Cross-posted from https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/55777869
A judge has denied the Los Angeles Police Department’s emergency motion asking to lift an injunction that restricts the use of force against the press. That denial comes after the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Friday to request the city attorney’s office withdraw the emergency motion.
LAPD filed the emergency motion in an attempt to lessen the use-of-force restrictions against journalists ahead of Saturday’s No Kings protests, where large crowds are expected.
The City Council motion, brought forward by councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Monica Rodgriguez, cited that it was in response to LAist’s reporting.
Adam Rose, press rights chair at the Los Angeles Press Club, in a written statement said, “My read is the motion was mainly denied on procedural grounds. The false emergency was of LAPD’s own making.”
LA spends half its entire city budget on these fuckwits. Fully half. Every other department has to share the remaining half.
Yeah, I remember someone complaining about the cost of homeless services in the city budget and I couldn’t even find it in the published numbers. It was lumped in with other social services and all of them dwarfed by the enormous cost of police and fire services.
it rivals NYPD, THATS why both are the most corrupt of any PDs, eventhough almost all are corrupt. LAPD has actual gang members in them
It’s almost like money and power are terrible corrupting influences that also attract the worst humans. Weird