cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/31191729
“One square mile (2.5 square kilometers) of the city’s more-than-500 square mile area were set to be off-limits between 8pm and 6am for everyone apart from residents, journalists and emergency services, she added.”
. . .
"Police arrested 25 people on suspicion of violating the curfew as of Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing an LAPD spokesperson.
The number of arrests was likely to rise as law enforcement worked to remove the remaining protesters from the area, the newspaper said."
. . .
“Overnight Monday 23 businesses were looted, police said, adding that more than 500 people had been arrested over recent days.”
How long do you think until it hits Portland?
Frankly, I’m shocked it hasn’t already. My guess would be “the usual suspects” are being drawn down to L.A.
I think we learned a lot from BLM, and how that didn’t go as planned. Hopefully if there are more protests, the city reacts more appropriately.
So far we’ve had the 50/51 protests, but those are tiny compared to what’s going on in LA.
