!

    • Abolish: Why are you embarrassed to live amongst a lot of civilized people?!? All Americans are privileged (even illegal aliens) with free taxpayer paid school, buses, meals, etc.! BLM & ilk are protesting/rioting/looting, burning against ALL LE, which is insanity! Yes, some LE are victims & some innocent people, unfortunately the high volume of bad guys give a bad name to the innocent ones! BLM should be protesting against the constant widespread black on black murders and so many other crimes to try and make a positive change for everyone!!

    • Yea there so many racists in Santa Clarita. They don’t give a crap about anybody but themselves. Must be nice living in a bubble and not having to acknowledge what other ppl experience.

  13. Which businesses out here in the SCV were looted during BLM protests? Did I miss something? Fights?Fires? Broken windows ?

  14. Living in Stevenson Ranch more than 25 years and having several encounter with SCV sheriffs due to home security alarm issues,, we can only speak highly of our law enforcement. Each time , they were very respectful and their professionalism was exceptional. We have no negative but all positive experience.
    From the deep down of our hearts , our gratitude to you for the job you do to keep us safe every day.
    We support you today and we will support you always
    Please keep up your spirit and pride,
    God bless our protectors and heroes and their families
    With regards

    • That’s because you’re white. You don’t have to worry about police harassing or killing you and you’re family. Check you’re privilege. It’s racists like you that enable this to keep going.

  15. Loved driving by and seeing this! We have a beautiful community. Thankful for all the dedicated men & woman who wear the badge with pride.

  16. Morgan,

    You said it all, “We have a beautiful community”.

  17. Ok, so answer my question about all the damage that was supposedly done during the BLM protests here in the Santa Clarita Valley.

  18. I am asking if any damage was done during the BLM protests.

  19. I am asking if any damage was done during the BLM protests in the SCV.

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About Michael Brown

Michael Brown has lived in Santa Clarita his whole life. Graduating from Saugus High School in 2016, he continued to stay local by attending The Master’s University, where he achieved a Bachelor's Degree in Communication. Michael joined KHTS in January of 2018 as a news intern, and has since gone on to become the News Director for the KHTS Newsroom. Since joining KHTS, Michael has covered many breaking news stories (both on scene and on air), interviewed dozens of prominent state and federal political figures, and interacted with hundreds of residents from Santa Clarita. When he is not working, Michael enjoys spending time with his family, as well as reading any comic book he can get his hands on.