Los Angeles Police Department

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Climate Policing

In 2021, the LAPD by purchasing 5,260 Taser 7 energy weapons from Axon, making it the US police force with the largest energy weapon deployment.[1] With over $600 million invested in the company, BlackRock - one of the world's largest fossil fuel investors - is also the largest shareholder in Axon and has an executive on the company's board of directors. [2]

In 2022, the LAPD deployed 100 officers to arrest four climate scientists protesting JP Morgan Chase for its massive fossil fuel investments.[3][4]

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