Los Angeles ICE Resistance: Violent Riot or Peaceful Protest?

By The Blog Source

The violent anti-ICE riots that have engulfed Los Angeles for the past three days have been soft-pedaled by mainstream media, drawing criticism. Much of the coverage minimized the damage that necessitated the deployment of the National Guard, despite the fires, looting, and attacks on police.

After ICE officers detained over 100 undocumented immigrants in Los Angeles County on Friday, some of whom had connections to gangs and drug trafficking, riots broke out. In the face of growing violence, President Trump sent out 2,000 National Guard members on Saturday.

Rioters set cars on fire, robbed shops, and threw rocks and fireworks at police in communities like Paramount. However, in their coverage, a number of mainstream media sites obscured or minimized the extent of the devastation.

Marc Brown, an ABC7 anchor, cautioned authorities not to inflame the situation and implied that protesters were merely "having fun watching cars burn." The targeted attacks on police enforcement, vandalism, and arson were unnoticed by other media.

After a series of ICE raids in the area, violent rioting broke out in Los Angeles, and mainstream media sources are coming under fire for how they covered the incident. President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops by Saturday as a result of the disturbance that started on Friday and grew more intense over the weekend. Law enforcement and rioters engaged in combat as they set fire to portions of the city, looted stores, and damaged property.

The extent of the violence was frequently not adequately conveyed by the media, despite the widespread destruction and assaults on law enforcement. In its report on Sunday, the Associated Press admitted that protesters set fire to self-driving cars and blocked major roadways, but it did not emphasize the entire scope of the illegal action. By claiming that the crowds "did not reach the size" of those in 1992 or 2020, the media instead presented the episodes as less severe than previous riots.

While throwing missiles at officers, masked agitators in Paramount and other neighborhoods spray-painted anti-ICE messages, including "F**K ICE" and "KILL ICE." However, neither CBS News nor the Los Angeles Times provided in-depth accounts of the rioters or the damage.

While acknowledging that its reporters saw violence and looting, ABC News decided not to highlight the scale of the damage. Marc Brown, the ABC7 anchor, seemed to minimize the threat throughout the program, cautioning that deploying police may convert "what is just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn into a massive confrontation."

Given the background—more than 100 illegal immigrants were detained during the ICE raids that precipitated the rioting, many of them apparently had major criminal records—the reluctance to correctly depict the scope of the lawlessness has received criticism. Despite the mayhem on the streets, Governor Gavin Newsom openly opposed the use of federal troops.

The Daily Caller News Foundation claims that both CBS and the Associated Press used terminology that offered "perspective" by drawing comparisons between this weekend's events and previous riots. Critics claim that this was done blatantly to lessen the impact.

There are still concerns about whether the public is receiving a whole picture of what transpired, even while the National Guard is still assisting local police. Critics contend that by excluding images of burned automobiles, broken storefronts, and wounded police officers, the media is undermining the public's comprehension of the true threat occurring in American cities.

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