LAPD issues statement referring to violent immigration riots as ‘peaceful protests’

In November, LA Chief of Police Jim McDonnell said that the force would “not assist” with the “mass deportations” planned by the Trump administration: "Since my appearance before the committee on public safety, the national election has caused many Angelenos to feel a deep, deep fear, especially in the immigrant community," McDonnell said at a Nov. 8 city council meeting just prior to his swearing-in ceremony as the LAPD’s 59th chief, Fox News reported. "I know immigrants are being disparaged right now," McDonnell said. "But I want the people of...