The Week: Unrest in L.A.

• “Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ICE.”

• What have the self-driving vehicles done to anyone? Rioters across Los Angeles set Waymo cabs ablaze in a spasm of violence over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis. As is always the case with “mostly peaceful protest,” left-wing demonstrators have destroyed property, blocked traffic, and hurled objects at law enforcement. President Trump responded by activating California National Guard troops without a request by the governor, Gavin Newsom: a highly unusual move, but one within his legal authority. State and city officials are condemning the activation of the Guard as a “provocation,” although usually the only people provoked by troops standing in front of a federal building to keep it from getting attacked are those who might want to attack it. There’s much talk of what can be done to “de-escalate” the situation. The first step would be for L.A.’s left-wing activists to stop harassing and assaulting federal officers — and the police officers of their own city — for doing their jobs.

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Los Angeles Riots

• “Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ICE.”

• What have the self-driving vehicles done to anyone? Rioters across Los Angeles set Waymo cabs ablaze in a spasm of violence over federal immigration enforcement in the West Coast metropolis. As is always the case with “mostly peaceful protest,” left-wing demonstrators have destroyed property, blocked traffic, and hurled objects at law enforcement. President Trump responded by activating California National Guard troops without a request by the governor, Gavin Newsom: a highly unusual move, but one within his legal authority. State and city officials are condemning the activation of the Guard as a “provocation,” although usually the only people provoked by troops standing in front of a federal building to keep it from getting attacked are those who might want to attack it. There’s much talk of what can be done to “de-escalate” the situation. The first step would be for L.A.’s left-wing activists to stop harassing and assaulting federal officers — and the police officers of their own city — for doing their jobs.