The kind where ICE shoots at an Australian reporter who’s back was turned….for absolutely no reason

They should not be allowed to shoot at anyone who is not advancing on them or hurting someone.

Its assault really.

They should not be allowed to shoot at anyone who is unarmed. Only if they are armed and shooting, should they be shot. How lucky were these Maga Nazis that they weren’t shot on January 6, 2021?

but that Abbot girl (or whatever her name is) was shot my police on January 6. so basically as bad as full blown racism. I'm joking obviously.

It's a Poe world, now.

You could see him sizing her up and thinking, yeah, what the hell, lemme shoot her. And so he did. LAPD is the LAPD.

So does that mean it's OK to shoot regular citizens??

Not ok. But legal.

I'd go outside only in pairs, one filming, the other with a microphone..

Can’t wait until these thugs pay the piper. The Australian reporter should sue

" ... because for most of America's history, there's been no difference between the Klan, the police and plain old racists." youtu.be/jdRAuBuZMNQ

ALL of this

If we had a white history month, the Magas would be less dangerous. It would also help to repeal the laws they don’t like. The BAC portion of the DUI laws and the mandatory insurance slave belt law or instance.

Except they would of course turn it into a White History MISREPRESENTATION month but hey.

hello

Much of our local law enforcement was born out of or based on the model of the "well regulated militias" in the South called "slave patrols" for which the 2nd Amendment was written.

The red shirts and white league brought back the oppression during Reconstruction.

Where did you come up with that? The 2A was written because States didn't trust a standing army controlled by the Federal gov't. More States in the North pushed for it than States in the South.

First there were more states in the north than in the south. Second, yes, fear of a "commander-n-chief" in control of a standing army brought up implicatins of an oppressive king or dictator controlling the military. But the slave states wanted autonomy in enforcing their slavery laws.

PA & NH were the first States to push amendments for militia control/RKBA. VA & NY followed them. NC & RI then added theirs. The people that push the slave revolt theory leave that out & talk about VA. The standing army issue, they ignore. press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/doc...

The slave-revolt theory isn’t wrong. it’s at worst incomplete. Southern states did weaponize militias for slave control. Slavery gets routinely ignored in aattempts to whitewash the South's motivations.

"it’s at worst incomplete." And why do you suppose that is? It's propaganda. Anyone that has a firm grip on the facts can see through Hartmann's claims.

2/2 - it was born out of the fact that King George III had made it illegal for Colonists to own more than one rifle. And once unrest broke out prior to the war King George III then tried to completely disarm the Colonists.

There were several reasons (most arcane by today's standards), but the slave states wanted their "well regulated militia" in order to maintain control of a growing slave population.

The problem with your claim saying "the slave states" is that EVERY state was a slave state!

Cite your source please. Then let's debate all the facts they leave out and see if your opinion changes.

During the 1788 Virginia Ratifying Convention, Patrick Henry and George Mason (both slaveholders) opposed the Constitution unless it guaranteed states could arm militias independently. They feared federal control would leave the South defenseless against slave uprisings .

James Madison, seeking ratification, drafted the Second Amendment to appease Southern states. His initial version referenced a "free country," but the final text specified "free State"—a deliberate shift to protect state militias' role in slavery. www.journal-isms.com/archive-7506/

In his recent U.C. Davis Law Review article "The Hidden History of the Second Amendment," Roger Williams University School of Law Professor Carl T. Bogus also offers that thesis. www.vpc.org/fact_sht/hid...

Post-Civil War, "Black Codes" continued restricting Black gun ownership, while white militias (like the KKK) terrorized Black communities with impunity. cardozolawreview.com/racist-histo...

Bogus is a *law professor*, not a history professor. He was on the board of directors of Handgun Control, Inc.; do you really consider him an unbiased source? Even he admits his claims are a thesis and not accepted history.

Madison was not in the Senate, which is where what we know today as the 2A was finalized. It wasn't VA, as Hartmann claims. Just one of many errors.

This didn't happen. Hartmann was either misinformed or made it up.

Ever bother to actually research Hartmann's claims or did you just swallow them hook, line, and sinker?

That error riddled article was debunked a week or so after it was published. As far as I know, Hartmann never replied. www.theroot.com/2nd-amendmen...

It's not an "opinion".

1/2 - Actually, you're both wrong. Covered this in Civics class my Sophomore year in HS. At the time the Constitution was written there was no US Military. It fell to each citizen to arm themselves and form State Militias. Also,

There was a *small* U.S. standing army the whole time the Constitution/2A was being debated and ratified. And expanding it was one of Washington's big issues. constitutioncenter.org/blog/on-this...

Both north & south police were born out of efforts to oppress people — slave patrols and union-busting.

What happened after the Australian journalist was shot deliberately?

America is off the rails on the crazy train.

Why didn't this order come immediately from @mayor.lacity.gov or @governor.ca.gov Why aren't the police who shot at the press in jail?

JFC

How about saying STOP SHOOTING PEOPLE WITH RUBBER BULLETS!

After they shot a journalist with rubber bullets

Trump and his henchmen have validated these attacks on journalists, whether verbal or physical. I have never seen actions like those Trump is taking to avenge any perceived slight, being used by a properly elected official. WTF is threatening to cancel the citizenship of a USA comedian born in 1962?

Well said. This sh1t should NOT be necessary

You can say 'shit'. 😏

...but I don't like to...! 🥹

I'm saying a lot of words lately that I don't like to. They just seem to fit the moment, or maybe not even quite. For the most part, I'm simply dumbfounded, so this works just fine. My new go to:

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Its ok. You don't have too.

Just journalists??? Not other 'Just as human' beings????

The kind that leads someone to becoming a cop. #ACAB

You'd think that is common sense in a democracy, you're not supposed to shoot anyone with any kind of bullets.

It seemed like a good idea not to shoot journalists (and people in general) before. It seems like a good idea right now. And it’ll be a good idea in the future. Whoever decided to shoot journalists should be stripped of their job, pensions taken away, and no immunity.

Bad enough if they were "accidentally" doing it but multiple videos show them deliberately popping of a round at person they know damn well is a journalist. #ACAB

I had to read this headline twice. What the fuck are we now.

as if saying KKK told to stop linching people of color because it might kill them..🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought this would be a true headline.

Why not stop using them??!! 👎🤬

LAPD is notoriously, infamously and systemically racist. They always have been. I don't know if this is enough to keep those bastards in line. The fish rots from the head down.

Yeah or anything they’re journalists not terrorists which they are. I hope you got danger pay, that Australian Journalist.

So the person in charge thought this was ok? And they weren’t punished or fired? GovernorNewsom - why?

Every police commissioner across the country needs to be put on notice, To Protect and Serve is the first and only mission and if they don’t, they will be held in cause of dismissal for dereliction of duty. Local Police are paid by locals and are not at the behest of federal outlaws.

We have to do this because too many of those cops are Trump supporters and if Trump is bad mouthing the media, they react.

This LONG predates Trump, cops have been deliberately targeting journalists covering protests for as long as I can remember

I used to contribute to the Police Benevolent Association until I discovered they were a political organization

Perverts

Until Clarence phones in his objection from an island in the Maldives courtesy of some Billionaire

The kind that made them think to themselves "I should become a cop"

Rodney King: "Let me tell you a story..."

Loophole: the order doesn't specify they can't use regular bullets.

They're cops, they don't need an excuse to shoot, they need an excuse to stop. ACAB!

WTAF!

Is this from when this happened in 2020 or did they do it again

It feels like a concussion to see people acting like this kind of behaviour from cops is completely unprecedented. Like, have we experienced the same timeline for the last 5 years? (And all the rest)

youtu.be/vglaT7awScY?...

During the recent protests in LA the day the national guard was sent in by trump an Australian journalist was shot in the leg by an LAPD officer, the video shows him directly aiming at her even though she was completely peaceful and moving away from everything...

They did that so much in 2020 too, it was just curious if this was a new injunction because of the Australian reporter or if this is one of the many other times the new York pig department they shot a reporter.

I believe this is about the Australian reporter

neat how they decide this now but didn't do shit when @killermartinis.bsky.social (among others) nearly died. I think Linda was Minneapolis police though?

It was! It's a jurisdiction issue, you got that right. Also, we're finding lots of new rules we have to say out loud that we'd just never bothered to write down like "shooting unarmed foreigners with cameras is against the rules of everything, also dont shoot the press either probably"

L.A. Although in 2020, there were a lot of police firing less-lethal rounds at reporters, including in NYC.

what is the definition of reporter?

"Ted Bundy ordered by the courts to stop killing people." Imagine how well THAT would have gone over.

No words..."needed a court order"?

Two can play this game.

"Temporary" restraining order...🙄

Same kind of laws that tell clergy, teachers and coaches they can’t date children.

Newsom needs to address this bullshit.

I like Newsome, but he failed miserably when he did not, as governer immediately order the COP to stop his officers shooting at protesters.

It is worth remembering that the US created police forces at the local, not state levels. As a result there are 17,985 different departments, all with their own leadership and standards. The KKK and fringe groups successfully control many, because there is little effective oversight.

From here forward, everyone is a journalist 😏

WTF Is all law enforcement corrupted by the trump criminal organization?

LOL!

Temporary?

And the fact that it's being recorded...High exposure, therefore louder threat?

Death and pain is their porn

When you’re dirty, and really do not want to go to prison. Every cops worse nightmare- prison

Who put this in their policy in the first place!?!

LAPD -- this is who they are, this is how they roll -- and it always has been!

Why hasn’t the mayor fired the police chief?…Democrats are weak.

The mayor has no control over the police chief she appointed…

The Republican form.

Might wanna add "lead, steel, brass, titanium and any other projectile material" to that list; you know, LAPD.

Agreed

Judge reminds ICE of the fucking Constitution...

ACAB

"well, then, what sort of bullets should we use?"

A headline for the ages.

It's been a month since they "opened an investigation." www.sbs.com.au/news/article... Has there been any progress in finding one of their own guys in their own precinct?

Guaranteed the guy is on paid leave during the "investigation". He will be given the option to retire without a reprimand and end up on another police force within a week. Guaranteed.

I’m so tired I thought that one dude was bill Murray

It was hilarious actually.

Who else is terrified of what the American Gestapo will think of next? Trump should just go ahead and grow a toothbrush moustache so people are clear about what he thinks America should be like.

Why only journalists?

The current political climate is bringing the sociopaths out of the woodwork. I fear years of turmoil ahead regardless of Cheetolini's fate (and hopefully Karma, or cholesterol, comes for him soon).

The LAPD has NEVER needed this current political climate to bring out the worst in them. Rodney King’s beating was back in March of 1991.

True. I was speaking more broadly than the LAPD regarding the enabling and increased visibility of sociopaths.

Ahhhh…… so true.

A rubber bullet can kill as quickly as a metal bullet if it hits the right spot. This is not a paintball game. During a demo stration ICE shot people in the head with rubber bullets with no provocation.There are videos.

And the response is always to just give cops more money for "training" that somehow never stops it from happening dozens of times at every civil rights protest. The manuals are always very clear: don't use at short range, don't aim for the head. Why do cops need $100m to learn what "head" means?

They cannot be reformed, only abolished.

Exactly! Maybe feeling powerful or “the devil” (Trump?) made them do it?

This.

They were taking head shots and firing on journalists specifically.

The LAPD should be defending journalists and citizens from ICE activities rather than backing up bad guys. Hey LAPD, ICE deputies aren’t cops! They’re lawbreakers come from the hills to cloak themselves in federalism while kidnapping and beating up the very people you swore to serve and protect.

Unfortunately US courts decided long ago it is, under purview of law, not their duty to serve or protect civilians, unless the civilian is in custody. Then they are required by law to protect them, however we know that all too often they don’t and won’t. End qualified immunity and self-audits ACAB

The only people cops protect and serve is each other. Repeat as often as needed til you get it.

We know well that people die in police custody, at the hands of police.

But everyone else is fair game ?

I don’t get this at all. Doesn’t LAPD report to the mayor? Why couldn’t she have stopped this a second after the first rubber bullet was fired?!!

….switching to lead….??

American

[narrator: They did not stop.]

Thank you for the news paper clipping. I shared it on my Facebook post!

They were asked substitute lead bullets instead.

That was horse sh!t. He aimed at her and shot her.

This is Trump's vengeance against us woke folk who are the real patriots in this Cold Revolutionary War against a perceived "Deep State" oppressing the felon who would be a another King George III.

As we all know when you're the good guys you have to try and hide your actions from being reported on by assaulting, blinding and occasionally murdering the press that report on it.

Those things hurt…and put out eyes…

The nationalized form, Mr. Weiss. Capitalism.

So they have to start shooting journalists with real bullets now

☝️👏

Fact is that a large proportion of American LEOs are unfit for the job.

I think that's a universal truth. It's the kind of profession, like politics, that attracts the wrong kind of people.

Yup, bullies and thugs love jobs where they can squash people

🥴

Cops neither protect nor serve.

Short answer? The mayor was SUED and had no choice. Now she's claiming it was her idea. No, seriously.

Bass herself was not sued. There are lawsuits against LAPD and LASD. Details matter.

No, that's legit. But she didn't take this action unilaterally. And far from it for me to say all people need to be selfless martyrs, but this is not situation normal. She should have fired - and see if she could get the "person" prosecuted - without prompting. You shouldn't have to make a "dont

shoot uninvolved people with weapons) rule for your police force. The head of that force should have ripped that cop apart themselves! Trussed up, ready for trial.

I understand your frustration and agree the Mayor is ultimately responsible for the safety of her constituents. However, it's already unlawful for them to use rubber bullets on protestors and journalists unless they're "under threat", which you and I agree they were not. I was at the protests, btw.

then fire and prosecute them or it s just WORDS

An impossibly low bar. And yet they can't clear it

Well in their defense they switched to rubber bullets… in the not so distance past they used real bullets.. then blamed it on the protest/crowds… with cameras this policy is more difficult… 🤷‍♀️.. one feels like .. it’s LAPD what do we expect?

Last I checked, a court order is not required when something is ALREADY CLEARLY ILLEGAL

I’m afraid they were just giving the go ahead by trump to use real ammunition.

I mean it’s the LAPD, aside from television shows they’ve always been jackasses. March 3, 1991 And April 26, 1992 Goes back a while. Rodney King and the start of the LA Riots.

Not to mention, their careless mishandling and bungling of the two most heinous murder cases in L.A. History. The Manson murders and the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson/Ron Goldman

Also they blew up like half a city block a few years back detonating some fireworks they confiscated

Sublime even wrote a song about it!

Ol' Bill Parker's Employment Program for Illiterate Klansmen

Goes back further than that. We can start in the 1920s with the chef being a Klan member. I'll post a long thread about it now if you’re interested.

Here it is. bsky.app/profile/deme...

Before that in the 50s

Here’s an entertaining chronicle showing how long LAPD has been up to their nonsense: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Co...

The entire Rampart Scandal, too.

I think people forgot about The Shield since this show is rather popular right now.

The Rookie is essentially PR propaganda in a lot of ways. I could barely watch it for the institutional bullying alone--you know the "one good cop" would be the one that would get the fuck out

The disturbing parts of televised drama are supposed to be exaggerated for effect; instead here they just remind me this shit really does go on

I mean, the Watts Riots... en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_r...

Only good version of the LAPD was in rush hour

Where one of officers was technically British (from British Hong Kong), other afroamerican, and rest of positive characters were FBI.

The way I read this, it’s telling them not to use rubber bullets on journalists, and use normal ones instead.

U should not be shooting any journalists that's an attack on the damn press and a direct attack on the united states constitution

The cop disease.

“Ope, guess this means we’ll have to use real ammunition.” ~the LAPD within the next week probably

That’s what the headline suggests 🤷🏻‍♀️

Oh I get it!! It’s the journalists who carry the rubber bullets!!

That sounds ominous

Did they say what LAPD can shoot journalists with?

Is it still ok to rubber bullet them if they work for Fox state TV because they're propagandist and not journalists?

Actually still no! Hard to believe, tho...

So are they supposed to shoot around them now? Another order that will be invalidated by another court.

Don't know.

Because they did it to MANY reporters during the start of the protests. Not only that, they did while filming was happening LIVE. Yeah, I saw very clear intent.

The Judge's ruling is for the Central District of California, which covers Los Angeles County, and six others. NOW, with THAT WIN, the ACLU is likely to push that as a precedent in other districts.

Let’s hope so.

That this is a headline is embarrassing.

It is sad what tRump and his enablers have done to America

So what will they use instead? They weren't told to stop shooting entirely, so there's a loophole big enough to drive a tank through.

Seeing a lot of people mentioning multiple reporters being shot here…and this isn’t usually my field of sight but what ever happened to “Freedom of speech”? “Freedom of the press”? I know I saw the video and she surely wasn’t doing anything violent…

Fire LAPD

Sadly, the sociopath part which is becoming another epidemic here.

🤦🏻‍♀️

None. The court order won't stop them.

Are they switching to Gaza-style?

At least the courts are still doing their job

How about not using the less lethal option as as a dangerous and deadly option rather than an alternative by not shooting people in the face and upper body at close range to harm cause permanent injury😲🫢🤔😵😤🤯

About damn time

A Republican one

It's all so surreal!

Now when are they going to be ordered to stop shooting less lethals at people who just happen to be walking down the street trying to get home? bsky.app/profile/thet...

So, 9mm then? .38s? 12 gauge?

The goal is to Make America Great Again!!!

And why was it only granted on a temporary basis?

This is normal. There's an ongoing court case about cops shooting journalists with rubber bullets. The judge hasn't decided whether it's illegal yet, but has ordered them to stop doing it in the mean time.

Why tf isn’t it illegal?!

Sometimes, depending on how they are feeling, they outright disregard court orders.

I am not sure whether this means that they are going to switch to regular bullets now?

Maybe hollow points would be better 👀 these are the Best of Times these are the Worst of Times 😭

Pathologically sociopathic

I think the literal answer here is: This isn't politics any more. It's warfare, using the power of the state, to ethnically cleanse America

Shooting at the press (and at protesters) is a desperate gamble to get people to give up resistance or dissent, because they can't rule Americans unless we all comply in advance

Yes! Never comply in advance!

The LAPD is riddled with White Power Nazis and gangster thugs. The actual truth about the deputy gangs within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is genuinely chilling, as well.

I wish they would quit calling them "rubber bullets" They are NOT bullets made of rubber They are bullets, coated with rubber to make them "less lethal" "Less lethal" NOT "NON-lethal" They are rubber coated bullets

“less lethal” as the cops are shooting these at peoples faces..

Try explaining that to a cop who has maybe a grade school education.

Journalists should be educating the public We know the police won't do that Public reaction to that piece of information might educate the cops and their bosses Rubber bullets make it sound almost like something that could be from a child's toy

unfortunately it’s mostly this:

Wait, rubber bullets are RUBBER COATED REGULAR BULLETS??!!🤯🤯🤯😡

they shoot these at peoples faces on a regular basis during protests

Less lethal is a statistic, not a safety assurance.

I guess everything but killing someone is “less lethal” to cops

I’m a prof of science education - I lost my NSF grants (STEM ed made up 75% of NSF grant terminations) and today SCOTUS paved the way to dismantle the Department of Education. Sure is interesting that we can gut public education while skyrocketing budget for ICE to violently attack its own residents

The harder the pendulum swings this way, the harder the pendulum will swing in the other direction when it swings back. It’s the one thing that MAGA doesn’t understand and the one thing that will ensure their demise.

those cult members also seem to ignore the fact that they’re in the minority, but just always the loudest ones in the room

We’ve fallen so far

yup

Their motto is “To serve and protect”, but it fails to mention whom. Clearly, it’s not the citizens.

it’s to protect the power structure they’ve built and the never ending flow of money they get.. and obviously to protect the ruling class from us plebs

Both cops and journalists have always chosen to downplay the lethality of rubber bullets and other such countermeasures. Journalists have always tried to be friends to police. They handle that friendship by maintaining and not questioning police statements. It’s quite pernicious.

Are you joking? Or do they not have any university degree? - asking from another country

High school diploma

Thank you for responding!

Yes, HS diploma or GED. The prevailing theory is that brains get in the way of carrying a weapon and making lethal force choices. When sent through training, they are given just enough knowledge to be dangerous. Police forces often reject candidates with “too high” IQs, citing over-qualification.

Psychological screenings given often do not adequately assess a candidate’s moral or ethical outlook… only seeking to find if the candidate has certain specific mental health conditions that might impact job performance.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_...

I'm no expert, but according to this (bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/12...), impact projectiles used in crowd control have about a 3% fatality rate. According to this (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28697020/), guns have an overall mortality rate of ~15%. Worse to get shot, but not by as much as you'd think.

Hence - Less lethal Not non-lethal

Lots of fascists apply to be cops or become fascists once there...

Big smile!

You don’t know any Angelinos do you!

So does the headline mean they can start using *actual* bullets?

Does this mean it’s illegal to shoot unarmed civilians?

It does

They like gettin’ their MAGA on. Hurting others is a thrill. Ergo, a court order is needed to rein them in.

IDF must be training LAPD now.

This should never happen. But it’s LAPD who still love their ability to use violence on people

She was just reporting what was happening - She had 9:News all over her - and a camera man with her -

Yes I’m aware. It’s horrible.

Warning ⚠️

How about stopping shooting them altogether? It's disconcerting that they specifically mentioned rubber bullets.

that's because some idiots still think Rubber bullets are somehow ok to shoot instead. realoty is they permanently injure most of the people shot especially when shot so close. this is just fascism

Will they get around it by using real ones next time?

Not everyone who becomes a Police Officer does it for Holding up the Law, some just so they can bully and shoot people.

ACAB.

You ever give a cop an IQ test, an education level test or see one in church on Sunday?

They have the ACAB virus. It destroys compassion.

But the president said they can use any show of force necessary on protesters.. it's air over... this shits gonna get worse

So the guy who stands in the middle of the road is allowed to shake his dick at passing cars because he hasn't yet been ordered to stop by a court? Weird, I didn't know that's how it works...

A poster of the text of the First Amendment in very large font should be posted predominately in every LAPD squad room.

The same sort of sociopathy that requires an order to stop using horses to step on people. But that order hasn't been issued.

In a free country, any cop that did this would be jobless.

They are free to do this in France… and more, as they are covered by their hierarchy, their minister and president Macron 😏

So... follow the logic of the original statement. It's relatively simple.

In a free country, there wouldn’t be any cops

You're talking about utopia, not a real country.

◻️ #LAPD

Sounds like an SNL skit🥶

I just hope they don't interpret it to use live ammo next time

nah, just means tear gas, pepper spray right in the eyes, manhandling, pushing, shoving, and arresting.

"The thrill is gone..."

This is so ridiculously sad.

Sounds like the LAPD is about due for one of their every-so-often scandals... at least a few people get held accountable for misconduct, as a rule, and some top-ranked officials lose their jobs and perks.

while the rank & file criminality carries on...

A country in decay.

For sure a government in decay. Whenever I see somebody wearing body armor, especially now with these terrorist masks, I remember what a cop told me once. “You feel really powerful with all this body armor. Then you remember that there’s no way to defend against head shots and knee shots.”

Remove the POLICE ICE and that looks similar to Antifas black bloc uniforms. Just add ACAB and the hammer and sickle and it’s Antifa.

Why did they START doing so?!

They are fascist pigs.

So easily they become monsters.

Californians should demand the police declare their allegiance to the laws and Constitution. They can stand with republicans or stand with America. The rest need to be put in jail.

I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution to get my teaching certificate. I never violated it, in a 28 year teaching career. I still don’t violate it. ICE is America’s Gestapo, the SS, the Brown Shirts. Read history folks, or ask a history teacher at least!

Thank the gods of education I was not teaching history but I am a history enthusiast. The big difference between todays Nazi party and that of the 190s, this bunch cannot manage an outhouse, and have the combined IQ of a field mouse.

thats such an ineffectual suggestion that, even *if* perfectly successful will lead us back to where we are. to rely upon the tools of our oppressors will build the same house, no matter how different you design it.

Do they not have to swear an oath to uphold the Constitution and laws when they become cops now? Bc an oath mesns nothing if the person swearing it has no personal ethics or morals. #ACAB

And the punishment for violating those oaths? One to four years in prison according to search engines. Every federal law enforcement officer in the country could be prosecuted for aiding and abetting domestic terrorism and violating their oaths of office.

It's called "being a cop"

where are all the multimillion dollar lawsuits and personal suits against the thugs masquerading as police

Just journalists? What about preventing people to enter their homes and shoot them on the spot?

Contact with ICE. Froze their hearts and brains.

Nazis seem to really enjoy hurting other non-nazi beings.

Please stop calling everyone you don't like Nazis it dilutes the term. These guys are just garden variety fascists.

They are being radicalized by Fox News. I witnessed this when I visited our city's police office the other day & noticed that they had Fox News running in the lobby. I think this practice shud stop. Don't run ANY cable news shows 24/7 at law enforcement facilities! This applies to our military too.

It came out in the investigation into phone hacking by Murdoch media in Britain. An ex journalist turned publican observed men in the front bar repeating Murdoch news front pages as their opinions daily. Guess we're not classified as great apes for nothing.

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They are supposed to shoot the bullets so that they bounce off the sidewalk first. But hey, how can they have their fun doing what the manufacturer orders? It’s kinda like maps… or warrants.

Level of education for first responders allowed to carry firearms needs assessment. Seriously, raise the bar.

And why just journalists. How about peaceful protestors?

How about just people instead of breaking violence you’ll accept into subgroups like peaceful protesters? Unless you think cops are fine as long as they hurt ‘bad’ people who aren’t ‘peaceful’ enough? It’s cool if it’s criminals, anarchists, etc? It’s the same rhetoric conservatives are using rn.

THIS 👆🏽 We’ve been warning about this police terror forever.

I wish this was a bit clearer so they don't start using real bullets, you know...?

Are you familiar with Rodney King? Yeah. They have a history of violence against civilians.

I don’t get why Bass is complaining about federal agents when hers are running wild, too. Both sides are out of control—and both are wrong.

They’re all fascists.

I'd say authoritarian for LAPD. Fascists for ICE.

Potato. Potato. But we’re on the same page.

We are indeed. It's why I follow you.

More ike squares and rectangles. All squares are rectangles, but not ll rectangles are squares. All fascists are Authoritarians...

I am so disappointed in our country. My grandparents were (legal) immigrants and loved this country so much they never stopped telling us how much they loved this country. Now we have to tell local Police to not shoot rubber bullets at journalists. Truly heartbreaking.

“It’s the best and we love it” and now we wonder if they were just saying that so the xenophobic locals didn’t criminalize them without due process.

He had it comin but she didn’t do it!

Even though it’s heartbreaking to you and you don’t love this country, there are still millions of people who are living in this country that don’t have permission to be here and there are still people trying to enter this country illegally knowing that it’s better here than where they came from

Only reporters??? And I was under the impression that it was iCE officers doing (most of) the shooting.

In a "blue state" which I was told is a complete utopia.

We say this when ICE is now under a judge's order to stop profiling...

He has to go!

They'll just target them with pepper spray, tear gas, and physical assault. Bad cops are consistent with their abuse.

Here’s a screenshot of the LA cop to the left aiming at and intentionally shooting a reporter. You can see the puff of smoke from his weapon.

Hell, yes! She was obviously a reporter, not a gang member or rioter. She was also a woman. The cop just wanted to enjoy shooting her to feel powerful. We need to free Occupied California. Miller and taco and gnome are just misusing ice to spread terror and intimidation. They are terrorists.

The officer wasn’t under the jurisdiction of the federal government. That was the LAPD. Bass deployed those officers.

Yes… Like the original post mentions.

I was commenting to Hal’s post about ICE agents. This incident was the LAPD and not federal agents.

He is soooo brave

Meaners

The same kind that requires a judge to tell ICE that they can't snatch people off the street and imprison and kidnap them to random countries with no chance to speak to a lawyer. Because they're not white enough. Too bad SCOTUS has already held that cops can't be held liable for atrocities.

Again, this administration is sick and depraved.

And evil. The very definition of evil.

Knowing how clueless the ICE are—they will probably take this as a go ahead to use real bullets instead.

More importantly, who gave them the power/permission.

The kind that makes them want to see how far they can push the boundaries of fascism.

Silly Jeff - ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS. THAT'S why they need court orders to stop their illegal activities.

Court orders they'll blatantly ignore because who's going to stop them?

They aren't like their Lard And Personal Savior - that Orange Shitgibbon in his Whites Only House - insomuch as they don't have their own pet Attorney General or hundreds of millions of grifted dollars to pay for endlessly tying up the courts.

I mean…they’re a street gang so…

Let's hope they don't see this as a green light to use lethal munitions.

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If you spend decades militarizing police departments and equipping them with military weapons, they will abuse the population. Understand, that most cops are complete cowards and the ones who abuse their authority are the biggest ones. There are many officers who didn’t sign up for this also.

When they began buying weapons from our own wars people asked them to stop. The Departments refused to stop.

Oh come on, they used to work for the mob, corrupt politicians, the Klan, the enforcement of Jim Crow, union-busting...if they were nice to you it was because you were in the privileged group... LAPD has form almost as long as their history. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_r...

Before all this nobody would believe that headline! Now we do.