Judge rules Los Angeles police can't use nonlethal weapons against journalists

Politico ^ | Jul 11, 2024 | Lindsey Holden

[where's_the_Outrage?]

If press are in the engagement area TFB is they get shot. The press are often the same as the antagonists.

[Ez2BRepub]

Does that mean they can use lethal force? Asking for a friend.

[DouglasKC]

They likely aren’t reporters. But Antifa pretending they are “press”.

[The Free Engineer]

Watch every “protester” (rioter) show up with a “Press” sign on their black ANTIFI uniform.

[Paladin2]

lethal weapons would clear this up in short order....

[digger48]

“The press” can be defined as anyone with cell phone camera now

[READINABLUESTATE]

Ok, good to know.

[BenLurkin]

What “journalists”?

If some idiot wears a sign that says “journalist” or “press” and then mingles in with the other rioters — that person most likely IS a rioter. Simply in a different guise.

[Libloather]

Water cannons. I really like water cannons.

[digger48]

“The press” can be defined as anyone with cell phone camera now

[Flaming Conservative]

I predict a huge increase in “journalists” among antifa and other protesters.

[mfish13]

They encourage the protesters who become more violent when the press is around.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Sounds like the judge needs to be on site to designate the “press” to law enforcement. And what is the penalty for infiltrators posing as press?

[TigersEye]

Lethal force it is then!

[digger48]

They should all wear fedoras with PRESS on the brim like the old days

[mrmeyer]

Lethal weapons it is then

[NEBO]

I sure hope so!

[BobL]

By tomorrow EVERYONE of the rioters will be wearing “Press” vests.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Meanwhile, ICE, Border Patrol, DEA, etc. Have at it.

Any “innocent” person who walks over to the rioters to “see what’s up” deserves whatever happens.

[frank ballenger]

Funny.

Like the Law And Order SVU episode where the evidence for the guilty man was kept out of court by the judge to honor clergy and confessor privilege of a 12 step group——a “minister” led the meetings who got his certification as clergy from a sleazy New Age place for two weeks of study online and his current day job was security guard at a strip club.

Even easier for these guys to be “journalists” now.