Melina Abdullah, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, lost a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Police Department. A jury determined that the police acted appropriately during their response to a call at her residence, according to the Los Angeles Times.
In 2020, Abdullah filed the lawsuit following a “swatting” incident, where fake police emergencies are called in, sometimes leading to violent outcomes. Abdullah alleged that the LAPD knew the swatting call was a hoax but still responded to intimidate her due to her anti-police activism.
