Imagine if you were the security guard at literally anywhere and did this. Not only would you be fired. You would likely not work security ever again. Also, you'd face criminal charges. I get cops have more responsibility than a security guard at the mall. But the video evidence shows us a clear psychopath that wouldn't qualify for a security guard position. Will there be punishment? Maybe an investigation? Not really. American police are not police any more. They're the SS. And they will shoot kids dead for looking in the wrong direction. We are far beyond the point of no return.

Have they identified the cop that commited this assault?

Of course not. They're above the law.

I think Trump dreams of a civil war. That will be the perfect excuse to hurry the slow dictatorship takeover.

That is slowly happening anyway, while people are still having wet dreams of democracy.

Bullet proof west with PRESS on it and a helmet/glasses. Trump made a war zone so it should be treated as a war zone.

Police with this behavior should be fired and prosecuted. Unacceptable.

There’s zip about this in the Australian TV news this morning. One of their own and they still don’t have the balls.

This wasn't a "stray round." That shot was deliberate and that pig knew exactly what he was aiming at.

LAPD shot a protester in the head with rubber bullets and refused to call an ambulance for her as she lay there bleeding and concussed; another protester was trampled and concussed by mounted police; countless other protestors were beat over the head savagely with batons... and this is only what was on video.

You know shits getting real when the cops will shoot at a blonde white girl.

People killed by the german police in 2024 (record year): 22 People killed by the police in the united states in 2022: 1176 Well i guess we only have 1/4 of the population so 50 times the number of deaths is normal is to be expected.

Zero justification, not a stray bullet etc, he literally aims and shoots at the camera, what in the fuck is going on over their?

A good time to remind everybody that while rubber bullets are considered "non-lethal," they can kill.

Back in 2004 a college student in Boston died from a bullet that missed its intended target, hit the ground and ricocheted into her eye.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Victoria_Snelgrove

So, while the shot certainly wasn't warranted, IMO its worse because of what could have happened because this officer was taking a shot for fun.

It should also be noted that the term "rubber bullet" is exceedingly euphemistic.

So-called 'rubber bullets' are huge and have been known to maim and blind people. These aren't tiny little paintball rounds, folks.

I want to tell all the centrists who acted like leftists were radical, dangerous people for the last 30 years in the US while treating violent, rightwing conservative ideology as if it was innocent and defenseless... to personally eat shit you naive idiots, leftists were trying to warn you about this moment in the US for decades, fucking DECADES and y'all still chose to listen to fascists over learning some basic things about leftist ideology. Even after violent rightwing fascists attempted a literal coup on Jan 6 y'all still wanted to be afraid of leftists more than rightwing mobs actually assaulting the U.S. capitol.

Over the years I have wasted soo soo soooooo much breath talking to older boomer conservatives who believed themselves to be centrists or even democrats, and it was all a damn waste of time, these people have brainworms and admitting they have been living inside a bubble that popped late in their life interferes too much with their ego and sense of impending mortality (have I lived a life and learned worse than nothing about what the future will be????) for them to listen to kindness. Bypass these people and organize with people who understand, leave the naysayers I am criticizing behind and let them catch up once they realize how truly alone they are (with no younger people on their side from the conservative or leftist end of the spectrum).

spits on the authoritarian, rightwing dictatorship at my feet

C'mon, the camera was coming straight for him!

While I detest violence in all forms, and respect peaceful protest and the power of the ballot box; it seems like the current administration is doing everything it can to disenfranchise the voters of this country, and preemptively using violence against peaceful protesters. I hope things don’t tip too far, because while Americans don’t riot like the French at the drop of a hat, there is an enormous amount of anger simmering among the working class people in this country, and I’d hate to see that erupt. If it does come to a head it will make the Paris riots like a sunny day on Lake Geneva.

If I recall correctly, the officer broke article 19 of the UDHR. I have a sneaking suspicion that that officer isn't getting any reprecussions for their actions.

I think the provocation was her reporting facts. Can't have that when most voters have chosen Trump.

If you mix ammonia and bleach, and pump balloons full of it, when the balloons pop it releases some bad fumes

And a British one, too.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/los-angeles-protest-photographer-surgery/