MSNBC: The National Guard ‘Poured Gasoline on the Flames’ of L.A. Protests, Firing Rubber Bullets at ‘Extremely Close Range’

NORIEGA Yeah I think ░░░░░░░░ s exactly right Ali ░░░░░░░░ think that s the ░░░░░░░░ analysis Look this it ░░░░░░░░ t really reach this ░░░░░░░░ of the scale and ░░░░░░░░ intensity of this protest ░░░░░░░░ the scale and the ░░░░░░░░ of the confrontation between ░░░░░░░░ and law enforcement until ░░░░░░░░ Guard troops were deployed ░░░░░░░░ today That very much ░░░░░░░░ gasoline on the flames ░░░░░░░░ that very much led ░░░░░░░░ the LAPD you know ░░░░░░░░ in as widespread and ░░░░░░░░ a manner as we ░░░░░░░░ them acting today You ░░░░░░░░ on two or three ░░░░░░░░ occasions I saw LAPD ░░░░░░░░ mounted patrols on horseback ░░░░░░░░ vehicles on foot really ░░░░░░░░ in a coordinated and ░░░░░░░░ manner to disperse these ░░░░░░░░ Now of course again ░░░░░░░░ was a push and ░░░░░░░░ We do see you ░░░░░░░░ things like what we ░░░░░░░░ seeing behind me in ░░░░░░░░ of people you know ░░░░░░░░ intersections including with you ░░░░░░░░ cars that were set ░░░░░░░░ fire As far as ░░░░░░░░ sorts of specific munitions ░░░░░░░░ they ve been using ░░░░░░░░ ve seen rubber bullets ░░░░░░░░ ve seen foam rounds ░░░░░░░░ are similar to rubber ░░░░░░░░ All of what I ░░░░░░░░ seen there in terms ░░░░░░░░ LAPD deploying them what ░░░░░░░░ do is they point ░░░░░░░░ down and skip them ░░░░░░░░ protesters But I ve ░░░░░░░░ them doing that at ░░░░░░░░ close range I mean ░░░░░░░░ ve seen them essentially ░░░░░░░░ them at the feet ░░░░░░░░ protesters but you know ░░░░░░░░ a matter of just ░░░░░░░░ few feet away I ░░░░░░░░ seen protests you know ░░░░░░░░ pretty aggressively pushing protesters ░░░░░░░░ pushing some people down ░░░░░░░░ the ground Numerous people ░░░░░░░░ been arrested Ali I ░░░░░░░░ have witnessed at least ░░░░░░░░ arrests I m sure ░░░░░░░░ are more We ll ░░░░░░░░ hear about more numbers ░░░░░░░░ arrests happening tomorrow Look ░░░░░░░░ re moving protesters block ░░░░░░░░ block The density of ░░░░░░░░ protest is sort of ░░░░░░░░ s definitely dispersing little ░░░░░░░░ little but I don ░░░░░░░░ just my gut instinct ░░░░░░░░ now Ali is that ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ quiet down probably until ░░░░░░░░ after nightfall, Ali.”