LAPD gets the OK from city council to remain a militarized police department for another year.
A motion to limit the department's deployment of tear gas and 40 mm rubber bullets failed to pass.
Joey Scott
Joey Scott is a freelance investigative reporter and photographer based in Los Angeles. He writes about policing, surveillance, and politics.
Police
The Los Angeles Police Department is likely violating state law by failing to publish its use of force reports from the No Kings protest in June.
State law AB48 requires police to file the reports within 90 days of their protest response.
Police
LAPD projects to defund the city further by overhiring officers, drawing ire from city council.
No funding has been identified to cover the $3.56 million overspending.
Policing
The LAPD is defunding the city.
Police liabilities and community service.
Of Note 10/17-10/24
A roundup of notable news
Essay
Who Gets to Decide Who Lives or Dies.
The Supreme Court voted not to intervene, and Anthony Boyd's execution in Alabama will go forward tonight.
Essay
Don't Rain on Parades
Thousands turn out for No Kings rally in Los Angeles,
Essay
They're not sending their best.
An attempt at strongman propaganda exposes ICE's weakness.
Essay
Raptured
We're still here, we still have each other.
Of Note 9/15-9/21
Things of note in this week's modern dystopia.
LAPD
In a single day, the LAPD shot 1,040 chemical and less lethal munitions at anti-ICE demonstrators.
The LAPD's numbers, combined with CHP and LASD's use of force reports, bring the total number of less lethals used in June to more than 10,000.
Police
Tally so far: at the anti-ICE demonstrations in June, CHP and LASD fired 9,600 projectiles and chemical munitions at protesters.
Recently published use of force reports outlines their gratuitous and forceful response during June's anti-ICE demonstrations across Los Angeles.