Love, Fear, and Confusion during BLM Curfew Mass Arrest in Los Angeles

A girl sings about love while handcuffed. LAPD officers conducting arrests unsure number of citizens detained or where they are being taken by bus.

A total of at least 15 people are arrested for curfew violation which on Tuesday is in effect between 6p.m. and 6a.m. When asked about the exact number of detainees taken during the arrest, officers responds that they do not know how many people are detained. The curfew changes multiple times each day since being imposed at the start of country wide protests against the murder of George Floyd due to episodes of violence and looting. Many Greater Los Angeles area citizens say they are confused by the conflicting rules from state, county, and city officials and don’t know which means of alert to trust as the superseding order they should follow. Los Angeles city in particular uses the cellphone alert system designed for disaster communication, originally developed as “The Amber Alert” to track down child abductors. The message is broadcasted to smart phones as a pop up message and disappears after the user clicks on it.

Handcuffed Angeleno made to stand for over an hour facing a fence as police arrest a random mix of activists, protestors, and citizens who happens to be on the same street at the time of the arrest of two looters who stole a trunk full of merchandise from an Urban Outfitters clothing store earlier in the night in Hollywood, Calif. on June 2, 2020.

Angelenos wait in line to board a LAPD bus as police arrest a random mix of activists, protestors, and citizens who happens to be on the same street at the time of the arrest of two looters who stole a trunk full of merchandise from an Urban Outfitters clothing store earlier in the night in Hollywood, Calif. on June 2, 2020.

Handcuffed Angeleno made to stand for over an hour facing a fence as police arrest a random mix of activists, protestors, and citizens who happens to be on the same street at the time of the arrest of two looters who stole a trunk full of merchandise from an Urban Outfitters clothing store earlier in the night in Hollywood, Calif. on June 2, 2020.

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