Not that shocking. This exact thing happened in 2020. Cops are evil.
Danciusly on
BBC photographer was also shot. He had to go to the hospital for emergency surgery.
>Nick Stern was covering the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday when he said **a three-inch „plastic bullet“ tore into his thigh.**
>“There was something hard sticking out of the back of my leg and my leg was getting wet from blood,“ he told the BBC.
>Demonstrations against immigration raids have been raging in LA for three days, with protests on Sunday erupting outside a Home Depot store in Paramount, south of LA.
>Stern, originally from Hertfordshire before relocating to the US in 2007, said he had been standing in the middle of the road all day taking photos when at 21:00 local time he was struck by a bullet.
>“I suddenly got this terrific pain on my leg,“ he told the BBC’s Three Counties Radio.
>“I tried hobbling away [but] I couldn’t put any weight on my leg.“
>He said that up to eight protesters rushed up to him to carry him away from the „danger area“ before a medic cut his trousers off, put a pressure pad on the wound and tied a tourniquet.
>“From the moment I was hit I felt incredibly faint.“
He is now recovering at Long Beach Memorial Medical Centre following emergency surgery to remove the bullet from his leg.
That guy saw his target, took careful aim, and shot her.
There isn’t a shred of ambiguity about what happened.
MadAstrid on
Intentionally shot by paramilitary for reporting their crimes against the citizenry.
Wrath_Ascending on
Irony is that she works for a right-wing media outlet that has been aggressive in praising Trump.
They’re not *quite* as bad as Fox, but they’re not much better.
Hopefully a lot of people in that organisation are feeling some regret and concern right now, because they did their damndest to get our local Trump knock-off the Prime Ministership.
keyjan on
Wasn’t there a photog a few years ago who *lost an eye* to a rubber bullet?
cowardpasserby on
Every discharge of a weapon should be logged in these situations. A “lost count of rubber bullets” should result in suspension pending full internal review.
Elegant_Plate6640 on
Crazy how the media seems more concerned with driverless cars.
Inevitable-Ad9760 on
Geez, we seem to be on the road to Four Dead in Ohio.
Jeansybaby on
Is this the kind of country the IOC wants to hold the Olympics in???
redditjunky2025 on
In the video, you can actually see the officer pointing his rifle in her direction and shooting. It was a deliberate act. She was standing with other reporters and not menacing anyone.
The cop should be easily identified and disciplined/punished.
schlasara on
I hope the identity of the cop is found and they can be sued. She was intentionally shot at with malice
Odaniel123 on
Shot on purpose. Clearly.
Jensen0451 on
So far, the defenses I’ve heard for it are:
„It’s just a rubber bullet“
„Journalists have to go into active combat zones all the time, and it’s not big deal“
„Why was she getting in the way? Clearly she was asking for trouble“
LiquidAether on
I wish it was shocking. It’s a merely expected.
Devilofchaos108070 on
It shows a cop intentionally shooting her
Pathogen_Inhaler on
These people say they’re gonna get rid of all the illegal immigrants cause they’re a bunch of rapists and murderers. Meanwhile all I’ve seen is him deport a bunch of working class immigrants, teachers, cooks, laborers, a couple US citizens (insane), and people who have had their visas cancelled for political and xenophobic purposes.
I’m all for getting actual national security threats or murderers booted out of here. But the reason I didn’t vote for the guy is I knew what was actually going to happen – we’re going to lose innocent workers and everyday people who help keep this crude machine called America running.
If you genuinely believe that:
A) All illegal immigrants are rapists and murderous crazed criminals (xenophobic generalization)
B) they were only going to target those who are criminals (naïve trust in selective authoritarianism)
then you’re either dangerously hateful or profoundly allergic to history and nuance. Like you’ve effectively outsourced your brain to news headlines.
Popculturemofo on
That officer identified her as a member of the media and made the deliberate choice to open fire on her.
We are so beyond the pale and I wish this nation would wake up. Fascism is here. We have a dictator in office currently. The US is no longer a democracy or even a free nation. We are all targets for the MAGA regime to brutalize whenever they wish.
jhkayejr on
Australia should issue an arrest warrant. Trump will flout it, but make sure this nazi never vacations abroad anywhere ever.
JPows_ToeJam on
“Officer appears to deliberately shoot reporter” would be a perfectly acceptable and more accurate headline. It protects the paper from a suit because they don’t claim his intention, they simply describe what appears to have happened.
This headline falls incredibly short of describing what happened.
rsmith72976 on
“Shot at intentionally by police officer in riot gear”, there, fixed your headline. Cowards.
Christian_C7 on
“Struck”?! Watch the video and you’ll see that pig look over, aim, and fire right at her. Disgusting journalism from the dailybeast, and that cop needs to be charged and arrested immediately
the_gaymer_girl on
“Riot cop deliberately shoots a reporter in the leg live on camera” is a better headline.
BuddhaLennon on
#LAPD Officer Deliberately Shoots Reporter in the Back
Fixed that for you.
Bad_breath on
Also shocking that some posts covering this blatantly makes fun of her for several reasons:
Being a woman.
Being australian.
Perceived as being „liberal“.
Being on the wrong place.
Reporting on the protests.
Riot police is cool.
Guns are cool.
Hurting people is cool.
Zariayn on
He aimed right at her.
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She was not “just struck”
you can see the guy wait till her back is turned, raise his weapon and deliberately fire at her leg.
You can see the dude raise the gun and aim. This is what tRump wants so he can justify a good old fashioned human rights violating crack down.
And people act surprised that violence escalates when police are randomly shooting at people.
Clearly she was the “insurrectionist” that I been hearing about.
I’m sure there’s a lawyer in LA who is willing to file a personal lawsuit against the shooter. Let him prove it was a justified attack.
Youtube version:
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkdajl35J48
About 15 seconds in.
She took more of a bullet for us than he ever did
Not that shocking. This exact thing happened in 2020. Cops are evil.
BBC photographer was also shot. He had to go to the hospital for emergency surgery.
>Nick Stern was covering the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Sunday when he said **a three-inch „plastic bullet“ tore into his thigh.**
>“There was something hard sticking out of the back of my leg and my leg was getting wet from blood,“ he told the BBC.
>Demonstrations against immigration raids have been raging in LA for three days, with protests on Sunday erupting outside a Home Depot store in Paramount, south of LA.
>Stern, originally from Hertfordshire before relocating to the US in 2007, said he had been standing in the middle of the road all day taking photos when at 21:00 local time he was struck by a bullet.
>“I suddenly got this terrific pain on my leg,“ he told the BBC’s Three Counties Radio.
>“I tried hobbling away [but] I couldn’t put any weight on my leg.“
>He said that up to eight protesters rushed up to him to carry him away from the „danger area“ before a medic cut his trousers off, put a pressure pad on the wound and tied a tourniquet.
>“From the moment I was hit I felt incredibly faint.“
He is now recovering at Long Beach Memorial Medical Centre following emergency surgery to remove the bullet from his leg.
[https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7vzrj6g3o](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7vzrj6g3o)
That guy saw his target, took careful aim, and shot her.
There isn’t a shred of ambiguity about what happened.
Intentionally shot by paramilitary for reporting their crimes against the citizenry.
Irony is that she works for a right-wing media outlet that has been aggressive in praising Trump.
They’re not *quite* as bad as Fox, but they’re not much better.
Hopefully a lot of people in that organisation are feeling some regret and concern right now, because they did their damndest to get our local Trump knock-off the Prime Ministership.
Wasn’t there a photog a few years ago who *lost an eye* to a rubber bullet?
Every discharge of a weapon should be logged in these situations. A “lost count of rubber bullets” should result in suspension pending full internal review.
Crazy how the media seems more concerned with driverless cars.
Geez, we seem to be on the road to Four Dead in Ohio.
Is this the kind of country the IOC wants to hold the Olympics in???
In the video, you can actually see the officer pointing his rifle in her direction and shooting. It was a deliberate act. She was standing with other reporters and not menacing anyone.
The cop should be easily identified and disciplined/punished.
I hope the identity of the cop is found and they can be sued. She was intentionally shot at with malice
Shot on purpose. Clearly.
So far, the defenses I’ve heard for it are:
„It’s just a rubber bullet“
„Journalists have to go into active combat zones all the time, and it’s not big deal“
„Why was she getting in the way? Clearly she was asking for trouble“
I wish it was shocking. It’s a merely expected.
It shows a cop intentionally shooting her
These people say they’re gonna get rid of all the illegal immigrants cause they’re a bunch of rapists and murderers. Meanwhile all I’ve seen is him deport a bunch of working class immigrants, teachers, cooks, laborers, a couple US citizens (insane), and people who have had their visas cancelled for political and xenophobic purposes.
I’m all for getting actual national security threats or murderers booted out of here. But the reason I didn’t vote for the guy is I knew what was actually going to happen – we’re going to lose innocent workers and everyday people who help keep this crude machine called America running.
If you genuinely believe that:
A) All illegal immigrants are rapists and murderous crazed criminals (xenophobic generalization)
B) they were only going to target those who are criminals (naïve trust in selective authoritarianism)
then you’re either dangerously hateful or profoundly allergic to history and nuance. Like you’ve effectively outsourced your brain to news headlines.
That officer identified her as a member of the media and made the deliberate choice to open fire on her.
We are so beyond the pale and I wish this nation would wake up. Fascism is here. We have a dictator in office currently. The US is no longer a democracy or even a free nation. We are all targets for the MAGA regime to brutalize whenever they wish.
Australia should issue an arrest warrant. Trump will flout it, but make sure this nazi never vacations abroad anywhere ever.
“Officer appears to deliberately shoot reporter” would be a perfectly acceptable and more accurate headline. It protects the paper from a suit because they don’t claim his intention, they simply describe what appears to have happened.
This headline falls incredibly short of describing what happened.
“Shot at intentionally by police officer in riot gear”, there, fixed your headline. Cowards.
“Struck”?! Watch the video and you’ll see that pig look over, aim, and fire right at her. Disgusting journalism from the dailybeast, and that cop needs to be charged and arrested immediately
“Riot cop deliberately shoots a reporter in the leg live on camera” is a better headline.
#LAPD Officer Deliberately Shoots Reporter in the Back
Fixed that for you.
Also shocking that some posts covering this blatantly makes fun of her for several reasons:
Being a woman.
Being australian.
Perceived as being „liberal“.
Being on the wrong place.
Reporting on the protests.
Riot police is cool.
Guns are cool.
Hurting people is cool.
He aimed right at her.