• Facebook
  • Google Plus
  • Instagram
  • RSS Feed
  • Twitter

Menu

Skip to content
  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Header image

MyNewsLA.comLogo

Breaking news for greater Los Angeles and Orange County

Menu

Skip to content
  • Crime
  • Government
  • Business
  • Education
  • Sports
  • Hollywood
  • Life
  • OC
  • Yorba Linda Protesters Face New and Additional Charges
  • USC: Exercise Protein Doubles Running Capacity
  • Mexican National Sentenced To Over 7 Years in Money Laundering Case
  • Signs Warning Of COVID-19 Placed In Some High-Risk Areas of Los Angeles
  • Pair Must Stand Trial On Charges Of Molesting 18-Month-Old Boy

Home » Crime » This Article

Anti-Police Brutality Protesters Gather at Ruth Hardy Park in Palm Springs

Posted by Contributing Editor on June 6, 2020 in Crime | Leave a response
Share this article:
Facebooktwitterredditpinterestlinkedinmail

More than 100 people turned out to an anti-police brutality protest in Palm Springs Saturday.

The “Enough is Enough” demonstration began at 9 a.m. at Ruth Hardy Park and was organized by a group of eight teenagers who go by the name “Young Justice Advocates.”

An hour-long program that includes various speakers was set to begin at 10 a.m.

The Palm Springs Police Department said in a tweet that they worked closely with the organizers to ensure that the protest would remain peaceful and asked motorists to avoid the area for its duration.

On Friday, a protest in Riverside outside the Main Library denouncing law enforcement abuses attracted about 300 people.

Another 75 people gathered in front of Riverside City Hall to listen to music and hear fellow demonstrators speak. People carried signs and wore T- shirts that read “Strong, Black And Proud,” “We Can’t Breathe,” and “No Justice, No Peace.”

The location was the same spot where nearly 2,000 protesters assembled for a vigil that ended without incident Thursday evening, according to Riverside Police spokesman Ryan Railsback.

The protests are tied the Memorial Day death of 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, a black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and face-down on the street.

The four officers who handled the arrest were all fired and later charged with crimes. Derek Chauvin, the officer with his knee on Floyd’s neck, has been charged with second-degree murder. J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao were charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder.

Like this story? Don’t miss any breaking news from MyNewsLA.com. Sign up here for your free newsletter.

 

Critics have spotlighted Floyd’s death as an illustration of wider law enforcement abuses.

On Monday, seven people were arrested after nearly 6,000 people massed at the Main Library in Riverside and proceeded to march to the intersection of Orange and 10th, where a skirmish line of more than 100 deputies and police officers clad in riot gear faced them.

In the last hour of the gathering, as a curfew went into effect and several unidentified parties began hurling pyrotechnics at law enforcement personnel, who immediately issued dispersal orders. There was an attempt to loot a CVS Pharmacy on Market Street, and according to Railsback, several businesses between Tenth and Mission Inn were targeted by graffiti vandals, and there were a few broken windows.

No injuries were reported.

Anti-Police Brutality Protesters Gather at Ruth Hardy Park in Palm Springs was last modified: June 6th, 2020 by Contributing Editor

>> Want to read more stories like this? Get our Free Daily Newsletters Here!

Follow us:
Facebooktwitterrss
Posted in Crime | Tagged anti-police, brutality, gather, Hardy, Palm, park, protesters, Ruth, Springs

Advertisement

Get The Latest News by Email!

Sign up here for our free newsletters. We’ll send you the latest headlines every morning and every weekday afternoon.

 
FORECAST FOR LOS ANGELES
75°
Sunny
Feels like: 75°F
Wind: 4mph ESE
Humidity: 22%
Pressure: 29.93"Hg
UV index: 0
ThuFriSat
72/50°F
61/45°F
59/41°F
Weather forecast Los Angeles, California ▸

Most Popular Today

  • Rape, Oral Copulation Of Unconscious Woman Who Then Died In Pomona: Homeless Suspect Charged 7,800 views
  • Dead Mom Tragedy In Head-on Crash Near Moreno Valley: Her Three Buckled-In Kids OK 7,200 views
  • Suspected DUI Driver Arrested Following Deadly Huntington Beach Crash 2,200 views
  • Collision Involving Tesla, Street Sweeper Snarls Traffic on 91 Freeway 1,800 views
  • Winds Topple Big Rig That Lands Atop SUV Near San Jacinto 1,600 views

©2021 CalNews Inc.

Menu

  • About
  • Staff
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service