{"id":436808,"date":"2021-04-20T23:35:40","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=436808"},"modified":"2021-04-20T23:35:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T03:35:44","slug":"black-lives-matter-directs-allies-to-l-a-mayor-garcettis-home-after-chauvin-guilty-verdict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-directs-allies-to-l-a-mayor-garcettis-home-after-chauvin-guilty-verdict\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lives Matter Directs Allies To L.A. Mayor Garcetti\u2019s Home After Chauvin Guilty Verdict"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fblack-lives-matter-directs-allies-to-l-a-mayor-garcettis-home-after-chauvin-guilty-verdict%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=436808&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3038.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Shortly after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges for his role in the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter\u2019s Los Angeles chapter instructed followers to gather outside Mayor Eric Garcetti\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRelieved by the guilty verdict AND\u2026Justice for #GeorgeFloyd required that we #ReimaginePublicSafety and #DefundThePolice,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLMLA\/status\/1384633487173451778\">tweeted<\/a> BLM-LA\u2019s official account. \u201cMeet us in front of the Mayor\u2019s mansion RIGHT NOW.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post told interested parties to \u201cGoogle Getty House Los Angeles for street address\u201d and ended with a #BlackLivesMatter hashtag.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.2542372881356\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Relieved by the guilty verdict AND\u2026<br \/>Justice for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GeorgeFloyd<\/a> required that we <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReimaginePublicSafety?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ReimaginePublicSafety<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DefundThePolice?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DefundThePolice<\/a>. Meet us in front of the Mayor\u2019s mansion RIGHT NOW. <br \/>(Google Getty House Los Angeles for street address.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlackLivesMatter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLMLA\/status\/1384633487173451778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 20, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Getty House is the official residence of the mayor of L.A.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Melina Abdullah, a college professor at Cal State L.A. who is also BLM-LA\u2019s lead organizer, went live on Instagram immediately after the verdict was announced on Tuesday. She encouraged viewers to use the jury\u2019s decision as motivation \u201cto transform the system so that we have a community safety system that\u2019s grounded in community, not grounded in police.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat fool is guilty on all counts; that means he ain\u2019t never getting out,\u201d said Abdullah. \u201cNow, I don\u2019t believe in the carceral state, but as long as there are prisons and jails, let the murderous-ass cops be the first ones in them. Derek Chauvin should be in there for the rest of his life for stealing the life of George Floyd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC LA reporter Robert Kovacik tweeted video from Tuesday\u2019s BLM demonstration showing people dancing in the street. He tweeted: \u201cCelebration of verdict outside home of @MayorOfLA as @BLMLA demand @ericgarcetti defend the #LAPD.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.1769911504425\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChauvinTrial?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChauvinTrial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LA<\/a>:  Celebration of verdict outside home of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorOfLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MayorOfLA<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLMLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLMLA<\/a> demands <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ericgarcetti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ericgarcetti<\/a> defund the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LAPD?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LAPD<\/a>.   Coming up live at 6pm on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NBCLA<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KDFdD9YcLC\">pic.twitter.com\/KDFdD9YcLC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robert Kovacik (@RobertNBCLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertNBCLA\/status\/1384671425752047616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Another journalist at the scene said the crowd remained peaceful and had cleared by around 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnly four police officers were seen and stayed off to the side,\u201d tweeted Jada Montemarano, a reporter with Spectrum News 1 SoCal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.4555984555985\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All clear: it remained peaceful as many shared their thoughts on Garcetti\u2019s budget and how much is going to LAPD. Only four police officers were seen and stayed off to the side <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nw4C6CBQKo\">pic.twitter.com\/nw4C6CBQKo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jada Montemarano (@JadaMontemarano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JadaMontemarano\/status\/1384681720427925509?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The mayor released his budget on Tuesday, which requires approval from City Council.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-04-20\/garcetti-proposes-slight-increase-in-lapd-spending\">According<\/a> to the Los Angeles Times, \u201cGarcetti is proposing a slight increase in funding for the city\u2019s Police Department for the upcoming budget year, disappointing advocates who have called for the agency\u2019s defunding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Abdullah has organized several protests at Mayor Garcetti\u2019s residence over the years, most notably last June, in an action that led to City Council voting to significantly defunding the Los Angeles Police Department\u2019s budget by $150 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.1623188405797\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Outside Mayor Garcetti\u2019s house peaceful protesters are demanding <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CareNotCops?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CareNotCops<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeoplesBudget?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeoplesBudget<\/a>. Organizers with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLMLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLMLA<\/a> kept this action under wraps all day. They held a training nearby to emphasize peaceful methods of resistance. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeRoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MikeRoe<\/a> and I are here for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LAist?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LAist<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KPCC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KPCC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wojP74qcJq\">pic.twitter.com\/wojP74qcJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Libby Denkmann (@libdenk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/libdenk\/status\/1267960085877121024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mayor Garcetti first announced the idea after BLM led a massive, peaceful demonstration outside of his home on June 2, eight days after Floyd\u2019s death. Garcetti had previously supported a 7% increase to the LAPD\u2019s budget. BLM and allied groups had put forth a proposal to city leaders called People\u2019s Budget L.A., which called for reducing law enforcement\u2019s share of the city\u2019s general fund to less than two percent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9653179190751\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The $150 million cut to LAPD funding &#038; reallocation of $250m to communities of color comes as a result of PROTEST and ORGANIZING. This step forward was won by the people. <br \/>THIS happened the day before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorOfLA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MayorOfLA<\/a> made his announcement\u2026 and we&#8217;re not done\u2026<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DefundThePolice?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DefundThePolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AaWTpq7grB\">pic.twitter.com\/AaWTpq7grB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #BlackLivesMatter-LA (@BLMLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLMLA\/status\/1268892252018896898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Abdullah and other BLM-LA members have said their long-term goal is police abolition, an objective that Garcetti says he rejects.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Abdullah told her followers after Tuesday\u2019s verdict, \u201cDon\u2019t stop fighting now though y\u2019all,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemember, there were cops that stood around and enabled that shit,\u201d she added. \u201cThere is an entire system that made Derek Chauvin a training officer, so there is an entire system that needs to be upended. Don\u2019t stop fighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three charges for his role in the death of George Floyd, Black Lives Matter\u2019s Los Angeles chapter &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2276359,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3038.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Black Lives Matter Directs Allies To L.A. 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