California Highway Patrol using a battering ram to knock down the door so they can evict a family.

Cops aiming assault rifles at small children through the windows.

Just in time for Thanksgiving. This is what @GavinNewsom stands for.
Why CHP? Because these vacant homes are owned by CalTrans and they’re sitting empty.

Homeless families with kids, who have been living in shelters or in their cars, moved into the homes and have been living peacefully and not bothering anyone. https://twitter.com/chadloder/status/1331818038329413634
California Highway Patrol has started evicting the next family. Onlookers are NOT happy with the cops, who have already made several arrests.

This is the 3700 block of Sheffield in El Sereno, east of LA. 📸 @chip_nooo
California Highway Patrol just hog-tied a little girl.

The crowd seems ready to rush these cops.
CHP just declared an unlawful assembly. Smoke deployed, crowd is REFUSING to move, now chanting “SHAME ON YOU” at the cops.
Crowd has formed a line preventing CHP from moving. The cops look rattled. Tense situation. https://twitter.com/bfeinzimer/status/1331843470911102977
A group of moms linked arms to prevent CHP from moving on to evict the next family down from 3719 Sheffield.

Cops pushed the moms back violently, swinging batons. They’ve arrested several people.
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