heartening to see the lbc community out on cleanup this morning. imagine if we defunded the police and rerouted that money to the community in the first place. wild.

the lbc police chief here is applauding officers for not "overreacting," and saying he's proud of them. i'm sorry??? that's.... their job?? ok

adolfo guzman lopez, a journalist, was hit in the throat by a rubber bullet at the protest yesterday. you know, bc a cop shot into the crowd. another reporter asks on his behalf if the city can comment. everyone is nervous & shrugs their shoulders. "internal review" they promise.

do my ears deceive me? police chief luna applauds officers for holding back and not letting long beach become "a police state"

i???

i didn't intend for this thread to become a real time reaction to the city's presser, but here we are

oh damn, another reporter asks if the identity of the officer who shot adolfo guzman lopez will be identified and dismissed. a great question. the police chief responds to the effect of: i don't know who it was but we'll know more when we know more

glad for the question at least

aaaand that's it. lbc holds the line on the police not arresting looters as the right tactical move. tbh, i'm with them on that one -- would've been a surefire path to escalation. the best way to de-escalate? defund the police. thank you and good day