A leading Black Lives Matter activist in Los Angeles on Thursday lost her lawsuit against the city's police department over its handling of hoax phone calls that brought a large law enforcement response to her home. Police have said three teens driven by racial hatred were behind so-called swatting calls across the country, including two in 2020 and 2021 to the Los Angeles home of Melina Abdullah, co-founder of BLM-LA and a Cal State LA professor.
and the city were not liable, the Los Angeles City Attorney's office said. “We lost,” BLM-LA said on the social platform X. “The judge and the jury — which had no Black people — vote against us and for police violence. We will keep fighting.” There was no immediate response to a voicemail seeking comment that was left on Abdullah's cellphone. Her attorney, Erin Darling, said a statement would be released later.
investigators said in 2021 that the teenagers, aged 13 to 16, connected over the Discord chat platform and were suspected in more than 30 bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting 'video gamers, activists, schools, airports, houses of worship, entertainment venues and memorial parks.”
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