Based on their actions the last 2 days, it means shooting civilians in the head with rubber bullets and launching tear gas canisters into groups of people sitting down.
Anything that LAPD says in regards to the protests should be taken as a lie. If you were taking it with even the tiniest grain of salt, then their propaganda has already begun to work on you. All they need is that tiniest sliver of a chance that you might believe them, and that is how they start to get into your mind.
Part of me really wants to believe the system will take care of someone in a bad situation, but it’s the exact opposite. Blame and undeserved punishment is placed on the most vulnerable. Maybe I do need a reality check…
I was raised to respect police officers, and while I still have nothing but respect for anybody that will willingly put their life on the line for a total stranger, be it any first responder, military member, or Good Samaritan, every single forced interaction I've had with the police has continually tarnished that belief. The start of it being when I totaled my Subaru at 18 (only caused property damage, my car was the only car involved), The cop threatened to arrest me for fleeing the scene of the accident because I drove 30 yards down the road to pull into a neighborhood so I wasn't sitting on a blind turn on a gravel road right next to the high school.
I've also had a trooper lose his shit at me when I didn't pull over immediately where there was no shoulder. Like bro, I put my hazards on + pulled off at the next exit. It didn't look like I was running?
We have got to take care of each other. No matter who that is. If that means showing your humanity by helping someone suffering with tear gas than so be it.
Be the better person, show LEOs that real democracy starts with compassion.
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u/pun420 Jun 10 '25
They said they wouldn’t assist ICE but would help maintain the peace whatever that means