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Los Angeles police have announced they are making mass arrests in the city’s downtown area, as people gathered in defiance of an overnight curfew imposed after days of protests against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and military deployment.

Late on Tuesday night local time, the LAPD wrote on X that “multiple groups” continued to congregate within the designated downtown curfew area. “Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated,” it said.

The mayor, Karen Bass, had announced a 10-hour curfew for the area of downtown, where demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have continued. The curfew was to run from 8pm to 6am, Bass said.

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
    25·
    2 days ago

    I think you know what I meant. They had people spraying graffiti on non federal building and such. You also had the wamo cars being lit on fire. If left unchecked, those things escalate pretty fast. For reference, I live in the portland metro area. We have experience with this.

    • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      51·
      2 days ago

      a dozen people spray painting and burning stuff doesn’t mean that nobody else has any rights any more.
      and this may surprise you, but: often times it’s outside agitators who come in to a protest and start trashing shit… for the very purpose of giving cops justification to attack them.
      often times it’s just actual cops, but sometimes it’s independent people… like nazi’s trying to turn BLM protests violent.
      btw, I was actually living in the portland metro area during the stuff you’re referring to:
      and, you’re full of shit.

      • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
        12·
        1 day ago

        Just because you can’t read doesn’t mean I am full of shit. I clearly said the curfew was heavy handed, which means not necessary. But it’s clear you think I am arguing for the cerfew. Nuances seem to be lost on you.

        My argument was that they couldn’t just let it happen and ignore it.

        Saying I am full of shit without actually pointing out anything I said about portland was wrong is exactly how trump operates. No facts, just slander. So congratulations, you have followed him so much you now act like him.

        You best use in our cause is to follow in the footsteps of St. Luigi.