‘You Touched the Officer!’ LAPD Officer Goes Ballistic on ABC Reporter in Wild Clash at Protest

POLICE OFFICER Back up ░░░░░░░░ You re on TV ░░░░░░░░ now you are pushing ░░░░░░░░ on live television Alright ░░░░░░░░ didn t touch anybody ░░░░░░░░ know that s true ░░░░░░░░ I got it So ░░░░░░░░ you can see obviously ░░░░░░░░ are extremely high here ░░░░░░░░ OFFICER Yes because you ░░░░░░░░ the officer GUTMAN We ░░░░░░░░ video testimony we didn ░░░░░░░░ touch the officer Okay ░░░░░░░░ massively high tensions here ░░░░░░░░ folks are tired they ░░░░░░░░ also hot It is ░░░░░░░░ long day and it ░░░░░░░░ been a long week ░░░░░░░░ OFFICER 2 Don t ░░░░░░░░ the officers GUTMAN We ░░░░░░░░ didn t touch the ░░░░░░░░ POLICE OFFICER 2 Yes ░░░░░░░░ did GUTMAN We re ░░░░░░░░ live television sir POLICE ░░░░░░░░ 2 Yes you did ░░░░░░░░ Okay Thank you so ░░░░░░░░ We will stay back ░░░░░░░░ appreciate what you re ░░░░░░░░ here Tensions are high ░░░░░░░░ was a moment that ░░░░░░░░ haven t experienced very ░░░░░░░░ here I think that ░░░░░░░░ has been respect between ░░░░░░░░ and law enforcement here ░░░░░░░░ have kept our distance.”