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In reply to the discussion: LAPD are domestic terrorists. [View all]Fire Walk With Me
(38,893 posts)page for more video of LAPD malfeasance, as what is shown is not an isolated incident :/
I've personally seen LAPD hassle the homeless for no reason other than to do so. I live here. I've done copwatch on Skid Row and I trust the LA CAN personnel. And the text accompanying the video is theirs, not mine. The homeless are criminalized in this city, as are the poor and people of color. I've seen the homeless get hassled (and one time cops left when they saw me video'ing them doing so; the man they were shaking down was grateful and called me a blessing, IIRC) but not beaten; I have however been assaulted by LAPD as have my fellow Occupy activists. I've done court support and seen cops happy to show up to get peaceful people held to what amounts to nuisance arrests and made-up felony charges designed to discourage and frighten (which is part of the FBI's definition of terrorism!).
What is actually happening there? Exactly what appears to be happening. I'm really sorry that is so difficult for some to parse. Some things are exactly what they appear to be.