Police Clash With Protesters in Los Angeles Following Roe v Wade Reversal
Police clashed with abortion rights protesters in downtown Los Angeles on Friday, June 24, after the US Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v Wade decision.
Footage by Hess Wesley shows heated scenes as a firework explodes near a group of officers. One officer can be seen pushing over a woman who identifies herself as a journalist.
Later, protesters shout at police to help a man they have detained on the ground after he begins shaking. People can be heard shouting, “He’s having a f***ing seizure!”
Protests continued in Los Angeles and other major US cities on Saturday. Credit: Hess Wesley via Storyful
Video transcript
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
[AUDIO OUT]
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- Back up, back up, back up!
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- Back up!
- Back up!
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
[FIREWORK EXPLODES]
- Go!
- Get back!
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- Hey, hey. [INAUDIBLE].
- Back up.
- Journalist-- yo, that's a journalist. She's a journalist, bro. Yo, she's a journalist.
- Hey, back up! Back up!
- Get in line.
- She's a journalist.
- Get in line.
- She's a journalist, bro.
- Then listen.
- Yes I can.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- I need you to leave. I need you to start walking. I need you to start walking.
- Go home!
- I need you to start walking.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- Give him some water. Look at him.
- Yo, he needs support.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- He's having a [MUTED] seizure.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- Don't let him die.
- He's having a [MUTED] seizure.
- Don't let him die!
- Look at him. Look at him. He's having a [MUTED] seizure.
[INTERPOSING VOICES]
- Stop! Do understand?
[INTERPOSING VOICES]