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quaint

(3,906 posts)
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:05 AM Wednesday

Who is rioting in downtown L.A., demonstrators or habitual agitators?

KTLA
On Monday, Bass expressed her deep frustration with those choosing to engage in illegal behavior, using the cover of immigrants’ rights as a reason to cause mayhem.

“I just say to anybody that does that, don’t come and say you are supporting immigrants’ rights. You can’t possibly be supporting immigrants and vandalize our city,” she said. “You will be arrested. It might not happen that day, so don’t think that because you went home that night that you’re free. There’s a lot of videotape, investigations that will take place and you will be held accountable and, frankly, need to be separated from the people who are fighting on behalf of our immigrant community.”

(Pictures at link.)
I believe investigations will show outside agitators.
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quaint

(3,906 posts)
2. Daily shocks that people are being treated this way, here, in this century.
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:11 AM
Wednesday

Many tears.

SSJVegeta

(683 posts)
3. Paid agitators
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:16 AM
Wednesday

There was a craigslist ad that has since been taken down offering up to 12k per week for "toughest badasses willing to follow orders" in downtown Los Angeles. It was posted about a week ago.

SSJVegeta

(683 posts)
5. Yeah i took down the link cause those forum responses are... stupid
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 08:22 AM
Wednesday

But it's pretty obvious there are some career criminals involved out there...

LauraInLA

(2,155 posts)
6. Some may be paid, and some may be Black Bloc or Proud Boy true believers. But some -- maybe most -- are
Wed Jun 11, 2025, 09:51 AM
Wednesday

seriously young guys who like mayhem. We have the looting and tagging every time we win a sports championship. They’re homegrown jackasses.

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