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Public commenters urge removal of LAPD chief, cite use of force and alleged coordination with federal authorities
Summary
Dozens of residents used the City Council’s public‑comment period on Oct. 24 to accuse the Los Angeles Police Department of excessive force at recent demonstrations and urged the council to remove the department’s chief, whom speakers identified as "Jim McDonald's."
Dozens of residents used the City Council’s public‑comment period on Oct. 24 to accuse the Los Angeles Police Department of excessive force at recent demonstrations, to report injuries to journalists and protesters, and to urge the council to remove the department’s chief, whom speakers identified as "Jim McDonald's." Council members did not take formal action during the meeting.
"I have been shot and arrested," said Mario Sorvino during public comment, recounting an encounter with officers and saying he had been detained while exercising his First Amendment rights. Other speakers described mounted police, projectiles, injuries to journalists and…
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