More than 1,000 protesters converge on Mayor Garcetti's residence, demand change
To Whitney Peterson, 35, of Los Angeles, the chant was not a call for abolishing law enforcement but limiting it and steering resources elsewhere.Peterson said she she was protesting out of frustration: “It’s hard seeing police brutality over and over again and nothing changing, and I’m here to fight for that change.”
Derrika Mayweather, 27, of downtown Los Angeles said she came “because black people deserve to be treated fairly. I’m sick of my sisters and brothers dying of unnecessary murder.”The choice of venue — outside the mayor’s official residence, in one of L.A.’s toniest neighborhoods, was powerful to several protesters.“Black Lives Matter started this, and the steps they take are very thought-out,” Mayweather said. “It was a good idea to bring the issues to the front door.”“It’s very peaceful.
One of the demonstrators, who gave only his first name, Fernando, said he chose to join the protest outside the mayor’s house to send a message.“It’s personal to everyone, and the people running this city and this country need to know this,” he said. “This is my second protest today, and the consistency is what I appreciate.”
Gesturing to a crowd gathered with signs, he added: “People are safe and peaceful and consistent — because this has to go on.” The protest eventually moved on to Wilshire Boulevard, shutting down traffic. After marching through Hancock Park, a leafy neighborhood of multimillion-dollar mansions, the cheers turned toward economic inequity.After a brief standoff with a phalanx of officers on Wilshire Boulevard, the demonstrators turned onto a side street but were eventually hemmed in on 8th Street by police.
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