“We won’t tolerate this”: protesters beat police in New York
'17.07.2020'
Vita Popova
In a clash with protesters on Brooklyn Bridge, three police officers, including the New York City Police Chief, received "serious injuries." This publication reports "Voice of America".
“Three police officers were attacked by demonstrators walking on the Brooklyn Bridge,” the police said on Twitter. - The officers were seriously injured. This is not a peaceful protest, we will not tolerate it. ”
A law enforcement official said that one policeman received a cut wound on his head, another - a fracture of the orbital bone, and a third - injuries in the head area, which had to be applied eight sutures.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, July 15. The protesters initially planned to disrupt the peaceful march of a religious organization supporting the police. When the parties came together on the Brooklyn Bridge, one of the participants in the oncoming rally was arrested for leaving the roadway, at that time the police were attacked.
A total of 37 people were detained during the clashes.
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As writes edition CNN, A 24 year old woman was arrested. A New Jersey suspect is accused of assaulting a police officer on two counts, a New York law enforcement agency said July 16.
It is also reported that one of the victims was the head of the New York Police Department, Terence Monahan. He had cuts and bruises on his arm after the attacks, police sources said.
Recall that in recent months, protests against police brutality have not ceased throughout America. They began after a resident of Minneapolis, George Floyd, died at the hands of a cop who, for almost nine minutes, pressed the neck of an African American knee.
At first, the protests were mostly peaceful in nature, but gradually grew into violent clashes, so there were some new victims.
Also recall that state military refuses to patrol new york city. The head of the New York State Troopers PBA refers to the “criminalization” of the use of force in accordance with the law on police reform.
