""documented verified evidence of military equipment being used in ways that should make everyone on this body pause," he said."
""Our residents should be able to express their rights without being met with rubber bullets or tear gas," he said."
The Los Angeles City Council voted 8 to 4 against a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited the LAPD from using weapons that launch hard-foam projectiles and tear gas, with three council members absent. Ordinance backer Hugo Soto-Martinez argued extra restrictions were justified because LAPD officers appeared to deploy the weapons in ways that violated state law, court orders and department policies. Protest videos from demonstrations over a federal immigration crackdown showed large-scale use of military-style equipment, including one day when officers fired more than 1,000 foam projectiles. LAPD policies are set by the five-member Police Commission, and the council’s oversight is mainly limited to annual military-equipment reports.
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