Headlines: In the United States, the electoral campaign under the sign of street violence
Police at the scene of protests that led to the death of a supporter of President Donald Trump, in Portland, August 29, 2020. Reuters / Mathieu Lewis-Rolland
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“
Donald Trump and his allies seek to turn violence during protests to their advantage,
” the
Los Angeles Times
headline this morning
.
“
The White House and the Republican Party are pursuing a calculated strategy, namely: exploit the fears of the voters.
"
An opinion that does not share the
Wall Street Journal.
For the Conservative newspaper, those responsible for the death of a supporter of Donald Trump during clashes in Portland are local leaders, all Democrats.
"
The mayor of Portland and the governor of Oregon are far too lenient with the protesters of Black Lives Matter and the Antifas, including a hard core for 90 days regularly attacking the police and burning buildings,
" said the daily.
“
When elected officials do not protect them, ordinary citizens defend themselves, it is inevitable.
Although the best way to defend yourself is to go to the polls, not in the streets armed with a gun.
"
In this context, Donald Trump will travel tomorrow to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a white policeman last week shot at point blank range in the back of the African-American Jacob Blake.
Wisconsin Gov. Democrat Tony Evers, as quoted by the
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
wrote to the president, "
I'm afraid your presence will only delay our work to overcome the division and move forward together
."
According to his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, the president would like to meet Jacob Blake's family when he visits Kenosha, the
New York Post
reports
.
But family lawyer Benjamin Crump said those close to Jacob Blake have yet to be contacted by the White House.
For his part, Joe Biden is also going to the field today in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The next few days will not be easy.
"
It is not enough that Joe Biden continues to speak out against violence,
" writes the
Washington Post.
“
He must go on the offensive.
Democrats won't win by curling up, lest Donald Trump blame them for the violence he himself provoked.
They will win by arguing that Donald Trump made America more violent and that he increased racial tension for his own political gain.
"
For its part, the
New York Times
reports that “
the Biden campaign wants to avoid at all costs being trained for too long on this subject of street violence.
The Democratic candidate's entourage sees it as an attempt by the Trump campaign to distract attention from the pandemic and the resulting economic slowdown which has left millions of Americans unemployed
”.
Haiti: national and international indignation after the assassination of the president of the Bar of Port-au-Prince
In Haiti, indignation is great after the assassination of the president of the Bar of Port-au-Prince.
Me Monferrier Dorval, "
distinguished professor and eminent jurist
" was "
shot and killed on Friday evening in front of his residence.
No arrest was made by the police,
”recalls
Haiti Press Network.
For its part, the
Miami Herald
points out that the assassination of Monferrier Dorval took place just hours after "a
radio interview during which he called for
" another type of country, and another state "
;
interview during which he had also addressed several controversial subjects including constitutional reform, elections and the collapse of Haitian institutions
”.
This violent death sparked an avalanche of reactions both in Haiti and internationally, notes
Le Nouvelliste.
The Haitian president decreed three days of national mourning from this Monday and promised that he would "
allow justice and the police to find the strong and necessary means to do their job, to arrest the bandits and intellectual authors of these crimes
”.
This is not the first time that the head of state has promised to crack down on armed gangs.
However, "
since the arrival of Jovenel Moïse to the presidency, insecurity has broken records
",
Ayibopost
observes today
.
“
So what is Jovenel Moïse's penal policy?
“Asks the news site.
“
Everything seems to indicate that the hunt for big bandits is not one of them.
The leaders of gangs, however known, still run the streets
”.
And Ayibopost concludes: “
It is no exaggeration to attribute the responsibility for the assassinations in Haiti to the power in place.
A power which has its Minister of Justice, its Secretary of State for Public Security, its Chief of Police, its Minister of the Interior and Justice.
In the meantime, blood continues to flow and the list of victims without justice is only growing
”.
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