Thursday, July 02, 2020

NOT ONLY DEFUND THE POLICE, BUT DISARM THEM TOO

L.A. Calls Restraining Order On LAPD Use Of Batons And Projectiles ‘Unwarranted’

LAPPL News Watch
July 1, 2020

Attorneys for Los Angeles on Tuesday argued against a temporary restraining order to block city police officers from using batons and tactical bullets to control crowds, saying the request was “unwarranted and overbroad” and that police “must be able to respond” to unlawful crowds.

The Los Angeles Police Department used such weapons on protesters at the end of May and in early June, injuring many, and are now being sued for it in federal court by Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles, the local chapter of the National Lawyers Guild and the Los Angeles Community Action Network.

The groups requested the restraining order last week, arguing that a court injunction against the use of such weapons was necessary for their clients and other protesters to feel safe exercising their 1st Amendment rights in the city while their lawsuit is pending. 

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