China News Service, June 1 (Xinhua) reported that the United States police had killed Freud, an African-American man, and tore the wound of racial discrimination in the United States again, causing the United States to fall into violent resistance. The wave of demonstrations was unstoppable and the situation continued to be chaotic. Curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities. At least 15 states and Washington, DC mobilized the National Guard, hoping to quell the riots as soon as possible.
[Escalation of violence]
In many parts of the country, demonstrations have evolved into riots. In Los Angeles, California, the gold row on Melrose Avenue was looted, rioters smashed window glass and broke in, snatching a lot of jewelry; Wells Fargo Bank on Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was smashed by many people. The windows are covered with graffiti; many shops on the bustling Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois have been smashed and looted ...
On May 30th local time, during a protest in Philadelphia, the United States, police took to the streets to maintain law and order.
At the same time, the confrontation between police and demonstrators has also escalated, and violent conflicts have occurred frequently. Law enforcement officers are more repressive. In addition to tear gas and rubber bullets flying across, New York has police cars rushing to the crowd, female demonstrators in Houston are trampled by horses by horsemen, and some people in Maryland are boxed in the face .
In the Brooklyn area of New York, a video captured two police cars rushing into the crowd. The video showed that the protesters first set up a metal barrier in front of one of the police cars parked on the side of the road. After the other police car came to a stop, the protesters began to beat the car. Immediately after the two police cars started to accelerate, knocking some protesters to the ground, it is unclear whether anyone was injured.
"The crisis of police legitimacy is already so serious that using police to control the situation will only add fuel to the situation," said Alex Vitale, a professor of sociology at the City University of New York.
Texas Harrison Sheriff Gonzalez said the protesters' anger was understandable. He said: "We have always promised to make real changes, but we have not always fulfilled them." "We see the emotion and anger resulting from this and call for change, but it will only happen again."
[Politicians "swing pot"? 】
As large-scale demonstrations continued throughout the United States, politicians who could not sit still seemed to have started a new round of "dumping the pot."
Minnesota Governor Tim Waltz hinted on May 29 that the violent troublemakers involved domestic terrorists, foreign forces, white supremacists and drug lord groups; President Trump blamed the extreme anti-racist organization "Antifa "(ANTIFA) and radical leftist forces incited violence.
Data graph: US President Trump.
On May 31, Trump said on the social networking site "Twitter" that "the United States will identify the extreme left-wing radical ANTIFA as a terrorist organization."
US Attorney General Barr said that the extreme left organization is the "organizer" and "person in charge" of many violent protests. He claimed that some groups used legal protests as cover to carry out violent actions such as property destruction. These domestic extreme groups include anarchists, white supremacists, and ultra-leftists, and there is overlap among some factions.
The Ministry of Justice announced that it will use Joint Terrorism Task Forces across the country to investigate certain incidents of violence in major cities.
[Can you "listen to American wounds"? 】
But in fact, racial discrimination has long been a chronic illness in the United States.
"I can't breathe" "Don't shoot" "The life of a black man is also a life" ... These slogans are the slogans that people scream when they protest Freud's death. In fact, "I can't breathe" was also the last words of Ghana, an African-American man who was killed by the New York City police.
On May 30, local time, after a curfew was imposed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the local police were still confronting the protesters.
In 2014, Ghana was locked to the death by the New York City Police White Police, which also triggered a wave of protests across the United States; but after Trump took office in 2016, political controversy expanded, and the issues of "passing Russia", immigration and impeachment disputes were divided. force.
The film of Freud ’s death and the police ’s violence, let the demonstrators take to the streets again, and violent clashes broke out with law enforcement personnel, highlighting the frustration of the people and the fact that there is still much work to be done.
The total population of Minneapolis is nearly 430,000, of which 60% are white, 19% are African-American, and 9% are Hispanic; for decades, economic and educational inequalities have affected local African-American residents. Marginalization; The US "World Daily" claims that the city is already one of the most segregated cities in the United States.
In recent days, several officials, including former Mayor Rebak and State Senator Hayden, criticized the local police union for cultivating a culture of protection against violent police, and resisted pushing for reforms; Respond.
A member of the National Committee of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People published an article in the British "Guardian" that American society still generally discriminates blacks "systematically". Whether before or after the epidemic, the black ethnic group lags far behind in terms of wealth, medical care, and education.
He called on the United States to use this opportunity to "listen to the wounds of the United States" and hoped that this protest would awaken the conscience of the United States and bring about major changes to minority groups.
【Progress Progress】
May 24
Freud was arrested by the police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At that time, three policemen pressed him to the ground, and one of the white policemen pressed his neck with his knee for several minutes. Freud then fell into a coma and died after being treated in emergency.
On May 30th, local time, in Chicago, the United States, several protesters wore masks with the words "I can't breathe" and took to the streets to protest.
May 26
A large number of demonstrators went to the crime scene to protest. Local police fired tear gas, flash bombs and foam bombs at them. On the same day, the Minneapolis Police Commissioner said that the four police officers involved had been dismissed and that the FBI had intervened in the investigation.
May 28
The protesters surrounded a police station in Minneapolis. After the police withdrew, the demonstrators rushed into the police station and set fire to the fire. Minnesota Governor Waltz signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency and activating the State National Guard to help maintain law and order.
May 29
The mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jacob Bubb Frey, announced that a curfew will begin at 8 that evening. The police involved Derek Chauvin was arrested on suspicion of third-degree murder and manslaughter. Protests also broke out in New York, Washington, Houston and other places, and demonstrators marched near the White House and Capitol Hill.
May 30
Freud ’s preliminary autopsy report came out, reporting that Freud died of “heart disease and potential poison in the body” rather than suffocation by police strangulation. The police's control of him was only an incentive, which exacerbated his illness. Protests against the unfair treatment of ethnic minorities by the police have swept across many cities in the United States.