Ernesto Arce KPFK Reporter Shot w/Rubber Bullet 5/1 Tells What Touched Off Assault (tags)
ERNESTO ARCE: Well, it seems like they were trying to clear the Alvarado Street for ongoing traffic, and there was a gathering, a large gathering, a circle of people that were gathered around Aztec danzantes, or pre-Columbian Mexican dancers, and they were holding a ceremony. And police on motorcade decided to forcibly break that up, and they drove their motorcycles through this crowd.
"Rubber" bullet used by LBPD - for real. (tags)
Long Beach May Day protester shows a "rubber" bullet fired by the LBPD. In fact the bullet is made from very hard plastic. (N.B. In a previous attempt to post this photo, I indicated it was fired by the LAPD. I apologize to LA's finest as I'm sure they would never resort to police brutality.)
Protester shows LAPD "rubber" bullet (tags)
Long Beach May Day protester shows "rubber" bullet fired by LAPD. In fact, the bullet is made from hard plastic.
A rubber bullet used by police on May Day in Long Beach.
RIOT COP WITH 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN (tags)
LAPD slogan.... "Whose streets? OUR streets!"
PROTESTOR FACES DOWN RIOT POLICE (tags)
His only weapons are his ideas.
POLICEMAN WITH 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN (tags)
"So... you want to exercise your right to free speech, eh?"
ANTI POLICE BRUTALITY BANNER (tags)
PEOPLE'S ARTISTS take their message to the streets.
Defender of Aztlan, Soldier of Corn.
The Youth of today have no fear.
One demonstrator displays his LAPD inflicted wounds.
Man holds Rubber Bullet (tags)
Man examines a rubber bullet fired by the LAPD.
This man was shot in the back with a rubber bullet by police after leaving the Rage Against the Machine concert outside the Democratic Convention
A rubber bullet recovered from outside Democratic Convention after police fired at people leaving Rage Against the Machine performance. (Quarter included for scale)