Protests continued for a sixth night around Southern California as people took to the streets to express their anger over the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer — and over other unjust killings of African Americans and people of color by police.
Protestors made a strong showing despite a confusing Los Angeles County curfew order that went into effect at 6 p.m. Monday and lasted until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Several cities in L.A. County — including Glendale, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and Long Beach — instituted curfews that started earlier. Over the last several days of unrest, there have been widespread reports of tear gassing and the use of rubber bullets on protesters and journalists.
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With files from LAist. Read the full story here.
Guests:
Lorenzo Boyd, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion, and the director of The Center for Advanced Policing at the University of New Haven; he was a Sheriff’s Deputy for 15 years in Boston; he tweets
Maria Haberfeld, professor of police science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice; her forthcoming book is about training police officers how to use force
Norm Stamper, former chief of police at the Seattle Police Department whose career as a police officer spans 34 years; his latest book is “To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America’s Police” (Nation Books, 2016)