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Australian news reporter shot with rubber
bullet live on air while covering LA anti-ICE riots

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Posted By: Ebenezer, 6/9/2025 10:19:33 AM

An Australian news reporter was shot with a rubber bullet live on air while reporting on the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles on Sunday, shocking video shows. Nine News’ US correspondent Lauren Tomasi was covering the violent protests against President Trump’s immigration policies when she was hit on camera. Video shows Tomasi yelp in pain after she was struck in the leg by the bullet fired from a Los Angeles Police Department officer. Tomasi had been reporting on the stand-off situation, which she said had “rapidly deteriorated” moments before she was caught in the crossfire.

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The Australian government wants "an urgent explanation" from Trump. The rubber bullet was fired by an LAPD officer, not a Federal officer. Let them get an explanation from Gavin Newsom or Karen Bass. This is outrageous.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: philsner 6/9/2025 10:30:35 AM (No. 1961944)
War zones are dangerous.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: sw penn 6/9/2025 10:32:34 AM (No. 1961945)
"Demonstrators wave flags from atop a wrecked car, standing beside burning Waymo vehicles" No Foreign nationals wave conquest flags amid the destruction of America they celebrate
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Vaquero45 6/9/2025 10:33:12 AM (No. 1961947)
That’s what happens when you stand in front of people with guns, moron.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: FJB 2022 23 24 6/9/2025 10:37:05 AM (No. 1961948)
It's dangerous to be in the middle of this kind of uprising, but then I am sure she need this going in. It is only going to get worse because these rioters have the support of the Dems and some are probably getting paid to cause turmoil. Blame Soros and his Dem henchmen!
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Reply 5 - Posted by: FJB 2022 23 24 6/9/2025 10:38:05 AM (No. 1961951)
"knew this going in"
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Reply 6 - Posted by: GreatGreyhounds 6/9/2025 10:47:12 AM (No. 1961956)
Maybe she should’ve stood with the police officers instead…
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Reply 7 - Posted by: texaspast 6/9/2025 10:58:34 AM (No. 1961961)
As the old saying goes, 'You lay down with dogs, you get up with fleas.' Or in this case, you mingle with violent law-breakers, you're liable to be on the receiving end of police response to the law breakers.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 6/9/2025 11:12:10 AM (No. 1961969)
It shouldn't require much thought to conclude it is a bad idea to stand between armed law enforcement and a band of illegals.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Gallo3 6/9/2025 11:35:07 AM (No. 1961979)
ICE needs to use 'Skunk' malodorant to disperse these paid Communist rioters. Works every time. Hard to raise hell when you cannot stop vomiting. Trump needs to deputize all LAPD and arrest Newscum and Bass forthwith.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: danoso 6/9/2025 11:39:59 AM (No. 1961981)
Maybe she can report on how it felt. Bet it hurt, didn’t it?
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Reply 11 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 6/9/2025 11:49:49 AM (No. 1961985)
BFD.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: hershey 6/9/2025 11:54:15 AM (No. 1961988)
Glad they are finally using rubber bullets...too bad she was standing on the wrong side of the police line..maybe 'right' and 'left' are swapped where she came from 'down under'...
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Reply 13 - Posted by: WV.Hillbilly 6/9/2025 12:22:41 PM (No. 1962001)
"Mostly peaceful"
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Reply 14 - Posted by: thefield 6/9/2025 12:27:59 PM (No. 1962002)
She is lucky only to get a bruise.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Hermit_Crab 6/9/2025 12:35:56 PM (No. 1962003)
Maybe she shoulda stayed in Australia. Let her network rebroadcast the leftist invader reporting in LA by Telemundo, Univision, Al Jazeeera etc which are embedded with the rioters.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: anniebc 6/9/2025 1:25:20 PM (No. 1962016)
She shouldn't have been drawing attention to herself. I think they're putting themselves in between the Guard and the insurrectionists to deliberately obstruct. She may have deserved to get shot. MAFO
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Reply 17 - Posted by: JonR 6/9/2025 3:30:16 PM (No. 1962077)
I saw the film where she was shot by that rubber bullet! She was standing 30 feet away from the cops on the side of the protesters! She wasn’t taking any cover, she wasn’t even looking at the police line, with drawn weapons! I have absolutely no sympathy for this woman as she’s about as smart as a can of rocks! And as far as I’m concerned, the Australian government can go pound sand!
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Reply 18 - Posted by: thefield 6/9/2025 3:49:07 PM (No. 1962084)
Enquiring minds want to know the bruise location.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 6/9/2025 6:58:33 PM (No. 1962122)
Tell it to Lara Logan, Lauren.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: DVC 6/9/2025 9:34:00 PM (No. 1962161)
Perhaps she shouldn't be so intermingled with CRIMINALS. No sympathy at all.
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