The cops in LA are more out of control than normal in the footage of these protests.
They are shooting into crowds who are standing in a park with signs during the day well before curfew. Throwing tear gas. And also not saying anything? There are no instructions to leave or anything being given as they try to make the protest end.
It's not about keeping the streets clear for cars. They are acting like having a protest is illegal.
This is LAPD too. What is they mayor doing?
myrmepropagandist
in reply to myrmepropagandist • • •Is it legal to gather in the park and shout slogans and hold some signs to petition the government for redress of grievances or nah?
I think it can be easy to get jaded and assume that when people get injured by police in protests they must have "done something" eg not gone on the sidewalk when asked by the police* or whatever but this isn't true. We don't really live in a country where protest is defacto legal anymore and this has been the case more and more over time.
Do you like that?
Ruth [☕️ 👩🏻💻📚✍🏻🧵🪡🍵]
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