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...but ten 1000 person marches across the city would cripple us (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If anyone would like to read the source for that statement, it comes from a July, 2020 survey of LAPD officers.

The original quote, only attributed to “one participant” was, “We can handle one 10,000-person protest, but 10 1,000-person protests throughout the city will overwhelm us.”

https://ia801703.us.archive.org/22/items/july-2020-surveys-of-lapd-officers/2020_july_lappl_membership_survey_summaries_text.pdf