If that’s a rubber pellet you’re not even allowed to directly shoot people with that weapon. Huge violation. LA taxpayers are gonna pay out the ass for that.

Was that LAPD? Or the feds?

This is what I want to know…

You're presuming the court systems will even still work. Dictatorships tend to take away rights to sue those who abuse their people.

Well she certainly didn’t look like a violent protester. I truly hope this guys gets thrown jail for that. And I hope she gets a huge settlement from him and whatever he represents.

Maybe a dumb question, but if rubber pellets are not for shooting people with, what are they for?

Theoretically, one fires into the ground and lets the ricochet do the work. While the ricochet would still have the kinetic force to harm or injure, it would be less force than being hit by the projectile direct from the launcher/gun.

That's why I'm thinking.

Somebody posted earlier that they were watching in real time as the city's budget got reallocated to settlements, lmao.

It sucks because they never even subtract it from the police budget. It comes out of libraries and parks and homeless services

Oh it absolutely sucks. They get to fuck the city over twice.

Absolutely. It dies look as if she was targeted. She has a mike and obviously broadcasting.

Video appears to be from today, but they’ve been doing this all day and for many years as we unfortunately know. bsky.app/profile/iwil...

time to bring some paper hornets/africanized bees nests in large jars.. and you know the rest,

no mask, who is he? you know what to do.

I think we spent $300 million last year on lawsuits. Put it on the tab.

here’s the correspondent: @laurentomasi.bsky.social (hope she comes back to bsky)

I do too. No gd reason for LAPD to shoot a woman intentionally.

"One-third of all Americans killed by strangers are killed by police" "Police solve just 2% of all major crimes" "Arrests at End of Shifts to Rake In Overtime Pay" "All of NYPD's worst misconduct officers are paid about $200,000 a year" "$500 million in police misconduct lawsuits over 10 years"

Acab

To be fair, in Dallas and Houston, I would be scared of dumb rednecks... And there's nowhere in Texas safe from that.

My "fuck all cops" stance has long been seen as extreme but as time goes on it becomes more and more of an acceptable stance, because name another job where you can get away with what officers get away with

Probably 80% are good guys and 20% are POS

So often people make this argument using the phrase "one bad apple" as if it's a trump card. They forget that the full phrase is "One bad apple spoils the bunch." and I have yet to see them actually make a reasonable effort to toss said bad apples.

Agree wholeheartedly. It should be an easier process to remove bad apples but in reality there are too many bad apples in charge - like tRump

qualified immunity

One hell of an argument for defunding the police.

From behind. For no reason.

Here's her outlet's own coverage of the incident www.9news.com.au/world/los-an...

"caught up in some of the cross-fire" ?? FFS, she was targeted and then shot !! Clear as day, on video, the whole situation. There is no nuance here. WTAF @9newsaus.bsky.social ?? Why do you have such a hard time reporting the truth ??? #Auspol

Negative courage strikes again

Pretty sure “cross-fire” requires both sides to be armed and firing.

The protestors were not violent: the illegitimate use of force was by LE

That's direct for not crossfire

They’ve changed the headline to “9News US Correspondent Lauren Tomasi hit by rubber bullet during Los Angeles protests”

Better but still missing the word «shot» or «targeted»

True

It’s like saying a person was «struck by a fist» after being sucker punched

True. He overhears his mates talking and pointing at her then shoots her. All on digital video

It’s the little nuances of language that the desk editor of that paper absolutely is or should be aware of.

Is Channel 9 on Bluesky? I’d like to give them a serve.

Discouraging to see that Australian media is as addicted to cop-friendly euphemism as American media is. She wasn’t “caught in the crossfire,” she was “standing there doing her job when a cop aimed a weapon at her and fired”

it's 9 news, not exactly sky but fairly adjacent I guess (something something Murdoch)

You can change the title about caught in a crossfire. There’s pictures of him targeting her.. the propaganda only works in foreign countries not this one.

I'll get right on it, because that, and all the other editorial changes that happened to the headline since it was first published are totally within my power. 🙄

not so much crossfire as he aimed at her and shot her

what an obnoxious betrayal that headline this

She got passive-voiced by her own fam...

Caught in crossfire? Who was shooting at him? He DELIBERATELY aimed at her. I hate these lying headlines that excuse the behavior of fascists.

“Caught in crossfire” nice use of passive voice. She was clearly targeted

If you stick past the clip of her getting hit, there's a segment of the reporter overlooking the overpass, apparently after being shot, the anchor brings it up but the reporter either opts not to elaborate or didn't hear during what's obviously a noisy live remote.

It's also interesting to note her reporting frames the protests as represenative of Angelinos, not some sort of radical agit mob or whatever the administration has been pushing, not sure whether the U.S. outlets are reporting that or what the rest of the world is seeing.

Australian media are being shown that it's protests due to the actions of ICE and the shitfuckery the US administration is doing

Yup. Definitely "this is normal people pushed to action because of shitfuckery".

NYTimes has this covered, though seems to be missing an important point bsky.app/profile/midn...

it would not even slightly surprise me if the LAPD has a hitlist of "unfriendly" media they are supposed to harass. They learned from the "best". (IDF)

What a shitty headline. “Crossfire” implies that two sides were shooting at each other and she stepped in between. Clearly that’s not what happened here. They shot at HER, on purpose.

I wouldn't call it Crossfire

The headline... passive-voices her attack. 😳

Even folks we think are cool can’t stay away from Nazi-Xitter Come on, Lauren~

They might as well go back to rock salt shells, at this point. Those rubber bullets are supposed to be fired at the ground so the ball bounces up at the shins. He's doing the thing the box it came in said not to do, basically. No excuse.

A protestor in San Jose lost his testicle to a rubber bullet cops shot him (not the ground) with in 2020. I mentioned this to my male city councilor, and said it’s why they need more oversight.

Imagine having the impunity to justify shooting an unarmed and unaware civilian in the back on television. The fact that a city can just write a check and excuse this sort of trash is unacceptable. And there's still going to be people telling me the cops need MORE and not less.

Can't house the homeless, but we have an infinite pile of money for when our cops do the crimes they love so much

Another one.

Rubber coated metal bullet.

Hope shes ok

Let's hope so. Bring them all into line one by one.

Should come out of police budgets

There is video of another protestor who was shot in the head with a rubber bullet. He was walking and talking but that could cause a TBI.

You're under the illusion that the rule of law will still stand. But the TACO in charge and his cronies don't give a shit about the rule of law...

Who are these unruly, untrained, undisciplined shooters? Wtf?

Arrest him

I hope she sues

He should be charged with assault with a deadly weapon.

Lauren Tomasi. Courageous journalist from Australia.

100%

That cop should be in jail

It's like the LAPD sees a camera and thinks "what kind of controversy can I stir up today to make people hate and mistrust cops?"

Well, she just earned my follow.

They don't call those "non lethal." They call them "less lethal." That cop shot an unarmed woman in the back with a round he KNOWS is potentially lethal. They're literally shooting unarmed women in the back. Respond accordingly.

100%

EXACTLY!

Can we find out who he is so we can make him regret his life

Hmmm... I hope it's a bad bruise and no other injury.

I am sure when there is an investigation he'll get six moths' aid leave.

I hope to hell she sues him. She was wearing clothing that shows she was press. She had a microphone and was on camera. There was no reason for her to be shot! This is what Trump wants. He wants people to revolt against his gestapo tactics so he can. Declare Martial Law!

This is what they fo either cameras pointed - what fo you think they do when there are no cameras

Fucking Hell

I hope she goes after him and them legally!!

Fucking pigs deserve worse

100% on purpose

'Parody Alert' Trump: Did he hit her in the ass? That's good shooting if he hit her in the ass.

Unlike what FOX NEWS is telling folks, there's so little social unrest going on that the police are taking potshots at reporters just to stave off boredom.

They are trying their damndest to provoke real violence, so they can begin using lethal force on the slightest shows of resistance. Then, they’ll declare a state of emergency and try to delay the next set of elections. It’s as predictable as it is terrifying.

Fwiw, being reported in UK via different media as "violent protests" highlighting burning vehicles and other damage. Brief coverage of less photogenic non-violent confrontations, and detainees. More info here than on MSM. Obviously difficult, but please try to stay calm (and safe).

I remember a time when other journalists would be outraged on the big 3. Is that happening?

"The federal govt has paid Donavan La Bella $7.65 million for injuries he suffered after a U.S. marshal fired a less-lethal munition at his face in July 2020 as he stood across from the fed courthouse in downtown Portland with his hands above his head." He did suffer permanent brain damage however.

Oh shit that's an Australian journalist , I do hope this causes the Australian government to say something but not holding out hope

She was. Send the tape everywhere

As a journalist can't she sue the HELL out that punk⁉️ 🤷‍♀️🤔🥴🙄

Insanity. Total malice.

That reporter Dictatorships shoot at reporters

......... way to go; this is a foreign journalist from Australia.

It absolutely looks like he targeted her. He should be identified and charged.

Another lawsuit, but, of course cops aren’t held accountable for their actions so the city of LA ie taxpayers will have to foot the bill

IDENTITY that PIG !!!!!

To everyone asking if she’s ok: appears so www.9news.com.au/world/los-an...

Oh sure it "appeared" she was shot at by a police officer. Video can be damning.

*in the back"

I'm waiting for Australia's response.

They need to air drop Australian wildlife until theres an apology (in DC)

Hit the LAPD with our dreaded Drop Bears...

You guys have tree octopi as well, don't you? And isn't there a dinosaur out in the bush as well? (I watch way too much YouTube).

I mean they have snakes that can kill 100 humans in a single bite? Why? Who knows

Yeah we have some of the weirdest deadly things in the world - might as well send LA all we have to stop these goons

Deploy the spiders! Which ones? All of them

Hey, you just gave me a really funny idea. www.sciencenews.org/article/joro...

Tip for Florida protestors: all those invasive snakes? Your new front line.

There are spiders there that you can hear coming.

Every Western nation is deathly afraid of the US. She could have been killed, and you wouldn't hear a damn word about it

Emus and cassowaries. Nuff said

Emus are mad bastards.

Cassowaries would easily take out a riot cop 🥰

There's a reason why Cassawaries have survived since prehistoric dinosaur times.

Me too!

The dreaded Hoop snakes.

our government is too limp dicked to say or do anything meaningful when it comes to america

This is fucking disgraceful

not that it improves the situation, but it looked like he was aiming at the camera guy

Someone get a better image and file a complaint on the cop. What an asshole

MaGa hates women. Only MaGa cucks would work for ICE.

Yep. He took aim and shot her.

She’s pretty. He’s an Incel. He wanted to hurt her for her imaginary rejection. It’s high school shooter mentality.

Intentional harm to a reporter is the kind of thing this administration is all about.

Israeli tactics.

Definitely aimed and fired well done ICE you assholes you are shooting Americans what is wrong with you?

Hey now, it could also have been "I'm gonna shoot that cameraman"

MFers!

That's going to leave a bruise.. there was a clear and present danger that required the bullet to be shot, I mean she had her back to them, she was moving away and talking into a microphone... And there it is the threat to expose the bullshit going on was enough to shoot her.. sarcasm muchly.

Second journalist shot. Brit shot couple of days ago

Does that helmeted moron realize he was on camera? Can you be more stupid?

I think he was aiming for the camera.

so what? what is any legal authority going to do about it? they explicitly support this and armed the police to be able to do it. this is not new behavior

He couldn’t wait, these freaks have been chomping at the bit to commit violence for years.

I'll be damned. I hope we find out who he is.

Yah I'd say it's a safe bet

dollars to donuts he was aiming for her ass.

100%, no shadow of a doubt. Keep filming everything folks.

😳😢

As it brings to dawn on the populace that we live in a police state.

Dude joined the force for just this opportunity, a chance to shoot someone. It’s been his dream since middle school.

The video clearly shows him turning and shooting her while her back was turned to him.

She was not a threat. She was facing in the opposite direction, looking into a camera.

If you have the video, its fast but there is a moment where you can see the officer turn and shoot her. No other officer is firing a weapon at that time.

Clearly targeted. Cops are clearly provoking people now. MSNBC just showed it on @velshimsnbc.bsky.social They are shoving and violently pushing people. A cop just purposely shot a reporter with a rubber bullet.

They have thought processes now?

With her back turned to them. Fucking cowards!!

She was totally targeted. I’d be suing the shit out of them

The UN needs to send observers to the United States now

This is an excellent idea.

Horrible. She wasn’t do anything but exercising freedom of the press. What the FUCK is wrong with these people.

Her right wing Australian news station said she was "caught in the crossfire". bsky.app/profile/dell...

ID the shooter, name and shame~~ treat them like what they are fucking nazi criminals

The US is a nightmare right now. It is positively dystopian.

Yes .. so sad.😓

A shameless bastard. She did absolutely nothing out of the line and was annoyed the authoritarian bullshit was covered as it should

Definitely targeted, although it looks to me like he missed the cameraman & hit the journalist. Any way to identify the shooter?

Absolutely. You can see that in the video! Insanity

That cop needs to be fired.

He needs more than that, he needs jail time. That was assault with a potentially deadly weapon.

Yeah he should be fired and arrested.

That he wasn’t concerned about being caught on camera tells you he knows he won’t be held accountable

Exactly. They get away with it.

Rob Bonta should be directing his office to charge that cop with assault with a firearm.

Shot her in the back…of the leg. She wasn’t even facing him. WTH?!

Watching the video, the cop totally targeted her. 😡

cain.ulster.ac.uk/issues/viole...

He saw the camera turn and FIRED

Incels with weapons. Not a surprise.

Send it to the AG

Correct. There is no other interpretation.

This will do wonders for LAPD’s rep. And USA’s. Police shoot journalist simply talking into a mike

Shot a reporter who was not even facing them and was not advancing on them. There is no justification for use of less-lethal munitions in that scenario and it is certainly a violation of LAPD use of force policies.

Omg that awful I'm glad there are pictures. That was uncalled for 😡

What an ass!!!!

That is an unprovoked attack on a legitimate member of the press, protected by California law, if not the U.S. Constitution right now.

I'd follow you, but you have no posts. Just a few would be enough.

They systematically target anyone recording. They don't want the world to see what they're doing.

Remember they've been groomed to mistrust and hate the press. The authoritarian regime playbook.

Probably told her a thousand times to move but she wanted them in the background of her shot. Chances are she would not have been shot if she was acting appropriately.

Are you joking? Even if that was true, which you have no reason to think it is, firing a weapon is the appropriate escalation there? Don't you have some boots to lick?

She definitely was. 😡

Is that LAPD or some federal cops?

Agree...I tagged the mayor with a similar post because I couldn't find LAPD on this platform. bsky.app/profile/palp...

That was f-ed up

You know he practices on his wife and kids.

The pos was not under threat by her and certainly knew that she was a journalist.

The only way that ugly fuck head could get the attention of a woman that pretty is to shoot her. And the Right still wonders why they can't get laid.

Typical SS behaviour

Men with guns, afraid of unarmed women.

She was. There was no eminent threat at the time, and she was obviously a reporter and not even near to the police line. Some Poor Boy cosplaying as ICE police probably thought he could "get one in for the Orange Maniac". I hope she sues.

Man? These aren't people. There's nothing human about them. Pigs are scum

He definitely targeted her. Reprehensible!

Fucking show your faces, you cowards. ICE incells can fuck right off and go to hell.

You assume the moron shooter can think! The LAPD showing its real face: degenerates carrying guns. So shameful, police should gives us a sense of safety.... shooting someone who is obviously no threat is criminal!

I wonder if he was aiming for the cameraman. He shot directly after he noticed he was on camera, and there have been reports of them specifically targeting people with cameras or phones.

That’s what it looks like. He saw the camera pan toward him and raised his weapon and fired. The reporter just happened to move into the line of fire (and it probably wasn’t a very good shot).

The world is watching, and history will stand in judgement.

ACAB. Fuck this fucker.

they ALWAYS go after the journalists

She was Deliberately Targeted by that Fascist Cop! 👿🔥

Yes - she was absolutely targeted. What was going through the (feeble) mind of that fascist pig when he shot an innocent female reporter in the leg? Shame on you, you bastard. Do you have a wife, daughter, mother, sister? How would you feel if that happened to them? That cunt should face charges.

In the back. Coward.

He could clearly see that she’s a reporter. What the actual fuck?

Ye fucking hell Direct aim

He should be charged. No justification for this in any way!

📌

When you’ve been brought up to want nothing more than to shoot another human.

He fired at the camera person as soon as he saw the camera was filming him. He hit the reporter. Those rounds don't fly straight

Looks like he fired at camera when it poited at him. Trying to keep identity hidden

ACAB

“I’m going to shoot that female reporter and get away with it because I’m a total piece of shit” Fixed it for you.

FFS it’s not paintball.

It's so obviously done on purpose. They don't want the media to show the crimes they're committing.

I hope that cop gets shot in his bb sized balls with a rubber bullet. What an asshole

Yeah, people with impaired impulse control tend to end up in law enforcement.

Absolutely. She was targeted.

Fascist fuckface.

@vincent404.rvillegas.me

Shot her from behind. Who was that asshole ?

You guys didn't have problem your government sponsoring a genocide and murder of over 200 reporters. You are being Israeled. Just wait until they start using real bullets like IDF does

Saw that camera point over and was like "Now I can be a right wing hero like Derek Chauvin!"

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Well, the Trump administration’s strategies are working. You’re focused on this nonsense other than than say the tariffs or the budget bill collapsing. Apparently you are all this dumb.

Oh my god shut up

Hopefully we hear from Australia then Bc wtf. Also, fuck following order... These sickos fucking want to do this. Don't let them hide behind bullshit when this is all over. They're all monsters...

100% premeditated. And it's not one bad apple.

‘….because I can’. He is not going to lose his fat benefits.

She was doing nothing illegal and her back to him. What he did was wrong for so many reasons. This is so messed up.

Shooting someone in the back for reporting on a protest is insane America clearly isn't a free country anymore

The police departments in our nation, including LAPD, are broken and without any posible reform.

Someone said he laughed after he shot her—did you see that?

I was gonna say, I bet whomever shot her thought it was funny

I watched that video and he definitely did it intentionally. He needs to be fired immediately.

Incel move.

Why?

To teach the camera person to never film police.

@dell.bsky.social @kenwhite.bsky.social More likely their thought was "I'm going to shoot that camera man" and missed.

😡Wtf

So brave. Just like the soldiers at Kent State who shot and killed students for the crime of crossing the quad on their way to classes. Please don't look away. Come out and protest peacefully tomorrow.

I hope she sues him.

Why would you shoot someone not doing anything threatening & with their back turned to you!

Yes .. why???

To anyone who says "support the police" i say go fuck yourself

Yes need to expose these jack booted thugs, all of them

And then wonders why cops have a bad reputation.

She was targets and the cop laughed about it afterwards

maybe he thought she was his ex-wife?

Danish reporter also shot in the head with "less lethal" munition tv2.dk/reel/2025-06...

File charges. Demand an investigation. Reporting is not a crime.

file diplomatic protests too at embassy level

Glad it didn’t break her fibula

Nice work tough guy. Did the woman reporter fwighten you?

yep

My God, look how she was rioting and rebelling!🤦‍♂️ But, remember, J6 was a day of love.

Holy shit. That law enforcement officer is a criminal

I'm shocked but not surprised.. unfortunately 😓

Every cop is a criminal

She absolutely looks like she was targeted!!!

Get the picture of that cop out there

He shot her from behind. He can see she has a microphone and being filmed with a camera. Thug.

I have old eyes. Can you read which department?

She said LAPD but I want to be sure.

@cnn hello?!

Cops 🫤

It's definitely not a day of love

The "C" Team losers have been activated. That's going to cost taxpayers millions and that fat fascist asshole nothing.

Looks like he did it knowing that he was being filmed too. That means he is confident that he won't see any consequences for his actions. ACAB.

Exactly. They get away with it.

They are also targeting anyone recording their actions

Absolutely she was targeted

She's saying bad things about me. I just know it. I'm going to teach her a lesson to keep her mouth shut.

But she was such a threat!

NO NO NO NO NO let's be more clear that man's thought process was for sure 100% "I'm gonna shoot that woman news media reporter with the colorful mic next to that camera man" that's the range we're talking🇨🇦🤣🤦

DOX HIM

Fucking fascists

That LA pig's IDF training probably kicked in

She's a reporter. That's why she was targeted

The rule with guns is simple: of you POINT the gun, you INTEND to kill. Even with rubber bullets. Guns are like that. Ask Alec Baldwin.