A video of American actor Denzel Washington spread through social media to intervene to prevent the police from arresting a black homeless, after police officers handcuffed the homeless behind his back, although he did not commit any crime that required his arrest.
The video was released by professional American basketball player Rex Chapman on Thursday through his official Twitter account.
Denzel Washington saw a commotion in West Hollywood with cops and an unarmed distressed homeless man. He got out of his car and served as a barrier between the man and the police - helping to diffuse a tense situation. This man was arrested safely.🌎❤️ pic.twitter.com/4UyYdX1vT6
- Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) May 28, 2020
The video events date back to May 21 in Los Angeles, where Washington was driving his car, and he saw a homeless black man on the side of the road, so he decided to help him and give him masks to wear for his health.
Meanwhile, a passerby recognized the well-known actor and called the police, who immediately attended and decided to arrest the black homeless man.
It was from Washington, however, that he set himself a barrier between the policemen and the homeless in an attempt to discourage them from his arrest, as the American representative insisted on the release of the man, and Washington put a large group of face gags in the pocket of the homeless man.
Police suspension
The police spokesman declined to comment to the press on the spread of the video, which had more than two million views in less than 24 hours.
But after the video spread, another police officer in the city explained the details on his personal account on Twitter.
The officer thanked the famous actor for trying to protect the black homeless and suppressing him, saying that this is a great job from someone who cares about people's affairs, as Washington got out of his car and talked with the homeless and gave him masks, and advised him to preserve himself and his health in the shadow of the Corona pandemic.
Washington is a hero
Many actors and followers of the famous actor commented on the incident, saying that these actions should prevail through the symbols of society, and Washington was described as a hero after this incident.
One of them said that Washington prevented a new catastrophe before it happened. If the police deal violently with the homeless, no one would know the consequences of the city's residents' reaction.
The United States of America is witnessing successive repercussions for the killing of the black man George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and chaos spread after the killing of Floyd, 46, in protest against the cruel treatment during his arrest by the police, which led to his death minutes after his arrival at the hospital.