At a counter-protest to a Proud Boys rally in Los Angeles at Coronado and Wilshire, a police officer shoots a protester standing on the sidewalk with a bean bag round. There is no evident justification for this. Police proceeded to tell protesters to get on the sidewalk and despite people following orders, police decided to beat people with batons. Among those hit with a baton was journalist Vishal P. Singh. In the fourth link Vishal gives his account of the events that transpired. The apparent justification given by LAPD was that someone had sprayed silly string at officers.
Note: make this two issues when you add it in - one for the shooting, one for the batons.
Location
Los Angeles, California (34.0604942,-118.2825653)
Date
2021-07-17
Description
At a counter-protest to a Proud Boys rally in Los Angeles at Coronado and Wilshire, a police officer shoots a protester standing on the sidewalk with a bean bag round. There is no evident justification for this. Police proceeded to tell protesters to get on the sidewalk and despite people following orders, police decided to beat people with batons. Among those hit with a baton was journalist Vishal P. Singh. In the fourth link Vishal gives his account of the events that transpired. The apparent justification given by LAPD was that someone had sprayed silly string at officers.
Note: make this two issues when you add it in - one for the shooting, one for the batons.
Links
https://twitter.com/joeyneverjoe/status/1416461219884457984 https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1416461162707755010 https://twitter.com/BGOnTheScene/status/1416510564025704448 https://twitter.com/LCRWnews/status/1416462374865838080 https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1416469446063915008 https://twitter.com/waterspider__/status/1416473053618266114