Violent Mob of Anti-ICE Protesters Try to Silence Fox News Reporter in LA
A deeply disturbing video emerged over the weekend that shows a mob of masked anti-ICE agitators wildly harassing a Fox TV reporter and trying to cut equipment cables as the local news crew attempting to cover rowdy protests in Los Angeles.
The menacing mob is seen encircling the female Fox 11 news reporter as she tries to do her job behind police barricades while some rabble rousers intimidate the crew filming the chaos and mistake the team from the local “Fox” affiliate for the Fox News Channel.
Some protesters appeared to attempt to cut camera wires and damaging equipment, in attempt to stop her report. At least 10 police officers equipped with BB guns, helmets, and batons are visible in the video as the reporter stood back. Other protesters were seen shoving their cell phone cameras into her face.
“Why does Fox News get special access?” one agitator is heard yelling, while others spew vulgarities.
In another clip, the reporter attempts to speak with her cameraman as the crowd yells, “Get the f–k out of here.”
LA has seen thousands of protesters gather in the downtown area. At one point, a protester yelled, “Why are they allowed to go back and forth?” as the reporter crossed the picket line. Someone then used a sharp object to cut a camera cable, the video shows.
Despite being surrounded, the team of two appeared calm and did not engage with the crowd.
The attack on the Fox reporter came a day after Los Angeles police arrested multiple violent agitators after issuing dispersal orders as protests erupted across the city Friday evening.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said during a news conference Friday evening that five arrests had been made for failure to disperse. LAPD did not immediately confirm how many individuals had been arrested.
LAPD said one person was arrested after allegedly using a slingshot to fire hard metal objects at officers.
The unrest came as cities across the country took part in “ICE Out Everywhere” protests in the wake of the shooting deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good involving federal agents in Minneapolis.
LAPD issued a dispersal order at around 5:45 p.m. local time, ordering all protesters in the area of Alameda Street between Union Station and First Street to leave or face arrest.
Police also placed the entire city of Los Angeles on tactical alert due to violent agitators on Alameda between Temple and Aliso streets.
While some protesters dispersed, others remained and continued to throw bottles and rocks at officers, according to the LAPD.
In addition, the department said that federal authorities were being hit with “debris, bottles and other objects,” resulting in authorities declaring an unlawful assembly at the detention center.
My kids know that if they ever engage in one of these type mobs that they are no longer welcome in my home. They know they can have their own opinions but when it spills over into mob violence they’ve crossed a line there will be repercussions.
Joe/Larry is such a drama queen stating: “A deeply disturbing video emerged over the weekend that shows a mob of masked anti-ICE agitators wildly harassing a Fox TV reporter and trying to cut equipment cables as the local news crew attempting to cover rowdy protests in Los Angeles.” Deeply disturbing what? Some harassing, some smart phones in your face, and cutting the cord? Oh, the horror of it all. So deep deeply disturbing.
Wow, “The menacing mob is seen encircling the female Fox 11 news reporter.”
“The protesters were seen shoving their cell phone cameras into her face.”
“The crowd yells, “Get the f–k out of here.”
Wait, you actually have an issue with masks? At a protest where MICE tosses gas, pepper spray, at crowds, schools, playgrounds and worse?
Wow on wow, so this deeply disturbs you but a few bullets to the face of an unarmed housewife whose last words were: “I’m not mad at you, man” is as justified as is putting close to a dozen in the back of a nurse for the crime of helping a fallen women and honoring 2A rights with a concealed carry. I think you kvetch too much. Fix your own house first.
Your outrage seems hyper-extended and totally misplaced.
“While some protesters dispersed, others remained and continued to throw bottles and rocks at officers, according to the LAPD.” That’s wrong, glad some arrested, but it’s LAPD, a professional domestic policing organization that, no doubt, had helmets, face shields and even body shields in the front line; guns in the secondary lines, and that shit is no big deal. Unlike the stupid defenseless screaming meemee scrums Trump’s unprofessional MICE (M is for masked) concoct. Unless for defense, I hope for peaceful demonstrations as they have proven that MICE is out of control and needs a reorganization top to bottom. This isn’t about a lack of training; they are well trained. This is about vision, mission, goals, and core values leading to objectives, plans, and strategies. Especially values as ICE is rotten to the core in those regards. It starts at the top where, on one hand the stated mission is “get the criminals,” and on the other hand, the top management beating to “get me 3,000 deportations a day.” Two goals in opposition to an ill-defined mission based on an impossible overarching mission to deport 20 million people of the brown persuasion.
Even if you are penny-foolish to believe this is the right thing, I am hopeful we can agree this is the wrong way and MICE needs re-engineering, top to bottom. They should be more about domestic policing and less about secret policing of the third-world banana dictatorship variety.
Nice outrage, maybe next time save it for when rightous indignation is actually warranted.
If she was at home with her “wife “ she wouldn’t have gotten killed. Because she wouldn’t have been trying to kill a federal agent. So keep up with being an armchair quarterback because the shooter was justified. It’s too bad the stupid dyke wasn’t minding her own business. And interfering with the law enforcement doing their lawful duty isn’t anyone’s business. Too bad that had to happen. But Biden and his ho refuse to follow the law. And it was all about power. There’s your issues Dunger. Let’s discuss it.
Right on. I would not have been so nice though!
Because not being nice is better? Oye. That’s actually not nice: you’ve succeeded.
Hammonsucksdungthenchewswallowsandsmiles: by all means, let’s discuss.
Oh wait, you forgot to have a modicum of decorum to call me by my real fake name: DANGER and so my message is short. It’s a single digit, the middle one, if you know what I mean, if you catch my drift, if you hear the skinny.
Try again, and be nicer….
Dunger you earned that nickname. Spreading dung.
Go ICE, get them OUT!
Throwing bottles, rocks, cursing, knocking people down is NOT PEACEFUL PROTEST!!! OH, UNLESS they are getting knocked down and pushed….can’t have it both ways idiots.
Joe/Larry: How about mirroring your lead.
Those awful FOX reporters should expect this stuff, and worse, if they participate in a protest. They should realize the danger and stay away.
At least the protestors didn’t shoot them in the face or back
The cord was a dangerous weapon meant to trip protestors; FOX are domestic terrorists using cords to physically harm protestors.
The reporter was a lesbian.
The reporter has been seen at other protests; she is paid to do this by outside forces with a political agenda.
“Fucking bitch.”