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IcyPeas

(21,871 posts) Sun May 31, 2020, 03:30 PM May 2020

**Mayor of LA giving speech/update on protests. [LIVE] Curfew again tonight

Los Angeles got trashed last night. National Guard are being called in. Chief of Police speaking now. Giving updates and what is happening going forward

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**Mayor of LA giving speech/update on protests. [LIVE] Curfew again tonight (Original Post) IcyPeas May 2020 OP

x IcyPeas May 2020 #1

National Guard will be guarding/blocking certain streets as a deterrent tonight IcyPeas May 2020 #2

IcyPeas

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1. x

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Sun May 31, 2020, 03:50 PM

May 2020

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)

2. National Guard will be guarding/blocking certain streets as a deterrent tonight

Reply to IcyPeas (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2020, 04:21 PM

May 2020

- Social media is encouraging crowds... comparing this to the LA riots in 1992 when there was no social media. People go to the biggest protest, some to loot and cause unrest.

Last night protesters were blocking fire trucks from getting to fires.

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