A federal jury on Thursday awarded $1.5 million to a woman who was injured when an LAPD officer shot her with a 40mm projectile launcher during the Lakers' 2020 championship celebration.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s use of so-called less-lethal projectiles for crowd control is facing new criticism after two men were badly injured during the downtown celebration after the Lakers’ championship win.of LAPD officers using non-deadly force inappropriately, dating to the May 2020 protests over the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Spokespeople for the LAPD and the union that represents most rank-and-file officers declined to comment on Thursday’s outcome. Conlogue said that he tried to learn the officer’s identity through a records request with the city but was initially told no force had been used at that location during that time and that there was no relevant footage to turn over. After some back-and-forth, a judge ruled that the city would have to release any video of the encounter, he said. The city eventually released about 40 body camera videos.
But Conlogue argued that calling such weapons “less lethal” is misleading considering the serious injuries they can inflict in certain situations.in recent years for its reliance on such weapons for crowd control, with some critics calling for their outright ban.into police force at mass protests found multiple examples of people being badly wounded by the weapons — with bloodied eyes, head wounds and damaged testicles, among other injuries.
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