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25 Mar, 5 tweets, 2 min read
.@LAPDHQ just shot something at the ground at close range. Almost hit me.
Stand-off near Santa Ynez #EchoPark
Things have paused at Santa Ynez. Obligatory someone playing RATM at an LA protest.
Not sure what the munition was at all, just that it came from a launcher and was followed by smoke. Obviously not tear gas or a bean bag but I did not see anything provoke it. Haven’t heard a dispersal order but we seem past that now.
FWIW I have definitely seen at least one smoking loud thing thrown by the protesters too. But there was a launcher aimed and cocked and boom at the same time.

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26 Mar
Trying to organize my thoughts here: First and foremost thanks to all the journalists, friends, sources and others who made noise tonight to get me out. @ShotOn35mm for filming it & @steffdaz for calling my fiancee. I was mostly worried about her finding out via Twitter.
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Crowds starting to form near @MitchOFarrell office as another day of #EchoParkLake demonstrations gets under way ImageImage
LAPD already drove up with the speaker truck suggesting they might threaten a dispersal order.
Some protesters now refusing to get out of the way of LAPD speaker truck, which pulled into an alley behind O’Farrell’s office. Image
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Demonstrators now calling for dissipation of the protest as LAPD announced those in the park can stay another 24 hours. Meeting some resistance. #EchoParkRiseUp
Literally one minute after I tweeted this cops fired with a launcher at the skirmish line.
Resident of the encampment: “I live here and I consider tonight a victory.”and asking the group to move back from LAPD slowly.
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25 Mar
They just gave the dispersal order again. Been almost a half hour since the first one. #EchoParkRiseUp
They’re now saying 10 minutes to disperse.
It’s been an hour since the first dispersal order, @kevrector corrects me. That’s an unusually long window, at least compared to most LAPD protest windows I’ve seen given.
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25 Mar
Hundreds of people in #EchoParkLake as cops have blocked the street off from Sunset and out toward the 101
Some of the tents and space people are trying to protect.
LAPD line at the far edge of the park (opposite from Sunset, the 101 side.) You can hear some supportive chants of “Echo Park!” from neighbors.
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Seeing this gain some traction. It's wrong, or at least misleading. There is no instruction or directive that says this, per the D.A.'s office and several prosecutors I ran this by (including plenty who are no fans of D.A. Gascon.)
I asked Jon for clarification, yet to hear back. I *think* he's referring to this, from one of Gascon's special directives on the re-sentencing unit. "Accordingly, this Office will reevaluate and consider for resentencing people who have already served 15 years in prison."
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