Los Angeles, the protests
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The images flowing out of Los Angeles over nearly a week of protests have become the subject of a furious debate in the media and among political partisans. A national poll suggested Americans have mixed feelings about the events that have dominated the news.
On Sunday, police forces in Los Angeles fired rubber bullets, flashbang grenades and tear gas at protesters who gathered to condemn the ICE raids and deployment of the National Guard. Sunday night, L.A. police declared all of downtown Los Angeles an unlawful assembly.
Los Angeles protesters torched and spat on an American flag while chanting “Burn it down” and calling for the destruction of America in just the latest shocking scene out of the city’s ongoing riots, footage shows.
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