Susan Miller Dorsey High School students thought they were attending a march for Tyre Nichols. They ended up marching over 6th Street Bridge with LAPD officers and later acted out various scenarios in a VR police simulator.
The Public Safety Committee will vote on the notorious “quadruped unmanned ground vehicles” Tuesday afternoon. One committee member calls them “dystopian.”
“Until LAPD restores faith in our communities, a visible presence at public meetings must not be encouraged,” Black city planners urge LA’s planning director.
Two shootings and one death in custody lead to calls for more mental health professionals working with LAPD. Other city officials are asking for unarmed professionals.
The fatal shooting of Elena Lopez and Orellana Peralta was not the first incident that led Jones' supervisor to question his actions while responding to a call.
For the past 11 years, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) has produced videos containing racist stereotypes and false information that continue to be used in police education.
The law restricts the LAPD’s use of force, but potentially under-trained officers wielding “less-lethal” weapons against crowds can cause drastic harm.
