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IrishBubbaLiberal

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Sun Jun 15, 2025, 11:45 AM Jun 15

LA cops and sheriffs unhappy protesters were peaceful all day, so deliberately escalated firing into crowds

Last edited Sun Jun 15, 2025, 12:50 PM - Edit history (3)

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

Jordan Uhl (@jordanuhl.com) 2025-06-14T23:07:16.200Z



https://www.latimes.com/california/live/los-angeles-parade-no-kings-protests-immigration-raid-live-updates

Big turnouts for ‘No Kings’ day, more ICE immigration raids and L.A. police fire rubber bullets at protesters

Protesters across the country took to the streets for ‘No Kings’ demonstrations against President Trump. ICE raided a swap meet in Santa Fe Springs and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd in downtown L.A.

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-06-15/latinos-targeted-in-raids-u-s-citizens-detained-indiscriminate-sweeps-home-depot-lots-targeted

Fears of racial profiling rise as Border Patrol conducts ‘roving patrols,’ detains U.S. citizens

Brian Gavidia was recently targeted in a federal immigration raid at his workplace. “I’m American, bro!” he told agents who confronted him. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)

By Brittny Mejia and Rachel Uranga

Brian Gavidia had stepped out from working on a car at a tow yard in a Los Angeles suburb Thursday, when armed, masked men — wearing vests with “Border Patrol” on them — pushed him up against a metal gate and demanded to know where he was born.

“I’m American, bro!” 29-year-old Gavidia pleaded, in video taken by a friend.
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LA cops and sheriffs unhappy protesters were peaceful all day, so deliberately escalated firing into crowds (Original Post) IrishBubbaLiberal Jun 15 OP
I happened to catch it live on MSNBC and thought "What's that about? Nothing was happening" . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 15 #1
It wasn't the L.A. Police, it was the L.A. Sheriffs under Sheriff Robert G. Luna AnotherMother4Peace Jun 15 #2
Do county sheriff operate inside city limits without being asked in California? JT45242 Jun 15 #3
I'm assuming jurisdiction would be the agency (local police or sheriff) contracted by that incorporated city. AnotherMother4Peace Jun 15 #5
ACAB Orrex Jun 15 #4
Sing it to the heavens aocommunalpunch Jun 15 #6

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,761 posts)
2. It wasn't the L.A. Police, it was the L.A. Sheriffs under Sheriff Robert G. Luna
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 12:20 PM
Jun 15

Sheriff Robert G. Luna needs to explain his actions and be disciplined/fired if wrong doing is found.

Your title read "LA cops" which made me assume it was the L.A. Police, who appeared to work w/protesters. LAPD is under Jim McDonnell.

JT45242

(3,414 posts)
3. Do county sheriff operate inside city limits without being asked in California?
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 02:41 PM
Jun 15

Places I have lived and county sheriffs I know would have to turn over to local PD if someone was operating in an incorporated city within the county. Is that not the case in California?

AnotherMother4Peace

(4,761 posts)
5. I'm assuming jurisdiction would be the agency (local police or sheriff) contracted by that incorporated city.
Sun Jun 15, 2025, 03:06 PM
Jun 15

In this case MSNBC reported that it was the Sheriffs. I don't know the actual part of the County of Los Angeles this was. And I don't know the coordination/agreement between the two Law Enforcement Agencies during the "No Kings" protest.

edit to add "agreement"

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