"On June 6, police fired 34 rounds at about 100 people. On June 8, police fired 1,040 projectiles at about 6,000 people, including 20 rounds of CS gas, a type of tear gas. Six injuries were reported as a result of those projectiles. There were 584 police officers responding that day, the department said. Protesters had blocked off a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire."
"California in 2021 restricted the use of less lethal munitions until alternatives to force have been tried to control a crowd. Police cannot aim indiscriminately into a crowd or at the head, neck or any other vital organs. They also cannot fire solely for a curfew violation, verbal threats toward officers, or not complying with directions given by law enforcement, such as when they order an unlawful assembly to disperse."
Los Angeles police officers fired over 1,000 projectiles at protesters on June 8, including 20 rounds of CS gas, and fired 34 rounds on June 6. About 6,000 people were present on June 8, with 584 officers responding that day. Six injuries were reported from projectiles. Protesters blocked a major freeway and set self-driving cars on fire. Journalists were shot, leading a federal judge to bar police from using rubber projectiles against reporters. A protester who lost a finger filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city and county sheriff. California restricts less-lethal munitions and bans indiscriminate aim and targeting vital organs.
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