When police cracked down on reporters on one chaotic night in LA's Echo Park
Quick summary:
1. NPR unsuccessfully sought comment from several current police officials about what happened at Echo Park, including a commanding officer present that night, an internal affairs officer involved in investigating complaints about the use of police force, and the LAPD's top civilian official, who oversees its legal policies.
2. In a ruling in a lawsuit from the LA chapter of Black Lives Matter challenging police use of force, a federal judge noted that the protester who police said was the target of the bullets that hit Monterrosa had been retreating from officers when the shots were fired
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More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/when-police-cracked-down-on-reporters-on-one-chaotic-night-in-las-echo-park/
Quick summary:
1. NPR unsuccessfully sought comment from several current police officials about what happened at Echo Park, including a commanding officer present that night, an internal affairs officer involved in investigating complaints about the use of police force, and the LAPD's top civilian official, who oversees its legal policies.
2. In a ruling in a lawsuit from the LA chapter of Black Lives Matter challenging police use of force, a federal judge noted that the protester who police said was the target of the bullets that hit Monterrosa had been retreating from officers when the shots were fired
#biyro #firstresponders #family #firefighter #firefighters
More: https://biyro.com/blog/freelance/when-police-cracked-down-on-reporters-on-one-chaotic-night-in-las-echo-park/