L.A. protests

How soon they forget. Karoline Leavitt posted on X, “The Trump Administration has a zero tolerance policy for criminal behavior and violence, especially when that violence is aimed at law enforcement officers trying to do their jobs.” Who among us does not recall the graphic and violent images of Trump supporters viciously attacking law enforcement officers who were trying to stop them from storming the Capitol building in a brazen attempt to halt the certification of the 2020 election that Trump lost? The Trump administration not only tolerated this violent and criminal behavior, it condoned it by issuing a blanket pardon of those convicted of crimes (including the thugs that were proven to have violently attacked police officers) on that dark day in our nation’s history. Shame on Ms. Leavitt for not considering our very recent past before hitting “send” on her outrageously offensive post.

— Colin O’Connor, Redondo Beach

ICE protests in L.A.

If these protesters are against the ICE raids and continue to say that illegal immigrants should be considered “part of the community,” why are they displaying Mexican flags? This is the U.S., not Mexico. Do you really think this helps your cause or maybe promotes more animosity against your cause? If you want to be considered part of the community, maybe you should be carrying around the American flag. And what would make the protesters think that chaos, violence, property destruction, attacking law enforcement, etc., is going to help their cause? It is, in fact, doing just the opposite. They are ignoring the fact that most people are not against legal immigration, they are fed up with illegal immigration and the subsequent negative impact it has on society and the economy.

— Scott Irwin, Fullerton

Coverage of L.A. riots

Your coverage of the L.A. riots caught my attention because of the photos. I couldn’t help but notice some were missing. I didn’t see the rock-throwing, fire-starting, freeway-blocking, graffiti-painting protesters. They were loud and clear on TV. This was not a peaceful protest. The protesters were quite violent at times. If you are going to cover these kinds of happenings please show both sides. Not everyone actually reads the articles. I realize you may have not had your own photographers there.

— Barbara Burnett, Long Beach