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Lala Times: Beverly Hills Facing Criticism After Arrests Of 28 Peaceful Protesters
2020-06-29
Looks like the Freakenstein Monster is turning on Dr. Freakenstein.

My favorite part of this piece is the biography of the co-writer (scroll down):

"Marisa Gerber is a narrative writer at the Los Angeles Times."

[LATimes] Beverly Hills is facing criticism after officers arrested 28 people during a peaceful protest against police violence overnight, two weeks after imposing an unusual ordinance banning demonstrations in residential areas that “disrupted the tranquility.”

The latest protest, which began about 7:30 p.m. Friday and drew about 75 people, was the third demonstration in Beverly Hills organized by the Black Future Project, but the first that resulted in arrests, said organizer Austin Tharpe, 29.

“We’re protesting for Black lives,” he said. “Specifically in Beverly Hills, because of the privilege and the whole makeup of the community, we felt like our voices needed to be heard over there.”

He said that after protesters marched for several hours, police deployed a long-range acoustic device, also known as a sonic cannon, and declared the demonstration an unlawful assembly shortly before midnight.

“We put the signs on the ground,” he said. “We turned around and faced away from the cops with our knees on the ground and our hands behind our head.”

He said that officers continued to yell out orders to disperse, while protesters continued to kneel.

A total of 28 people were taken into custody, most on suspicion of unlawful assembly, though one person faced an attempted arson charge after allegedly trying to set fire to a large American flag that was attached to a building, said Sgt. Thomas West of the Beverly Hills Police Department. That person was associated with the protest but not the Black Future Project, Tharpe said.

“They were given multiple warnings to leave, and as arrests were being made we were continually asking people to leave, so it was just the people who absolutely refused to leave who were placed under arrest,” West said.

Initially, the Police Department planned to hold the protesters under what’s called a misdemeanor non-release, which would have required that they post $5,000 bail to get out, West said.

Later in the day, citing a directive from command staff, the department reversed course and said the protesters would be cited and released on their own recognizance, provided that they did not have outstanding warrants. The demonstrators remained in custody late Saturday afternoon, prompting concern from activists who said they should have been cited and released more quickly.
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Posted by:charger

#14  Looks like the residents aren't prostrating themselves enough.
Posted by: gorb   2020-06-29 15:28  

#13  "National trading center"?

May have been thinking of the stock trader raid.
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-06-29 12:47  

#12  Looks like a bunch of Beverly Hills KKKs keeping down the Black Lives Matter man. Share the wealth you black caviar devouring White Supremacists!
Posted by: Grineter Elmavirt6492   2020-06-29 12:02  

#11  What's the word...ummm..oh yeah: Schadenfreude!
Posted by: Dopey Thaiter8666   2020-06-29 11:28  

#10  Gracias
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-06-29 11:12  

#9  me bad, National Training Center
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-06-29 10:52  

#8  Dankie
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2020-06-29 10:17  

#7  He meant to say National Training Center (NTC).
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-06-29 10:10  

#6  "National trading center"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2020-06-29 10:06  

#5  OPFOR (opposing force)
Posted by: Besoeker   2020-06-29 09:58  

#4  #2 translation?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru PB   2020-06-29 09:56  

#3  "Marisa Gerber is a narrative writer at the Los Angeles Times."

Narrative writer? Doesn't that automatically put it in contention as fake news?

I'd bet none of these protesters live in Beverly Hills.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-06-29 09:53  

#2  One of the techniques learned at the National Trading Center was to kill off the OPFOR scouts quickly. Then the OPFOR was uncertain where the main defenses laid.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2020-06-29 08:31  

#1  When do the fires start?
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-06-29 07:28  

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