Why is she being handcuffed?
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It's the LAPD. I'm not sure even they know the reason.
The US summarised perfectly.
Copper cuffs copper.
I see what you did there
Accidental for the cops. The photographer and Lady Liberty there knew exactly what photo they were going for, and the cops predictably gave it to them.
The Asian cop looks amused. Would I be fooling myself to imagine him thinking "I have to do this so I don't get fired, but man this is going to be such a historic photo!"
I think the cops knew exactly what was going on.
What's the story here?
The lady showed up to the No Kings protest prepared to be arrested and dressed for the part, and the photographer was looking for a great shot to match it. The cops, being complete idiots, decided that they would handcuff lady liberty, never considering the context of the situation or that they are, in fact, the bad guys of the photo.
This is the article it likely came from, which gives sparse detail (archive link, I couldnโt access the original)