One week after the downtown Waymo riots, widespread peaceful protest was mostly achieved.
[. . .] People were protesting for their neighbors, family, friends, and acquaintances. There seemed to be a great deal of empathy and anger in the crowd.
Things changed around 2:30 pm.
The event was scheduled to end at 2 pm.
Some people were leaving.
But many were not going for awhile.
All of the surrounding Federal Buildings were protected by lethally armed National Guardsmen who were being crowded and harassed by some of the more strident and aggressive rally goers.
Around 3 pm the Cavalry came out along with flash bang rounds and tear gas.
An LAPD front line armed with flash bang guns and rubber bullet rifles led the phalanx of horses and National guardsman in various massive crowd pushes that caused the protesters to run in retreat only to be crowded in by a different security force until all of the exits were shut off around City Hall excepting the Southern exit through Grand Park. [. . .]
Full account and photos: No Kings Protest DTLA Photo Set 1 | Photo Set 2 | Photo Set 3 | Photo Set 4 | Photo Set 5 by Robert Stuart Lowden
Meanwhile, in Highland Park, hundreds of people occupied all corners of the intersection at York and North Figueroa. The shouting, cheering, honking, and music could be heard from blocks away and was non-stop both long before and long after the event’s official duration. The usually-prominent Veteran’s Memorial was obscured by people. In past years, protests held there caused friction with some veterans, but in this case veterans were participating, too, and co-organized the event (along with local Native Elders, the Highland Park Community, and Indivisible.org).
Full story, pictures, and video: "The King & ICE": *No Kings *No Ice *No Fascism in Highland Park by Was_There
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