Chapter 555 Parade

Today is the third day of the parade, and the crew has been suspended for three days. Luo Quan has been paying attention to the news and the effect and progress of the parade.

It's not that she cares much about the people's livelihood in the United States, it's mainly that the effect of the parade is related to the start date of the construction.

According to multiple media reports, the demonstration had received considerable attention, and the government also decided to put pressure on it.

It can be said that the demands of the organizers of this march are almost on the verge of being achieved.

But perhaps because they understand the principle of "crying babies get milk", after film practitioners took to the streets to demonstrate and reap the benefits, other industries in the United States also began to make a fuss.

The first group to march was the supermarket service industry, where most of the waiters came from Wal-Mart. Their demands were for a raise in wages and an end to discrimination.

Still led by the unions, then employees stopped work and took to the streets.

Compared with film practitioners, the number of cashiers and cleaners from supermarkets is much larger, and they are located in every state in the United States.

It's just that most states are small-scale demonstrations, but the number of people marching in big cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, and San Francisco is quite large.

The power of role models is infinite. Under the idea that the law does not hold everyone accountable, more and more people have begun to take to the streets to complain about the unequal treatment they receive at work.

What was originally just a demonstration by a group of film practitioners turned into a workers' union demonstration, and now it became completely powerful.

The media began to cover and interview overwhelmingly, and the police also began to deploy a large number of additional people to maintain order.

So far, everything has been controlled within a safe range.

In fact, demonstrations of this scale are not particularly rare in the United States. There was a demonstration against TXL discrimination a few years ago. At that time, half of the American society participated, and the formation was even bigger than this time.

It's just that the people on strike this time are all workers, which has led to the closure of many manufacturing industries and shops. Therefore, the government is angry and hopes to solve the problem as soon as possible.

However, the capitalists are definitely not willing to raise wages just because of a demonstration. If they are adjusted this time, if they are not satisfied after a while, will they be raised again?

As a worker, the economy is going down now, prices are getting more and more expensive, and insurance and medical expenses are getting higher and higher, but wages have remained unchanged. This is definitely unreasonable. Now that there is an opportunity to raise wages through demonstrations, it is definitely not possible. Who would say no.

In short, the conflicts and differences between the two sides are very large. The government's lobbyists are very busy, but the progress of coordination is relatively slow.

In the United States, a lobbyist is a profession that specializes in mediating between conflicting parties and resolving differences through one's own abilities and connections.

To put it simply, a negotiator is a very special and important profession in American culture.

In short, the government is trying to find ways to end this dispute as soon as possible, while workers and capitalists are trying their best to fight for their own interests, and all three parties are negotiating.

This negotiation may last for a long time, and it may be resolved tomorrow, but until the negotiations resume, the current stagnant production situation will continue.

As the wave of demonstrations swept across the country, the order that the police struggled to maintain could no longer be maintained.

Originally this was just a demonstration initiated by workers for their own interests, but somehow the unemployed in society were also organized and joined.

They want the government to increase subsidies, improve food at rescue stations, and even provide them with free houses.

The slogans are beautiful, but the actions are not so beautiful.

At first, these people marched in an orderly manner with the workers' army, but they clashed with the police while swimming.

A large part of these homeless people are black, and it goes without saying what the attitude of the American police towards black people is.

After the conflict, black people thought it was discrimination against black people.

Why is it okay if white people march, but black people will be beaten when they march?

No, we must hold demonstrations to demand an explanation!

Thus, a march that was even more massive than the workers' march began.

Luo Quan saw this viral news on Twitter and thought that indeed all contradictions would turn into political correctness.

It was originally just a small march with thousands of people, but its influence gradually expanded, and finally developed to this result.

At this time, she had returned to her hotel in Los Angeles. She opened the window and looked outside. Through the light of the street lights, she saw a large group of black people marching against discrimination on the avenue below.

It is said that more than 20,000 people gathered for this game, but Luo Quan looked at the dark crowd and felt that the number should be much higher.

These people, with their faces covered and backpacks on their backs, were marching recklessly on the road, completely ignoring the vehicles next to them.

A large number of police officers were standing ready not far away, holding riot shields and batons, ready to respond to possible situations.

The situation has developed to this point and is actually very dangerous.

Because this group of marchers has no organization or discipline. Anti-discrimination is the slogan, but many people have no idea what they are taking to the streets for.

Government officials apologized several times in the media and called on the marchers to remain calm and rational. However, the demonstrators sent there were heavily armed, as if they would take action if they disagreed.

In fact, it’s no wonder that the American police are so nervous. The main reason is that Los Angeles has learned from the past.

In the 1990s, a very large-scale riot broke out in Los Angeles. At that time, violent police enforcement led to mass protests, which eventually triggered the famous Los Angeles Riots.

In this man-made disaster, more than 50 people died, 2,000 were injured, and economic losses exceeded one billion U.S. dollars. It was the worst riot since the 1960s.

Because of this historical background, the police have been quite restrained in handling this case.

But everyone has anger, and when faced with provocations and abuse all the time, there will be times when you can't control it no matter how much you restrain yourself.

Luo Quan had been watching the movement below, witnessing with his own eyes how the neat team was blocked, negotiated, and yelled at by the police, which eventually turned into a conflict.

The reason was probably just because someone threw a bottle and hit a police officer on the helmet, and then several police officers jumped into the crowd.

Although there is no telescope, the camera function of Huawei mobile phone is really powerful. Even if Luo Quan is in a high-rise building, he can still clearly take pictures of the commotion below.

The conflict between the marchers and the police began. These people threw stones at the police, and the police responded with tear gas. If they got closer, they would use batons.

Facing these heavily armed police, some demonstrators did not resist for long, but scattered and fled.

But these people did not just go home, but stormed into shops on nearby streets.

While the large army was struggling with the police, some of the demonstrators with ulterior motives began to buy goods for zero dollars.

Walmart supermarkets, Apple mobile phone stores, and luxury bag stores have all become hardest hit areas.

Originally, these stores were closed due to workers' demonstrations, but the army of zero-dollar buyers broke the windows of the stores and broke in, grabbing whatever they saw.

As the carnival began, many residents who originally stayed at home ran out of their homes to join in the fun after seeing the video posted on Twitter.

The number of people marching this time exceeded 20,000, and the number of zero-dollar purchasers was also over 1,000. Is it possible for the Los Angeles police to arrest so many people in jail?

Of course it's impossible. At most, we can only deal with a few culprits.

While the goods in those few blocks had not been emptied out, many nearby residents carried their bags and walked into the darkness.

The police have already used all their police force to deal with the parade, where is the time left to deal with zero-dollar purchases?

If the goods are robbed, you will lose some money at most. If an incident like the Los Angeles riots in 1992 happens again, a large number of officials here will lose their hats!

The streets are now in a mess, and the destructive power of thousands of robbers is astonishing. Not only shops, but many passers-by have also suffered violent crimes.

The hotel where Luo Quan was staying happened to be the gathering place for the parade. There were a lot of police here, and the zero-dollar purchase army did not dare to cause trouble here. Therefore, although the scene was very chaotic, not many people stormed the hotel.

In such a chaotic situation, there was still a group of people on the street who seemed very calm, even excited.

They are reporters from the BBC, Associated Press, Reuters, AFP and other major media. When the march started, these people were already there and started broadcasting live.

Originally I just wanted to shoot it as a hot spot, but I didn't expect to encounter such big news.

The riot has now been broadcast live by major news agencies. The number of real-time viewers on YouTube exceeds 300,000, and related tweets on Twitter have exceeded 200,000.

I believe that government officials who had already fallen asleep should have been awakened by phone calls one after another at this time, and are thinking anxiously about how to deal with the impact of this riot.

Luo Quan, as a complete outsider, only exposed a half-hour video upstairs just to watch the fun.

When she finished recording, the riots were still going on. There were tens of thousands of angry protesters, and the police alone would definitely not be able to arrest them all.

This commotion is expected to continue until tomorrow morning.

After recording the video, Luo Quan uploaded the video to Station B.

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