Actor Kendrick Sampson Hit by Rubber Bullets During Los Angeles Protest
Kendrick Sampson reports that he was hit by rubber bullets while protesting George Floyd’s death in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The Insecure actor revealed this on his live on his Instagram during the protest, and from the clip, officers could be seen firing rubber bullets at the actor and other protestors. Sampson could also be seen backing away from police while being hit repeatedly by an officer’s baton. The incident was also captured by a CNN broadcast.
Sampson noted that he was hit four times by rubber bullets. He showed viewers his bleeding lip, attributing that to the baton, and injuries on his arm and chest caused by rubber bullets.
“Y’all ain’t see no police fucking up white folks when they took guns to the statehouse,” the actor continued. “Y’all didn’t see police attacking white folks, beating em up with batons, shooting them with rubber bullets when they brought guns to fucking state houses. We came up here with no weapons, with masks. And we’re the ones who are not peaceful.”
“We did an event together, peaceful, powerful, talking about defunding the police, talking about building power in our communities and what that really looks like. That’s what we were doing. We marched to the intersection at Fairfax, we were there for a bit. We closed it out with a chant,” Sampson said in his video.
Shortly after this, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti issued a curfew for downtown Los Angeles following Saturday’s protests, saying in a press conference, “I’m asking all of Los Angeles to take a deep breath and step back for a moment.”
Watch Sampson’s video below:
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