Cross-posted from https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55777869
A judge has denied the Los Angeles Police Department’s emergency motion asking to lift an injunction that restricts the use of force against the press. That denial comes after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to request the city attorney’s office withdraw the emergency motion.
LAPD filed the emergency motion in an attempt to lessen the use-of-force restrictions against journalists ahead of Saturday’s No Kings protests, where large crowds are expected.
The City Council motion, brought forward by councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Monica Rodgriguez, cited that it was in response to LAist’s reporting.
Adam Rose, press rights chair at the Los Angeles Press Club, in a written statement said, “My read is the motion was mainly denied on procedural grounds. The false emergency was of LAPD’s own making.”
Yeah, I remember someone complaining about the cost of homeless services in the city budget and I couldn’t even find it in the published numbers. It was lumped in with other social services and all of them dwarfed by the enormous cost of police and fire services.
it rivals NYPD, THATS why both are the most corrupt of any PDs, eventhough almost all are corrupt. LAPD has actual gang members in them
Maybe what we need to do to have any rights is join the LAPD and start a gang? We can answer a lot of the law enforcement entry exam questions wrong on purpose, then pick a scary racist sounding gang name and get to providing legitimate public services for the people. We can take those expensive police mrap vehicles and use them to drive old people in rest homes to the beach, or shelter undocumented workers from ICE. I think the salaries are even good-- great even. And, PENSIONS!
Who is with me? And what will our LAPD gang name be? How about ‘Minority-Punishers-6-7’
It’s almost like money and power are terrible corrupting influences that also attract the worst humans. Weird