Viral video shows the moment when Los Angeles Police Department officers dramatically smash the windows to pull alleged looters out of a getaway car that was seen leaving an Urban Outfitters store that had just been looted. The tension is palpable in the footage of the dramatic arrest of these looters by police.
It was quite a show of force. Multiple LAPD officers were on the scene to handle the situation. However, the short video doesn’t tell the entire tale. Instead, it only shows when things escalated. We still have laws that need to be followed.
Urban Outfitters Looted
Los Angeles is one of numerous cities across the country in which businesses were looted and destroyed during the protests over George Floyd’s death from a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on his neck.
There was a lot of lawlessness which should not be tolerated in a civil society. This is no way to honor someone who was killed.
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From TMZ:
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … a helicopter tracked the car leaving an Urban Outfitters Wednesday in Hollywood, a store that had been looted. When officers on the ground caught up to the car, we’re told the driver revved the engine … allegedly lurching toward a cop. As you can see multiple officers destroyed the side windows to haul the driver and passengers out of the vehicle. They allegedly refused to exit on their own. One woman appeared to be slightly injured from broken glass, and another went down hard as officers tried to cuff her. The trunk was allegedly chock full of clothes from Urban Outfitters — complete with merchandise tags still on them — according to our law enforcement sources. We’re told everyone in the car was booked for burglary, and the driver was also booked for assault with a deadly weapon — for allegedly driving at one of the officers
You can watch this LAPD arrest in the Instagram video below.
Los Angeles Mayor Defunds The Police
This crisis comes at a time when Los Angeles officials are actually considering defunding the police. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti slashed the police budget by $100 to $150 million after activists protested outside his home.
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In fact, Garcetti actually took a knee amidst protester chants to “Defund the police!”
He had been calling and demanding for social distancing, but he didn’t take issue with breaking his own rules during the coronavirus pandemic while completely surrounded by protesters.
Does the believe the virus takes a break for protests or riots?
After weeks of calls for strict social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Mayor Eric Garcetti pulled down his blue Los Angeles Dodgers face mask, joined the crowd and took a knee.https://t.co/HouP99B6Mu pic.twitter.com/fS7Ny5i42K
— Artemis Moshtaghian (@ArtemisChats) June 3, 2020
Who is going to come and protect people in Los Angeles? Not everyone can afford private security.
The police are there to protect all of us. And if they aren’t there, God help us.