Protests in New York continue: policeman accused of excessive use of force

Another incident involving law enforcement officers occurred in Buffalo. An elderly man pushed by a New York police officer is in serious condition at a hospital. The cops involved in the incident were removed from service. This publication reports Fox News.

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Protests in the United States over the death of African American George Floyd do not subside for a second week. In New York, during another dispersal of demonstrators, police pushed an elderly man, as a result of which he was hospitalized, and the video of the incident became viral.

It happened on Thursday, June 4, in Buffalo, when clashes broke out between police and demonstrators. As can be seen in the video, the elderly man is pushed by the police, causing him to fall and hit his head on the ground and appear to faint. "He's bleeding from his ear!" - someone's voice off-screen is heard.

The victim, a 75-year-old man, is now in a “stable but serious condition” in the hospital.

Two police officers involved in the incident were suspended from work. In addition, the city police commissioner announced the start of an internal investigation.

The Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, called the incident “completely unreasonable and absolutely shameful,” about which he wrote on his page in Twitter.

Recall that it was against the backdrop of brutality by police across America that mass protests began. This led to the same riots, violence and looting.

New York has become one of the cities that suffered the most from the protests. To stop the riots, a curfew was introduced in the city. However, at 20:00 p.m., when the curfew took effect, there were still many protesters and police on the street.

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In the Bronx, police clashes and aggressive attacks on demonstrators were seen in a clear attempt to maintain control of the crowd. Other videos show the NYC police massively arresting curfew violators, threatening the demonstrators with jail and beating them with batons.

Many protesters accused the department of aggressively abiding by the city curfew and of the same militaristic behavior they oppose.

A few hours before, a huge crowd filled the Brooklyn Bridge. This prompted officials to temporarily block the movement towards Manhattan. The meeting near Gracie’s mansion, the residence of Mayor Bill de Blasio, ended shortly before curfew began. One group heading south from the area encountered police on the Upper East Side and arrests were made.

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Riots across the country

Riots in other cities in America also do not subside.

В Chicago rapper Kanye West, along with students of Chicago Public Schools, demanded that the school district terminate the contract with the Chicago police department in the amount of $ 33 million.

Near St louis hundreds of people gathered to call for reform of the criminal justice system. The city has seen a surge in violence in recent days, with four police officers injured and a retired police captain killed while trying to protect a pawnshop from looters this week.

Protesters in Washington, DC, took part in a protest despite heavy rain. Soldiers of the National Guard, meanwhile, were in one of the White House office buildings.

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Curfews have been imposed in many cities across the country in an attempt to prevent riots and looting, which occurred mostly at nightfall. On Wednesday night, June 3, there was a turning point in the riots, with most gatherings remaining peaceful.

Thursday, June 4, thousands of people in Southern California and Washington held pickets in honor of George Floyd, similar to events in other parts of the country.

В Los Angeles On June 4, officials canceled curfews throughout the county, although some cities chose not to follow orders for precautionary reasons. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announced that he has also canceled his curfew order.

Curfew has become a stumbling block between protesters and authorities. The American Civil Liberties Union and Black Lives Matter LA filed a lawsuit this week against local officials and law enforcement officials in Southern California over draconian orders.

On Monday, June 1, a week has passed since the 46-year-old black resident of Minneapolis, George Floyd, died at the hands of the police. The video, in which a white officer kneels on a man’s neck for almost nine minutes, became viral and caused a wave of indignation not only in the United States, but throughout the world.

The officers involved were fired and charged with a felony, but protests have not subsided since then, resulting in more and more victims.

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