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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