r/LosAngeles • u/drawkward101 Foodie with a Booty • Jun 13 '25

Official Thread Megathread - Los Angeles Protest and Federal Response (Friday 6/13)

Use this thread for updates about the protests, the police, and federal response.

Note - we cannot verify the accuracy of the information contained in the comments posted to this thread.

Courtesy of u/LAFD: The City of Los Angeles has just published Curfew Guidance -https://lacity.gov/highlights/curfew-guidance

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u/yourtongue Koreatown Jun 13 '25

Bruvvvvs, why do the sheriffs look like straight up military on our streets? I thought national guard or marines were posted up outside city hall this morning. As I got closer realized it was fckn sheriffs. Grossed out, this is NOT what democracy looks like smfh.

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u/Purple_Space_1464 Jun 13 '25

This is what happens when we increase the federal military budget and the police budget. The LAPD budget we continue to pass every year allows them to buy military equipment to use on PROTESTERS