The Los Angeles Police Department faces growing criticism over its handling of protests as new videos and images emerged Friday of violent, aggressive behavior by officers. A Los Angeles Police Department officer strikes a protester with a baton in L.A.’s Fairfax District on May 30, 2020. The suit — filed late Friday by the Los Angeles chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, Black Lives Matter and Los Angeles Community Action Network — accused the LAPD of violating protesters’ right to assemble and using excessive force. I spent hours last night reading accounts & watching videos of the experiences of protesters. Not just longtime activists, but newly engaged Angelenos who took to the streets.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 06, 2020 21:22 UTC