Dispatch from LA [View all]

This was posted on Facebook by a friend. I thought you might be interested. I'm leaving it anonymous because they prefer not to be outed.

To all my friends and everyone else,
Despite what you may be seeing and hearing on the news, Los Angeles ISN’T a war zone. Protests and unrest have been limited to areas of downtown near the federal building and a few other places in LA County.
For the most part, protestors are peaceful and not filled with violence as the Trump regime and some media wants you to believe. Don’t get me wrong. There are people doing illegal things, but those people include ICE who are targeting non-violent, law-abiding LA residents, not the criminals people were led to believe would be targeted.
In 1992, there were city wide riots. The National Guard were deployed (by the Governor) across the large, vast city. I live in Northwest LA in the San Fernando Valley, which is business as usual. No riots or protests here, just some worried Angelinos that are afraid of the escalation created by your President.
We are safe. For now. But make no mistake, Los Angeles and California for that matter will protect our own INCLUDING immigrants who clean our facilities and harvest our food and build our homes. And, with California being the one of the largest agricultural producers in the world and the 4th largest economy in the world, people around the country will feel the horror as food becomes scarce because there is no one to process it.
It’s unbelievable that lies and terror have now hit my home directly. We will fight, but know that we’re peaceful and safe. We also care about ALL of our people