Thread by @ZarinaZabrisky

#LAPD I usually don't comment on local news but this police brutality/lack of action extreme case needs to get out in the world and be addressed as it is unacceptable, absurd and might be a provocation. An almost bipolar pattern. Thread.

https://twitter.com/josie_huang/status/1335684321017925633

1. #LAPD attacked peaceful BLM protestors who gathered by the LA Mayor's residence for 13 days. They used batons on people as seen in the videos above and here.

https://twitter.com/pdbrutality/status/1335830919064788992

2. #LAPD This was a peaceful gathering, with children and pets present. Right before the attack, video.

https://twitter.com/kennethmejiaLA/status/1335706696463749121

3. #LAPD About 6 hours later, about 100 unmasked people marched in the same place, in front of the #LA Mayor #Garcetti house, protesting #COVID19 #shutdown in LA. No reaction from the police. Video.

https://twitter.com/emilyytayylor/status/1335775544684675072

4. #LAPD explains to @emilyytayylor that #BLM protestors 1) did not move 2) used noise effects hence the attack.

https://twitter.com/emilyytayylor/status/1335777956543692800

5. #LAPD does not enforce the ordinance as the shutdown protestors stop moving and cars passing by honk. Video.

https://twitter.com/ChavezRavineLA/status/1335785581607981056

6. #LAPD In addition, LA sheriff refuses to impose stay-at-home order.

https://twitter.com/LAPDChiefMoore/status/1335810719271374850

7. #LAPD Even as #LAPD own are dying of #COVID as all of the above is happening.

https://twitter.com/LAPDChiefMoore/status/1335810719271374850

8. Our society is shaken to the core by #pandemic, environmental disasters (fires in CA), four years of #Trump. Biden/Harris administration needs to address it but it is also up to us. Knowledge is power. A clear picture is a must. #LAPD #COVID19 #COVID #California #Protests