California Senator Alex Padilla faced aggressive treatment from law enforcement during an event, raising alarms about police conduct towards unarmed individuals, particularly people of color. Despite being a senator, Padilla was tackled and restrained, demonstrating a troubling pattern of violence against minority individuals. His remarks emphasized that if this is how authorities treat a senator, it raises grave concerns about the treatment of less visible members of the community, including vulnerable workers. The video, witnessed by many, invites scrutiny of law enforcement practices under the current administration.
It’s traumatic. I kept feeling like these thugs assaulting Padilla were determined to hurt him.
If this is how the DHS responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they are doing to farmworkers.
‘I’m Senator Alex Padilla,’ he said. ‘I have questions for the secretary.’ Her thugs quickly began grabbing him.”},{
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