{"id":1771248,"date":"2022-12-10T14:46:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771248"},"modified":"2022-12-10T14:46:58","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T19:46:58","slug":"democrat-los-angeles-official-involved-in-fight-at-toy-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-los-angeles-official-involved-in-fight-at-toy-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Los Angeles Official Involved In Fight At Toy Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrat-los-angeles-official-involved-in-fight-at-toy-giveaway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1771248&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/los-angeles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles<\/a> City Councilmember <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/no-im-not-resigning-l-a-city-official-refuses-to-step-down-following-racist-audio-leak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kevin de Le\u00f3n<\/a> became involved in an altercation with an activist on Friday night at a charity event, footage shows.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A video <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roots_action\/status\/1601435163472236545\">posted<\/a> to Twitter shows de Le\u00f3n shoving a man to the ground while at a toy giveaway at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles. The councilman claims that he was \u201cassaulted\u201d while activists upset with de Le\u00f3n said he started the fight.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RIGHT NOW:<\/p>\n<p>Disgraced Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin De Leon JUST assaulted local organizer Jason Reedy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kdeleon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@kdeleon<\/a> is out here assaulting people AGAIN. He was caught on those racist anti-Black leaked tapes and now he\u2019s assaulting Black folks. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BAhTvHIDlc\">pic.twitter.com\/BAhTvHIDlc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RootsAction (@Roots_Action) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roots_Action\/status\/1601435163472236545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While at the charity event, de Le\u00f3n said he decided to leave because protestors had shown up, and he wanted to \u201cleave without further incident,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/l-a-councilmember-kevin-de-leon-involved-in-fight-during-holiday-event\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to KTLA. As he departed, de Le\u00f3n claimed that protesters had \u201cblocked\u201d the way out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The activist with who de Le\u00f3n tussled was identified as Jason Reedy, an activist with the Left-wing People\u2019s City Council group.<\/p>\n<p>De Le\u00f3n faced angry activists earlier this year after leaked audio recordings published in October revealed offensive comments made by him during a meeting with fellow city officials behind closed doors in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce we were able to push open a door and try to get out, Reedy launched a pelvic thrust, followed by a headbutt to my forehead. My response, in defense of myself, was to push him off of me. In the ensuing struggle, Reedy struck me in the face with a closed fist, violently elbowed a female staff member, and injured a volunteer in front of horrified parents and children,\u201d the embattled councilman said in a statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>De Le\u00f3n also suggested that the incident was an attack on democracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe escalating political rhetoric is beyond unacceptable, now turning verbal threats into physical acts of violence. It\u2019s a dangerous pattern that must end before more serious harm or loss of life occurs,\u201d he said. \u201cLeaders must collectively step up to curb rising hostilities towards staff and elected officials. In no way is violence a form of free speech and acts like these have no place in politics or democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>An attorney for Reedy claimed that the councilman had initiated the fight, claiming video evidence backed up his claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVideo footage clearly shows him and his supporters initiating this assault while Mr. Reedy stands prone,\u201d lawyer Shakeer Rahman said. \u201cNot only has Kevin de Le\u00f3n lost all political legitimacy, his claims that he was the one attacked here simply underscores how he\u2019s lost touch with reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A social worker at the event told the L.A. Times that he had witnessed Reedy attempt a head butt, but that the activist had not made contact with de Le\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>The police are investigating the incident and City Council President Paul Krekorian has stood by de Le\u00f3n, saying that he had been assaulted.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de Le\u00f3n became involved in an altercation with an activist on Friday night at a charity event, footage shows.\u00a0 A video posted to Twitter shows de Le\u00f3n shoving a man to the ground while at a toy giveaway at Lincoln Park in Los Angeles. 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