Santos Vive coalition received a city proclamation yesterday at City Hall in the Flag Room in a ceremony filled with speeches, but questioning change.
The proclamation ceremony was attended by dozens and a wide array of media. Notably absent was Mayor Eric Johnson.
The city honored the life and legacy of Santos Rodriguez. Rodriguez died a twelve year old, shot and killed, by Dallas police officer Darrell Lee Cain fifty years ago.
The city issued a proclamation designating Monday as “Santos Rodriguez Day.”
Santos and his brother David, were detained by police investigating the theft of $8 of gasoline.
Officer Cain played Russian Roulette with the pair trying to force a confession. He was arrested and convicted of murder with malice, but served half his five year sentence.
At Monday’s cremony, current police chief, Eddie Garcia noted, “This was an individual that never deserved to wear the badge.”
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The Santos Vive Coalition consists of professors from Dallas College, KERA, The Dallas Mavericks organization, and numerous others.
The week’s memorial will continue with lectures, a film screening, and special radio program hosted by EcoLatino.
