Scene at South L.A. town hall as Black Lives Matter protesters swarm Mayor Eric Garcetti's car.
(Peter Jamison / Los Angeles Times)
[From article]
Toward the end of the hourlong session Garcetti, ringed by police officers, struggled to reach his car as he was swarmed by a crowd of chanting activists — and once inside the vehicle, he was forced to wait amid blaring sirens until the crowd was dispersed by the LAPD.
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Others voiced exasperation at what they described as the usurping of a general-purpose community meeting by a small and unrepresentative group of protesters. Many of those seated in the pews as the meeting began rose and left as the faction of protesters became more strident in questioning Garcetti. Others tried to quiet the demonstrators when they interrupted Garcetti.
“You had a sub-group that was trying to take over the town hall,” said Daryle Shumake, 45, a healthcare worker who lives in South L.A. Shumake, who is black, said he had come to the meeting to ask about the likelihood of L.A. succeeding in its bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
“Whatever they were talking about is not my reality,” he said of the demonstrators.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-garcetti-forum-black-lives-matter-20151019-story.html
Facing hostile Black Lives Matter protesters, Garcetti's South L.A. forum ends abruptly
Peter Jamison and Kate Mather
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