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A misdemeanor assault case against Brayan Ramos-Brito was the first to go to trial after dozens of people were accused of impeding or attacking federal agents during protests against immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.

The spokesperson said the owner of the car wash “impeded the operation and was arrested for assaulting and impeding a federal officer.”

At other times, progress is impeded by internal barriers: “Waiting for That Day” interpolates the Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” and features the lyric, “Something in me needs this pain.”

“After examining this incident, we learned that our safety system designed to predict pedestrians’ intentions and yield right of way instead caused the robot to impede their way,” the company stated.

This is partly due to the leaderless nature of these demonstrations, which on the one hand helps protesters evade clampdowns - but also impedes long-term decision-making.