Large crowds gathered in downtown Anaheim last night to protest a string of police officer-involved shootings in the area. The demonstration resulted in 24 protesters being arrested. Protesters pelted officers with glass bottles and rocks and over 20 businesses were vandalized as. Officers adorned in riot gear used batons, pepper balls, and beanbag rounds to disperse the angry crowd with five officers sustaining injuries. The protests come as city council members voted yesterday to invite the U.S. attorney's office and the FBI to investigate multiple officer-involved shootings that ended fatally and in one case provoked a $50 million civil-rights lawsuit.
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Will a federal review help dissuade the grievances of Anaheim residents? Or is a formal federal consent decree needed?
Guest:
Laurie Levenson, professor of law at Loyola Law School
Jose Moreno, president of the Los Amigos of Orange County, a Latino advocacy and leadership group