Mutual Aid Responding to Los Angeles Protests

Can anyone explain to me why law enforcement mutual aid had to use lights and sirens (Code 3) to travel so far away? (Besides an unnecessary show of force?)

Beyond the disturbing situation of police abuse, whether you are black, white, or Martian we all agree that regard for everyone's life is sacred. I am sure the mayor of Minneapolis and the police chief there will be looking for new jobs and the police department overhauled and the guilty police will be punished. Of course, it does not mean that injustice should trigger riots, looting, burning of people's businesses in the name of a "just cause." Right now, what I see as equally disturbing are the Antifa thugs inciting the very behavior they seem to be against while wearing black hoods and "F**K ICE" t-shirts, while the poor blacks get sandwiched between them and some of the equally extreme but far-right Boogaloo Bois. And now we have the media turning this into a political issue versus a human rights issue. If I see another MSM editorial blaming Trump for this, I am going to go rogue myself, or at least puke.

Hope none return infected.

One would like to add - with pride and enormous gratitude : WW2 members of the U.S. Armed Forces included the American Black, White, Asian, Hispanic and American Indian. Lest we forget. Thank you, keep well and safe :)

Not liking to sound repetitive one is sent straight back in History, Germany 1933. When one man could apparently only eventually lead his angry, vulnerable, trusting, frustrated and hungry, people, out of their plight from complete annihilation after WW1 - straight into a worse disaster, WW2. We need to pull ourselves together, trust our leaders, enforcement personnel, National Guard, and courts of Law, and allow them to control this appalling mess. Hate breeds hate and exacerbating instead of attempting to calm down this situation is a crime against all citizens of this beloved country. The latter for which generations of our boys and girls have fought, risked, and tragically sacrificed their lives, in too many wars. Wars fought to keep peace and safety on this beautiful land. Not to have their memories dishonored - thrown under the bus - by following generations.

People were outraged at peaceful protests against lockdowns by people who had lost their livelihoods and their businesses. I don't see the same concerns here - in fact I see people excusing this, despite the fact that the virus is likely circulating even more now, because the cause is just in their opinion, more just than people losing jobs and businesses. Wake up people you're being played. If a lockdown protestor was shot on their porch like that lady last night some of you would be cheering. It's wrong regardless and they are dividing us - all so they can stay in power and control. Stop making this political and start thinking for yourselves. Period.

That was no lefty they dress better and don't use mama's gas mask he wasn't burning nothing just setting it up to loot by breaking windows.

I saw a video of a black guy in Minneapolis telling these white idiots that this is not their cause, they are welcome but not to loot and riot - and he said we will social distance and stay safe. I feel so sorry for these people - this was a legit protest that was hijacked by not only Antifa but possibly right wing extremists too looking to confront Antifa. but make no mistake about it - Antifa did this in large part - they hate anything capitalist/wealth and that's why they were stealing and screaming "expropriation". Also one arrestee in Portland had the words "ACAB" tatooed on his face - that is the socialist worker's movement saying for All Cops Are Bad - and that ACAB was also spray painted in several locations.

♫♫ When we returned to the pad to unload everything It dawned on me that I need new home furnishings So once again we filled the van until it was full Since that day my livin' room's been more comfortable Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here It's getting harder and harder and harder each and every year Some kids went in a store with their mother I saw her when she came out she was gettin some pampers They said it was for the black man, They said it was for the mexican And not for the white man But if you look at the streets It wasn't about Rodney King It's bout this f'ed up situation and these f'ed up police It's about coming up And staying on top And screamin' 187 on a mother f'n' cop It's not written on the paper it's on the wall National guard! Smoke from all around! ♫♫

There is no conspiracy of right or left wing “agents”... You just have people protesting lawfully being joined at night by bored out of work people that are getting their kicks breaking windows and burning things. We can def give the media a little blame as Of Immediately condemning the looting and arson, they sympathized and justified it. The protesting is real and Important... that cop killed the guy and should be (and is!!) in jail... but people looting liquor stores and targets need to be stopped and locked up. Protests are good... the chaos unfolding is not

My brother in Eugene OR says that anarchists started tearing downtown on Friday night. Curfews are in effect.

Did some research last night about 'boogaloo'. Never heard of this before. These guys are scary.........and there's lots of footage showing the property damage is being started by right wing extremist white men, like the guy at the Auto Zone in Minneapolis and the guys dressed in black in Oakland. Boogaloo tend to wear Hawaiian shirts, boots, camouflage and they could care less about the murder of a black man.

Much of the time riots are not started by the obvious Folks.

It's a good thing UCSB is closed otherwise those local officers would be needed for the protesting and rioting that would happening in S.B. and I.V.

Congratulations to the two astronauts who left the Earth today...good choice.

My heart breaks for what is happening in L.A. Lived there many years...was there for the 1992, riots... Glad our first responders can help. Want them to be safe !