The difference between last year and this year was night and day. Last year, the police were in riot gear, got injured, shot rubber bullets into crowds full of innocent people including, children, the elderly and reporters live on air (see this video). This year, the LAPD retrained and chilled out... a lot more. By the end of the day, only five people had been arrested.

Earlier May Day Photo Essays include: Portraits, Crowds and images filed while it was happening.

"LAPD announced on a loud speaker that this man was suffering from a 'medical emergency' after they carried him from the crowd on 1st street and Broadway" (Jonathan Alcorn)

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