UPDATE: Monday, Jun 5, 2023 · 11:33:42 PM +00:00
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CyberMindGrrl
Jordan David has an update on one of those arrested, Xodiac Rose, who was being held on $100,000 bond for what is essentially petty theft. Even though the community raised the funds they are still being held in LA County Jail.
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Some of you in the comments are questioning the veracity of this story and I’m working hard to source the information. Suffice it to say that LASD’s after-the-fact justification stinks to high Heaven as I sincerely doubt that officers hired to police an event are carrying around photos of individuals who may have committed petty crime in the past. Turns out it was only two people arrested, not three as originally stated.
The Mayor of West Hollywood has acknowledged the incident and the rationale that LASD has provided in her own Twitter thread here:
There is also another article written about this incident here, but like mine it’s also based on this original tweet. I’m reaching out to the original tweeter to find out more.
Look, I have no interest in spreading misinformation on DailyKos. If this story turns out to be BS I will gladly take it down and offer a mea culpa. But right now we in the LGBTQ+ community are HYPER aware of what’s going on in this country, as we should be. We truly are the canaries in the coal mine and police have always been the oppressor’s favorite tool.
This is absolutely horrific. Three volunteers working at West Hollywood Pride this weekend were just violently targeted and arrested by LASD deputies for the “crime” of asking them to stop laughing at Pride displays and hurting the cops’ feelings.
Pride is no longer safe for queer people as long as fascist police are allowed to act with impunity against the LGBTQ+ community. It should be noted that two of the arrestees were present at the recent anti-LGBTQ+ protest that turned violent at a local elementary school. One of the volunteers is being held on a ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR bond.
This is fascism, y’all. This, right here. We’re not even safe in California if the cops can just arrest us like this.
For the non-tweeters:
@WHDLASD just brutalized and arrested 3 queer volunteers at #wehopride. The Sheriffs were making fun of the booth and the volunteers responded “This is why we don’t like cops at Pride” The sheriffs then attacked them and are filing bogus charges. Will update here
The fascist Right is literally trying to erase the entire LGBTQ+ community and we are the canaries in the coal mine for fascism that is currently rearing its ugly head in America. And as everyone who lives in Los Angeles probably knows by now, the LASD is chock full of corrupt officers and gang members as Sheriff Villaneuva turned a blind eye to the problem for so many years.
We may be rid of him but obviously the problems with the LASD still exist. What happened in WeHo is EXACTLY why Pride organizers have such a tough time with allowing a police presence at these events. If they’re just going to arrest people for the crime of speaking their minds, how are they supposed to actually PROTECT Pride attendees?
Remember, the oligarchs that run this country are trying to divide us by race, class, gender, and sexual orientation lines so they can rob and steal with impunity. And with the fascist Republican Party AND law enforcement on their side they are winning.
The REAL mind virus in this country is fascism, NOT wokism.