Those occupying LA were not the only passionate people holding signs in Downtown LA last week. Across the street from Occupy LA, at the state courthouse, a few dozen Michael Jackson supporters are protesting the trial of Conrad Murray and demanding justice for their fallen hero. Tom Andrews was there, these are his photographs. Click for larger images.
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"They told me that they dropped me back off, but no, they just dropped me off somewhere random,” the man explains, after being interrogated inside of a vehicle.
Meanwhile, one of L.A.'s best Thai spot comes west, a Swahili food business arises in South L.A., and a chocolate vending machine graces West Hollywood.
More than 30 people were confirmed to have been detained in the last couple of days, including 3 U.S. citizens.
A screaming woman in an apron was seen running from the stand into the safety of a nearby firetruck, while the stand's other employees weren't so lucky.
Federal immigration raids are escalating in intensity, with more people being profiled and taken without due process.
Prior to June 8, the LAPD had not used tear gas in crowd-control settings in almost 50 years, an LAPD spokesperson told L.A. TACO.
