Local law firm responds to graffiti vandalism to their offices

Daniel Rodriguez and Associates have filed many civil cases against law enforcement over the years, so when their offices were vandalized during a recent protest in Bakersfield, they said it was a 'shock'.

BECOME THE TARGET OFPROTESTORS..

WHETHER IT WASPREMEDITATED..

OR AN ACT OFOPPORTUNITY..THERE ARE THOSE WITHIN THE GROUPTHAT ARE LASHING OUTWITH VANDALISM.AND ONE PROMINENT LOCAL DEFENSEATTORNEY FOUNDHIS OFFICE IN THE CROSSHAIRS OFTHAT FRUSTRATION --BORN IN MINNEAPOLIS -- THAT HASNOW SPREADNATIONWIDE."SOT - I THINK PEOPLE SHOULDREACT, I WASSICKENED HAVE TOPROTEST, OR ANOTHER KILLING OF ABLACK MAN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG."DANIEL RODRIGUEZ WAS HOMESATURDAY NIGHT..

WHEN HEGOT THE CALL THAT SOMEONE HADSPRAY PAINTED HISOFFICES ON TRUXTUN AVE..

WITHANTI-POLICE RHETORIC.SOT - "AND I THOUGHT WHAT THEHECK?WHAT DOES DESTRUCTION ANDVANDALISM HAVE TO DO WITHGETTINGMESSAGE ACROSS, THAT THIS TYPEOF CONDUCT HAS TO COME TO ASTOP."A BIT OF IRONY PERHAPS..

THATAMONG THE VARIOUSBUILDINGS THAT WERE TAGGED THISWEEKEND..

RODRIGUEZ ANDASSOCIATES WAS AMONG THEVICTIMS.SOT - 40YRS DOING THIS,REPRESENTEDPEOPLE CLAIMS, I UNDERSTAND MOSTPOLICE DO RIGHT THING, IREPRESENT ALOT OF POLICE, SAW THAT, DIDN'THAVE A CLUE WHAT GOES ON IN THISCOMMUNITY."BUT JUST AS QUICKLY AS IT WENTUP..

IT CAME DOWN..THE CITYS ANTI-GRAFFITTI REMOVALTEAM WAS OUT..CLEANING UP THE MARKINGS EARLYSUNDAY MORNING.

SOT - WITHOUTEVEN CALLING, CAME OUT,SIDE BUILDING METAL..

GREATJOB..

CURTIOUS ANDPROFESSIONAL."AND IT COMES AT A TIME..

WHENTHE FOUNDATION OF A MOVEMENT CANBE WASHED AWAY IN THE CHAOS...RODRIGUEZ ALSO COMMENDED CHIEFGREG TERRY WITHSHOWING HIS DEPARTMENT THE VIDEOOF THE GEORGE FLOYDARREST..

CALLING IT A PROACTIVEMOVE IN HOW 'NOT' TORESPOND.NEW FROM OVERNIGHT..