LA City Council asks LAPD to relax and treat riot gear as a last resort
I guess the cost of the lawsuits has finally caught the city’s attention.
Los Angeles city leaders voted to instruct the LAPD that protests are not a war zone. Rolling out the tactical cosplay does not need to be the department’s response to a peaceful protest. The City Council approved new limits on how officers can deploy and encouraged a “graded response” similar to New York and Boston.
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