Mass arrests in LA after protesters defied overnight curfew
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Police say groups congregated in downtown curfew area amid anger over aggressive immigration raids

Los Angeles police have announced they are making mass arrests in the city’s downtown area, as people gathered in defiance of an overnight curfew imposed after days of protests against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and military deployment.

Late on Tuesday night local time, the LAPD wrote on X that “multiple groups” continued to congregate within the designated downtown curfew area. “Those groups are being addressed and mass arrests are being initiated,” it said.

The mayor, Karen Bass, had announced a 10-hour curfew for the area of downtown, where demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) have continued. The curfew was to run from 8pm to 6am, Bass said.

  • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
    415·
    2 days ago

    I’m okay with it. You can’t have roving mobs destroying your city every night. I think the cerfew itself is a bit heavy handed, but my understanding is that it covers a very small area. And it doesn’t affect the daytime peacful protests, so it isn’t squashing the protesting really, just trying to cut down on the damage.

    • tomkatt@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      2 days ago

      You can’t have roving mobs destroying your city every night.

      No, the curfews are for L.A. residents and civilians, not ICE and the L.A.P.D. The roving mobs are still out.

      • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
        25·
        2 days ago

        I think you know what I meant. They had people spraying graffiti on non federal building and such. You also had the wamo cars being lit on fire. If left unchecked, those things escalate pretty fast. For reference, I live in the portland metro area. We have experience with this.

        • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          51·
          2 days ago

          a dozen people spray painting and burning stuff doesn’t mean that nobody else has any rights any more.
          and this may surprise you, but: often times it’s outside agitators who come in to a protest and start trashing shit… for the very purpose of giving cops justification to attack them.
          often times it’s just actual cops, but sometimes it’s independent people… like nazi’s trying to turn BLM protests violent.
          btw, I was actually living in the portland metro area during the stuff you’re referring to:
          and, you’re full of shit.

          • Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world
            12·
            1 day ago

            Just because you can’t read doesn’t mean I am full of shit. I clearly said the curfew was heavy handed, which means not necessary. But it’s clear you think I am arguing for the cerfew. Nuances seem to be lost on you.

            My argument was that they couldn’t just let it happen and ignore it.

            Saying I am full of shit without actually pointing out anything I said about portland was wrong is exactly how trump operates. No facts, just slander. So congratulations, you have followed him so much you now act like him.

            You best use in our cause is to follow in the footsteps of St. Luigi.