This 21-Year-Old Bagpiper Plays Through Tear Gas to ‘Fire Up’ Anti-ICE Protesters ^63.2%

L.A. TACO - By Julianne Le - 2/9/2026, 10:00 PM

Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says. Jack Duffy plays the bagpipes at a protest outside of the Metropolitan Detention Center on January 31, 2026. Photo by Javier Cabral for L.A. TACO.... more