Thread by @tommykellyinla, In celebration (/s) of some of our city council trying to return [...]

No Good Cops, No Bad Protesters

tommykellyinla

In celebration (/s) of some of our city council trying to return to intense criminalization and sweeps, I& #39;ll be playing some of the greatest hits (read: most tragic) that I witnessed in the Hollywood shelter criminalization zone

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Here is LAPD cruelly stealing + destroying a small dresser that this man bought for himself. At one point, she orders him to empty out the drawers so she can search his things, looking for a reason to criminalize him.

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#HomesNotZones

When the LAPD sergeant gets push back for stealing his things, she threatens him with violence.

#HomesNotZones

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4/ LAPD arbitrarily deciding what things will be destroyed. One woman is allowed to keep her tent and nothing else. She loses shoes, blankets, a full plastic organizing bin, and one of her suitcases. Another woman is forced to beg for her things.

#HomesNotZones

5/ Michelle explains how people inside aren& #39;t subjected to this cruelty. She says this isn& #39;t legal, and since this day, a federal judge in Garcia v LA has agreed with her. LAHSA stands to the side, smiling and cracking jokes, while people are in despair.

#HomesNotZones #FTP

6/ Michelle explains the mindset of the LAPD officers who volunteer to punish and terrorize houseless people. Her husband left her, and she& #39;s repeatedly pushed further into poverty every time LA steals her things, including her art supplies which was her source of income.

7/ Michelle is trying really hard to get back on her feet , which the city frustrates at every opportunity. It& #39;s driving her into depression. Poverty in LA is intentionally made as cruel and difficult as possible.

#HomesNotZones

8/ One person wasn& #39;t home. All of his things trashed, save for this suitcase, which was stolen and stored far away downtown. There& #39;s a 95% chance that the suitcase won& #39;t be recovered.

#HomesNotZones

9/ Armed guards stand by, making sure unhoused people pack up and leave the area. Not like they& #39;re going to clean underneath their tent. It& #39;s just a temporary apartheid.

#HomesNotZones

10/ People made to drag their things many blocks away. Not because they& #39;re going to clean the area. Because fuck you, that& #39;s why.

#HomesNotZones

11/ All houseless people are ordered to leave the area. Lined up against the wall is everything that the city stole, which is either trashed, or stored downtown where it has a 95% chance of being trashed.

#HomesNotZones

12/ A woman is able to recover some of her things. After more begging, LAPD allows her recover ONE of her suitcases, and her wheelchair. LAPD doesn& #39;t know the fucking law, they are legally forbidden to steal wheelchairs. You& #39;ll recognize this woman from 4/, this is a weekly event

13/ Before storing downtown, part of the process is that Sanitation empties out all containers, going through every item and arbitrarily deciding whether it& #39;s trash. If it& #39;s dirty or damaged in any way, they will immediately trash it. If it& #39;s illegal, they& #39;ll take you to jail.

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