{"id":524594,"date":"2022-12-10T14:38:21","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/los-angeles-council-member-kevin-de-leon-involved-in-fight-with-activist\/"},"modified":"2022-12-10T14:38:21","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T11:38:21","slug":"los-angeles-council-member-kevin-de-leon-involved-in-fight-with-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/los-angeles-council-member-kevin-de-leon-involved-in-fight-with-activist\/","title":{"rendered":"#Los Angeles council member Kevin de Leon involved in fight with activist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22f31621169\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22f31621169\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/los-angeles-council-member-kevin-de-leon-involved-in-fight-with-activist\/#%E2%80%9CLos_Angeles_council_member_Kevin_de_Leon_involved_in_fight_with_activist%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Los Angeles council member Kevin de Leon involved in fight with activist&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLos_Angeles_council_member_Kevin_de_Leon_involved_in_fight_with_activist%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Los Angeles council member Kevin de Leon involved in fight with activist&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>A Los Angeles City Council member was involved in a fight with an activist at a holiday event Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>The altercation involving Kevin de Le\u00f3n occurred at a toy giveaway and holiday tree lighting at Lincoln Park,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2022-12-09\/video-los-angeles-councilmember-kevin-de-leon-fight-activist\">the Los Angeles Times reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Le\u00f3n said in a statement to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>paper that he was assaulted, while activists said the council member was the aggressor.<\/p>\n<p>The Times reported two local activist organizations, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Roots_Action\/status\/1601435163472236545?s=20&amp;t=txT2y8kIB6iHuz6CIOUmqA\">RootsAction and J-TOWN Action and Solidarity, posted a video on Twitter<\/a> showing a portion of the incident between De Le\u00f3n and a man identified as Jason Reedy, a People\u2019s City Council organizer.<\/p>\n<p>De Le\u00f3n\u2019s office said Reedy and other activists were at fault. De Le\u00f3n spokesperson Pete Brown said the council member was head-butted by Reedy, a member of his staff was elbowed in the face and a volunteer was punched in the arm, the Times reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22344343799957.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Council member Kevin de Leon claims he was assaulted first.\" class=\"wp-image-24967218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22344343799957.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22344343799957.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22344343799957.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/AP22344343799957.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Council member Kevin de Leon claims he was assaulted first.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De Le\u00f3n\u2019s statement to the Times said they were \u201cviolently and physically assaulted by self-proclaimed activists at a community holiday event to the dismay of a multitude of families and children who were there to celebrate a Christmas tree lighting and to receive toys and food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe escalating rhetoric is hitting a fever pitch, transcending from verbal threats into actual acts of violence and must end before more serious harm or loss of life occurs,\u201d the statement said. \u201cViolence is not free speech and has no place in politics or democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shakeer Rahman, an attorney representing Reedy, called De Le\u00f3n \u201ca disgrace\u201d in a statement to the Times Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVideo footage clearly shows him and his supporters initiating this assault while Mr. Reedy stands prone,\u201d Rahman said. \u201cNot only has Kevin de Le\u00f3n lost all political legitimacy, his claims that he was the one attacked here simply underscores how he\u2019s lost touch with reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Friday, De Le\u00f3n\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/los-angeles-united-states-government-and-politics-scandals-25f7909fe2fca6612376da3c39d35e2b\">attended his first City Council meeting in nearly two months<\/a>\u00a0following a scandal over racist remarks by elected officials.\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The altercation involving Kevin de Le\u00f3n occurred at a toy giveaway and holiday tree lighting at Lincoln Park,\u00a0the Los Angeles Times reported. 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