LAPD response to George Floyd summer protests highlights 'institutional issues,' ineffective policing: report
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The Los Angeles Police Department’s handling of the 2020 summer protests following George Floyd’s death highlighted the agency’s failure to adequately train officers, antiquated tactics and a "chaos of command system," among other missteps, according to a recent independent report.
Among the report’s findings were: secret "shadow teams" of undercover officers embedded among protestors, with no effective way to relay their intelligence to police brass; a chaotic command system where top staff didn’t know who was in charge and contradicted each others’ orders; minimal training on the use of hard-foam projectile weapons; poor detention conditions for arrestees amid a pandemic; antiquated tactics, and neglected reforms that had been agreed upon after the mishandling of previous demonstrations over the last two decades. Protests across the city in late May and into June were largely peaceful, but pockets of violence and crime erupted on the city’s streets. Hundreds were injured or accused police of violating their rights during clashes and mass arrests, prompting several lawsuits. Scores of businesses were damaged or looted. More than 106 officers were injured.More Related News