Iz SAD-a stižu sve mučnije snimke; prosvjednici divljaju, a policija više ne bira na koga će pucati
Policija napada prosvjednike i novinare, ljude bez razloga izvlače iz auta i koriste elektrošokere
Šesti je dan prosvjeda u SAD-u zbog Georgea Floyda, Afroamerikanca kojeg je pri uhićenju ubio policajac koji mu je klečao na vratu iako ga je Floyd upozoravao da ne može disati. Ljudi danima izlaze na ulice kako bi mirno prosvjedovali, no u nekim dijelovima zemlje situacija je ozbiljno eskalirala.
Dok američki predsjednik Donald Trump za nasilje krivi isključivo prosvjednike, snimke s društvenih mreža pokazuju da je i policija posve izgubila kontrolu. Naoružani policajci i na mirne prosvjednike bacaju dimne bombe, gađaju ih gumenim metcima, a napadaju i novinare iako im se oni odmah predstavljaju kao predstavnici medija te im pokazuju akreditacije.
Minneapolis: Police deliberately shoot foreign press crew from @DW with rubber bullets.
“We’re press! We’re media! Stop shooting at us, we’re in the middle of a live shot!” This journalist has covered war zones for years and he is shocked. pic.twitter.com/oVeMXMluGW
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) May 31, 2020
Denver. Police were firing pepper bullets and tear gas at cars stopped at an intersection, targeting a car with a pregnant woman.
A man yells at them “You’re shooting my car with my girlfriend in it? My pregnant girlfriend in it?”
The cops open fire on him with pepper rounds. pic.twitter.com/MrJjqo4ETB
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) May 31, 2020
Uvedeni policijski satovi
U čak 40 gradova uveden je policijski sat, a 15 država aktiviralo je i rasporedilo oko 5 tisuća pripadnika Nacionalne garde. Dio država proglasio je pak izvanredno stanje zbog pljački i nereda. Od početka prosvjeda uhićeno je 4000 ljudi, objavio je CNN. Nekoliko prosvjednika ozlijeđeno je gumenim metcima.
Možda najstrašnije od svega je to što policajci ne mare na koga pucaju. Tako su, primjerice, u Denveru zaustavili automobil nasred raskrižja i počeli ispaljivati gumene metke iako ih je vozač upozorio da je unutra njegova trudna djevojka. Jednom prosvjedniku ispalili su dimnu bombu ravno u glavu i promašili ga tek za koji centimetar. Par mladih Afroamerikanaca doslovno su izvukli iz auta i uhitili.
Denver. Police were firing pepper bullets and tear gas at cars stopped at an intersection, targeting a car with a pregnant woman.
A man yells at them “You’re shooting my car with my girlfriend in it? My pregnant girlfriend in it?”
The cops open fire on him with pepper rounds. pic.twitter.com/MrJjqo4ETB
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) May 31, 2020
cw: police violence
ATLANTA: Messiah Young and Taniyah Pilgrim were returning home when police smashed their car windows.The cops pepper spray and taser the terrified young couple, then drag them out of the car & arrest them.
You sure this is #Wakanda? pic.twitter.com/YlVDTdbsqv
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) June 1, 2020
DC police shoot a tear gas round directly at a man’s head, barely missing him.
The point of tear gas is to be less lethal. Firing it into someone’s face point-blank is attempted murder by @DCPoliceDept. Boston PD killed Victoria Snelgrove this way in 2004.pic.twitter.com/ynlRec1ImC
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) June 1, 2020
cw: attempted murder
Police pepper spray a man for just standing there, and then fire a tear gas grenade directly into his face at point-blank range.Video ends but you can see the canister ricochet off the man’s head and into the crowd. City unknown. pic.twitter.com/KxPtaw66dX
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) June 1, 2020
Novinara portala Vice policajac je natjerao da legne na pod iako mu je rekao da je novinar te mu pokazao svoju akreditaciju. Nakon tog ga je još poprskao suzavcem.
The moment Minneapolis police and state troopers stormed the Stop-N-Shop and trained their weapons on property owners and #journalists, pepper spraying @vicenews correspondent @MichaelAdams317 while he’s lying on the ground, Press ID above his head. pic.twitter.com/ZBcrASSn9U
— Roberto Daza (@rsdaza) May 31, 2020
U Omahi su policajci doslovno pregazili prosvjednike koji su mirno sjedili na tlu s natpisima.
Police using tear gas and physical force to get people out of the way. pic.twitter.com/aT7uL5L2mV
— Jon Kipper (@jonnykip21) May 30, 2020
Izgleda da policajci nisu naučili baš ništa iz slučaja Georgea Floyda. U Seattleu ih je prilikom jednom uhićenja snimio novinar Matt McKnight. Policajac je prosvjedniku koljenom prignječio vrat dok su ljudi okolo urlali da se makne s njega. Koljeno s vrata maknuo je drugi policajac, koji je svom kolegi potegnuo nogu.
Cops arrived and started arresting looters. #seattleprotest pic.twitter.com/ThyZoUCuQ8
— Matt M. McKnight (@mattmillsphoto) May 31, 2020
Fotoreporterka The Guardiana, Linda Tirano, pogođena je gumenim metkom u oko. Liječnici joj nisu uspjeli spasiti oko.
Hey folks, took a tracer found to the face (I think, given my backpack) and am headed into surgery to see if we can save my left eye
Am wisely not gonna be on Twitter while I’m on morphine
Stay safe folks pic.twitter.com/apZOyGrcBO
— Linda Tirado (@KillerMartinis) May 30, 2020
Zbog svega ovoga u Denveru su bijelci stali ispred jednog Afroamerikanca koji je kleknuo pred policajcima, kako bi ga zaštitili.
Denver: White bodies to the front. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/ZRL0eRwfbL
— Chad Loder (@chadloder) May 31, 2020