BREAKING: The Legacy Media Is Mad They Got Pushed Around During The LA Riots; Suing The LAPD & The City Of Los Angeles
A press freedom group is suing the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and the city itself over what the organization says is mistreatment of journalists covering the civil unrest there in response to President Trump’s immigration initiatives.
As part of a lawsuit filed Monday, the Los Angeles Press Club argued police officers trying to contain demonstrations across the city have “responded with excessive force against both the press and public.”
“Journalists covering the protests have been shot with ‘less-lethal munitions,’ charged by horses, and forcibly prevented from filming,” the group argued in a statement on the lawsuit after it was filed.
“Our democracy depends on an informed public. When press rights are threatened, it’s the public that suffers,” said Carol Sobel, lead counsel for the LA Press Club.
The LAPD did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.