5-1-07 LAPD ASSAULTS IMMIGRATION REFORM DEMONSTRATORS
Towards the end of what would otherwise have been a peaceful march and rally, LAPD riot police fired rubber bullets into a crowd of immigration reform demonstrators in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 1, 2007... (more videos below the fold)
This video clip shows police using aggressive crowd control tactics, including rubber bullets and gas, to disperse a group of demonstrators from McArthur Park.
At least one person had bruise marks after being shot. Others were seen being pushed around by police.
There were many other peaceful marches across the nation, as tens of thousands of people marched nationwide, urging Congress to give status to millions of illegal immigrants who come to the U.S. for work.
Olbermann/MSNBC's take...
THE LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT IS OUT OF CONTROL!
May 1, 2007 - LAPD police riot against immigration protest
During a live Univision broadcast, the LA police attacked families standing around after pro-immigrant rally, with batons and rubber bullets. This was tape recorded off of Univision and Telemundo. The cameras only caught a little however...
Also read, watch, listen to DemocracyNow's coverage of the LAPD riot...
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