US EditionRubber Bullet Tore Open Protester’s Eye During ‘No Kings Day’ Rally
- At the ‘No Kings Day’ demonstration in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, AFP photographer Marshall Woodruff was struck in the face by a rubber bullet fired by police.
- The protests began peacefully with tens of thousands demonstrating but escalated after officers were assaulted with bricks and bottles, prompting law enforcement to break up the event using less-lethal munitions.
- Woodruff underwent surgery lasting about four to five hours that night to repair a fractured cheek and torn eye, and he expressed uncertainty about regaining vision in his right eye.
- Woodruff described how officers began firing extensively with rubber bullets in all directions, while the LAPD confirmed that several of their officers sustained injuries during the clash.
- The incident raised questions about law enforcement's crowd-control tactics, prompting a commitment to thorough reviews to ensure use of force met legal and policy standards amid the balance of protest rights and public safety.
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LA Rioter Who Was Throwing Bricks And And Bottles At Cops Found Out What A Rubber Bullet Can Do To An Eye
An L.A. rioter who was part of a group that was throwing bricks and bottles at law enforcement during the “No Kings Day” protest may lose his right eye after being hit by a rubber bullet. Los Angeles, rioter, rubber bullet
Trump-Hating Agitator Shot in the Eye After Thugs Violently Assault Police Officers During "No Kings" Riot in Los Angeles
A man so blinded by his hatred of the President of the United States now may end up losing part of his vision permanently after some of his comrades got physical with cops on Saturday in Los Angeles.
LAPD's exuberant firing of rubber bullets may cost this man his sight
Marshall Woodruff does not know if he'll recover sight in the eye he nearly lost to LAPD's breaking up of a peaceful "No Kings" protest last Saturday. I hope there is a deep review of LAPD's body camera footage after this weekend's awful abuse of power. — Read the rest The post LAPD's exuberant firing of rubber bullets may cost this man his sight appeared first on Boing Boing.
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