Police Response to George Lloyd Protests Varies
Oh my God it’s happening in Flint too.
Protesters chanted: “WALK WITH US!!”
So the sheriff and his men joined the protest.#GeorgeFloydProtests pic.twitter.com/igRsMyD5aD
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 31, 2020
In Some Cities, Police Officers Joined Protesters Marching Against Brutality https://t.co/HA9jY68DeJ
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) May 31, 2020
“I’ve covered protests involving police,” writes @mollyhf from Minneapolis. “I’ve also covered the U.S. military in war zones, including Iraq and Afghanistan. I have never been fired at by police until tonight.” https://t.co/v45qwv82S3 pic.twitter.com/7bcUtcLYIs
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 31, 2020
There are so many cops throughout the country who are complete power-hungry sociopaths.
Good God, this is deranged. https://t.co/Rg3jm4reOj
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) May 31, 2020
And the police attacks on journalists continue, and seem to be escalating… https://t.co/xMq5mdpTbu
— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) May 31, 2020
Remember when armed white people were protesting a couple of weeks ago? They said it was tyrannical that their governor wouldn’t let them go to the gym during the pandemic.
Well, what will they say about this?pic.twitter.com/YQqmUcAWRk
— Antonio French (@AntonioFrench) May 31, 2020
I’m not an expert in police tactics, but I can say that I would not have allowed my soldiers to behave like this in Iraq https://t.co/2XAlrqC2dC
— Jim Golby (@jimgolby) May 31, 2020
Later:
US Park Police announce two officers have been assigned to "administrative duties" pending the outcome of an investigation into an assault on a news crew with Australia's @7NewsAustralia as they were broadcasting live from Lafayette Square in DC when it was cleared out on Monday. pic.twitter.com/NOvEONbEs7
— Jeevan Vittal (@JvittalTV) June 3, 2020
Later: Enforcing Curfews
is it me, or rather than bringing calm are curfews just an excuse for cracking heads? https://t.co/0K8s8rCxMn
— Steve Randy Waldman (@interfluidity) June 4, 2020