Larmoperatör ringde chef vid ingripandet mot Floyd
Den larmoperatör hos polisen som följde sändningen från polisens kroppskameror vid ingripandet mot George Floyd oroades av vad hon såg och ringde direkt upp en av sina chefer. Det skriver Sky News som publicerat en ljudinspelning från samtalet.
– Kalla mig en tjallare om du vill, inleder hon samtalet och säger sen att ”alla satt på den här mannen”.
Larmoperatören säger även att hon inte vet om poliserna haft skäl att använda våld eller inte. Chefen svarar att poliserna på plats inte tagit kontakt men att saken ska utredas.
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Wikipedia (en)
The George Floyd protests are an ongoing series of protests and unrest which began in the United States in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, following the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who was killed during an arrest after Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes as three other officers looked on. Although much of the unrest is predicated on the whiteness of police, the three officers charged with second-degree aiding and abetting felony murder are of mixed ethnic and racial backgrounds: Thomas Lane is white, Tou Thao is Hmong and J.A. Kueng is black.The unrest began as local protests in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota before quickly spreading across the entire nation and in over 60 countries internationally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Over 2,000 cities and towns in the United States and around the world saw protests and demonstrations as of June 13, and protests extended into a third week after Floyd's death in many cities. While the majority of protests have been peaceful, demonstrations in some cities descended into riots and widespread looting, with more being marked by street skirmishes and significant police violence, notably against peaceful protesters and reporters. At least 200 cities in the U.S. had imposed curfews by June 3, while at least more than 30 states and Washington, D.C, activated over 62,000 National Guard personnel due to the mass unrest. By June 3, at least 11,000 people had been arrested, including all four police officers involved in the arrest which led to Floyd's death.The protests have led to numerous legislative proposals on all levels intended to combat police misconduct, systemic racism, and police brutality in the United States while the Trump administration has drawn widespread criticism for its hardline, militarized response and aggressive rhetoric. The unrest is also occurring during the global COVID-19 pandemic, with health experts warning that the protests will likely facilitate an accelerated spread or rebound of the virus. The economic impact of the protests has exacerbated the 2020 coronavirus recession by sharply curtailing consumer confidence, straining local businesses, and overwhelming public infrastructure with large-scale property damage.
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