systemic racism
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They Came to Mourn. LAPD Came in Force. Now Two Men Could Face Serious Consequences Because LAPD Won’t Acknowledge They Were Wrong.
The July 7 vigil for Kenny Hall had been peaceful until LAPD arrived and began pushing people around. When peacemaker Shamond "Lil AD" Bennett tried to intervene and de-escalate LAPD, officer Evan Mott assaulted him. When Dontreal Washington protested, officers punched him in the face. Then LAPD arrested them both.
December 18, 2025
UCLA Report Shows How Freeway Construction Last Century Was Used to Destroy and Divide Communities of Color
“Understanding the history of racism in freeway development can inform restorative justice in these areas.”
November 25, 2025
Police Protective League Deletes, Reposts, Apologizes for, then Deletes Apology for Racist Scaremongering Tweet about Crime on Metro
The tweet also falsely claimed Metro had defunded LAPD. But no apology was made for that.
March 1, 2023