Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Loses Lawsuit Against LAPD Over Swatting Incident

Black Lives Matter co-founder Melina Abdullah’s lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) over a swatting incident has been dismissed by a jury. The jury found that the police acted appropriately in their response to the call, rejecting Abdullah’s claims that they knew it was a hoax and responded to intimidate her. Abdullah plans to appeal the ruling, calling it the result of an “unjust system.”

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