Newly released videos from protests near the Grove in May show intense clashes between activists and Los Angeles police officers and shine new light on two of the most controversial moments of the unrest.
One of the officers appears to get kicked by Steyn before another fires a tactical round into Steyn’s groin. The video was released Wednesday as part of an investigation into Steyn’s injuries — which sent him to the hospital with a ripped scrotum and ruptured testicle.Steyn — a South African-born mass-shooting survivor and co-author of a book about his days spying for the African National Congress — has repeatedly spoken out about his injuries in the days and weeks since.
When another man passes in front of the skirmish line and says, “I’m going that way,” and the officer in front of Steyn shoves the man with his baton, Steyn and others in the crowd react angrily. Steyn can then be seen lunging forward with his foot in the air.Footage from the camera of the officer who then shoots Steyn records the officer noting that he had targeted Steyn in response.
“I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is happening again. I’m seeing brutality against Black people, and I have to try and help,’” he said.After he was shot, Steyn said he passed out from the shock and pain, regained consciousness, limped away and then passed out again. Losing blood fast, he managed to get a ride-share driver to take him to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he underwent surgery, he said.
Asked specifically about Steyn appearing to kick the officer, Bloom said, “It’s obvious even from the edited video that the police officer struck a peaceful unarmed Black man walking by, simply talking on the phone, just before this incident. Many protesters, in addition to Mr. Steyn, reacted to that act of police brutality.”
The footage in Steyn’s case is from one of the most intense moments during L.A.'s summer protests over police brutality against Black people, including George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes.Protester footage from the same scene near the Grove had captured officers swinging their batons at protesters’ knees as the crowd pulsed backwards.
This is sad
“a slickly produced and highly edited video showing only a portion of the incident, at odd angles, with the camera suspiciously blocked during key moments” OR 'A review by The Times has found that officers likely breached department policies' pretty much sums it up.
En ese distrito ?
they’re investigating themselves 🙄
Hey thanks for catching up, ACAB
ACAB
Stop calling them protesters