"A woman cosplaying Lady Liberty was one of 75 people arrested by officers at the Los Angeles protest, which saw one of the biggest crackdowns of the day. Authorities pushed for a dispersal order when the protest extended 30 minutes past its 5 p.m. end time. But when protesters stood their ground, officers started shooting tear gas and pepper balls into a crowd of about 150, leaving at least one teenager with a wounded eye and various other individuals with skin burns and other injuries."
"They brutalized us,' a medic told the Los Angeles Times. 'We were just protesting, there was no aggression. They just started firing into the crowd.'"
The 'No Kings' protests saw an estimated 8 million Americans rallying across the country, expressing discontent with various issues including war, affordability, and reproductive rights. This third protest followed two previous events, with the October rally being the largest in American history. In Los Angeles, police arrested a woman cosplaying as Lady Liberty among others, using tear gas and pepper balls to disperse crowds. Protesters reported aggressive police actions, leading to injuries and arrests, highlighting tensions between demonstrators and law enforcement.
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