The uprisings provoked by the arbitrariness of the American police cover more and more cities.
Fierce clashes with the police, pogroms and arson went beyond Minneapolis, where a policeman killed African American George Floyd. As you know, he was detained on suspicion of forging a check for $ 20. During the arrest, the policeman began to press his knee on Floyd’s neck. He said that he had nothing to breathe, but the policeman did not listen. As a result, the detainee died.
Now this incident has caused riots in more than ten cities in the United States. Riots did not bypass New York, which was seriously affected by the coronavirus epidemic. Here, protesters tried to break into the Barclays Center stadium, throwing bottles of police at it.
City mayor Bill de Blasio, known for his liberal views, spoke out in support of rebellious Americans, although he condemned the riots.
“Arson, theft and pogroms cannot be justified, but everyone understands the anger, fear and frustration of the protesters. Justice must triumph, ” said the mayor, known for quarantining boycotts at the dawn of a pandemic, urging New Yorkers not to abide by self-isolation.
In Atlanta, protesters defiantly burned the American flag. They also throw bottles at the security forces and urge the police to resign. The rioters also broke into the CNN office and burned several cars in a city park.
“What is happening in the streets of Atlanta is not Atlanta,” commented Mayor of Keisha Lance Bottoms on the situation.
She recalled that after the assassination of Martin Luther King, pogroms were not organized in the city. In this regard, Bottoms accused the protesters of disgracing the name of a black rights activist.
In Albuquerque, demonstrators took the police to flight. According to media reports, security forces were forced to use tear gas to retreat under his cover.
Riots are also observed in Las Vegas, Dallas, Columbus, Phoenix and other cities in the United States.