That’s gotta hurt!
A protester walking around on stilts was knocked down by cops after they struck his wooden legs while they tried to quell unrest at an anti-ICE riot in Los Angeles over the weekend.
Dramatic video shows the protester waving a Guatemala flag while approaching cops. The officers quickly brought him to the ground and dragged him toward the crowd of protesters taking to the streets of downtown LA.
Over the weekend, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest President Trump’s mass deportation effort.
Rioters vandalized driverless Waymo taxis — graffitiing them, shattering their windows and setting at least five on fire.
A shirtless vandal was seen standing atop one of the vandalized Waymos waving a Mexican flag surrounded by flames and smoke, according to photos from the scene.
Trump ordered 2,000 California National Guard troops to respond to the violent protests Saturday as demonstrators took to the streets outside ICE offices.
“A once great American City, Los Angeles, has been invaded and occupied by Illegal Aliens and Criminals,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday. “Now violent, insurrectionist mobs are swarming and attacking our Federal Agents to try and stop our deportation operations — But these lawless riots only strengthen our resolve.”
One group of protesters hurled fireworks at officers, while another looted businesses near 6th and Broadway, according to police.
“Tonight, we had individuals out there shooting commercial-grade fireworks at our officers,” LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell said. “That can kill you.”
Some of the demonstrators hurled glass bottles and pieces of concrete broken off bollard posts at officers trying to control the riot.
At least 27 people were collared Sunday, the LAPD said.
The LAPD chief admitted that his officers “are overwhelmed” by the violence and vandalism on the third day of demonstrations in the city.
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