No Kings protesters seen choking after tear gas 'deployed' outside federal building in LA

AOL.com ^ | 3/28/2026 | Claire Anderson

[simpson96]

Alarming footage on social media has captured the moment No Kings protesters were seen coughing and choking after tear gas was deployed in Los Angeles, California.

The intense standoff between a small group of protesters and authorities was filmed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in downtown L.A.

The Los Angeles Police Department's incident commander declared a "tactical alert" for the City of Los Angeles after the event.

"Federal Authorities have deployed more tear gas due to demonstrators throwing large concrete blocks, bottles and other objects over the fence," LAPD wrote in a statement on X.

A dispersal order was issued at about 5:30 p.m. local time, with authorities giving everyone in the area 15 minutes to leave before arrests are made.

[simpson96]

[GingisK]

They are lucky I wasn’t in charge. I’d use VX.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Good..I would have dropped a drone on them

[bwest]

I’m not alarmed.

[Texas Eagle]

Newsom voters.

[rktman]

Alarming? Not to me. Kinda diggin’ it.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Whoops! No Masks. Come on knuckleheads. Be prepared. Geez. Morons on parade.

[Magic Fingers]

Me either. That’s the norm for those simpletons.

[Reily]

Not enough wood shampoo action!

[BenLurkin]

The usual rent-a-mob.

[hanamizu]

“...demonstrators throwing large concrete blocks, bottles and other objects over the fence,”

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Mostly peaceful. /s

[Who is John Galt?]

"Without chemicals, life itself wouldn't be possible!"

"Without life, chemicals wouldn't be toxic!"

"Without a room-temperature IQ, you wouldn't be choking!"

;^)

[tet68]

CN and CS at least.

[blackdog]

The "No Kings" protesters were all white females, under 24, or over 65, IN MEMPHIS.......

Hired outrage. Astroturf protests. It was just too funny. Not very authentic or genuine.

[Hot Tabasco]

Alarming footage on social media has captured the moment No Kings protesters were seen coughing and choking after tear gas

As my grandfather used to say: "One person's alarm is another's joy"......or something like that.

[mass55th]

When I worked in NY State’s prison system, they had a chemical agent whose side effect stimulated your bowels so you’d crap your pants. ICE should be using that on these prostesters, but they’ve probably banned it since then.

[HombreSecreto]

Were they chanting, “I can’t breathe?” HAHAHAHAHAHA

[Vaduz]

The way they smell why did the need a mask it’s an improvement.

[Maris Crane]

WHAT A MOTLEY CREW.

I’ve never seen anything like them. YEACH

[Midwesterner53]

Alarming is the wrong word. Nothing they didn’t deserve is a better phrase. Glad to see the CS being used at last.