Posted on 06/10/2025 6:24:52 AM PDT by V_TWIN
Harrowing footage captured the moment California police shot a New York Post photographer in the head with a rubber bullet during Los Angeles’ violent protest Sunday evening.
Toby Canham, who was on assignment for The Post and standing just off the 101 Freeway at an elevated level, was filming video of the chaos between cops and rioters when a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer suddenly turned his weapon toward him and fired from about 100 yards away.
Canham, 59, who was wearing his press pass, was struck in the forehead and quickly fell to the ground, according to the disturbing footage he captured.
“F–k, f–k, I just got shot in the head!” the dad of two can be heard screaming from behind the camera.
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Wearing a press pass doesn’t shield one from ricochet rubber bullets.
FAFO.
It’s one of the risks photographing in dangerous locations.
At 100 yards a press pass is bloody worthless.
If you are standing in a group assembling Molotovs and one of the thugs drops one, you are gonna get burned. Don’t be an idiot. If someone is doing actual violence (like throwing a rock) and you just stand there — you deserve whatever comes back your way.
His “junk” most likely is so extremely tiny that the possibility of that happening is close to zero.
If the photographers are as much an enemy, as are the “reporters”, they need more head shots.
Three Purple Hearts 💜 I think.
One for the head and two for the two shrapnel wounds.
It makes America’s defenders look like monsters.
Hell, everyone with a smartphone claims to be a “journalist”.
Hell of a L&I workers compensation claim
No need to put yourself in harm’s way anymore. Drones can get all the shots you need.
So this was democrat on democrat action?
Then the jerk should have been home with them. Not at a riot. Hope his kids don’t end up as stupid as him.
Bow bow bow...
Hee hee hee hee... What da ya want for nothing? ... a rubber biscuit?
Bow bow bow...
“Canham, 59, who was wearing his press pass...”
Wrong side & Downrange...
He took that chance and got nailed - or as the kids say today:
He FAFO- ed.
Glad it wasn’t a big piece of concrete.
When in a riot, dress like the riot police who know why. Or leave.
Welkl, he’s no John f’n keree.
with rubber bullets…
Reminds me of Gorbachev
He is a breeder as well.
He looks like a Ron Pearlman relation, only homo sapien.
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