Horrifying video shows NYPD officer whipping a protestor with his baton in Union Square, causing it to BREAK as tensions flare across the country over the killing of George Floyd
- Shocking footage shows one officer beating a protestor to the point that he breaks his baton on the man as other cops try to apprehend folks in Manhattan
- Another clip shows officers pushing people to the ground as protestors try to help others in Union Square
- One woman screams ‘Black Lives Matter’ as she is carried away to a police van by two officers
- At least 14 people were taken into custody during the protest
- A longer clip shows officers involved in a scuffle with one group of protestors in the middle of the street
- Someone in the background can be heard instructing white people to go to the front, so that they can create a barrier of protection around other protestors
- Protests over George Floyd’s death have spread nationwide and has resulted in rioting in Minneapolis, where a police precinct was overrun and set on fire
- Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been taken into custody over the death of Floyd, four days after he was seen kneeling on his neck in a video
Protestors in Manhattan clashed with officers of the New York Police Department on Thursday as they convened at Union Square to protest the killing of George Floyd.
Shocking footage shows one officer beating a protester to the point that he breaks his baton on the man as other cops try to apprehend folks in the crowded Manhattan area.
Another clip shows officers pushing people to the ground as protesters try to help others from the grasps of the authorities. Some police can be heard telling others to back up.
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Shocking footage shows one officer beating a protester to the point that he breaks his baton on the man as other cops try to apprehend folks in Manhattan’s Union Square on Thursday
A remnant piece of the baton can be seen on the ground as the officer then grabs the man he just hit
One woman screams ‘Black Lives Matter’ as she is carried away to a police van by two officers.
At least 14 were taken into custody during the demonstrations in Union Square.
Crowds can be heard chanting: ‘No justice. No peace. F**k these racist a*s police.’
Both police and protesters were blocking the streets around Union Square at various points.
People can be seen trying to help others get away from authorities. At least 14 were taken into custody during the demonstrations in Union Square
Crowds can be heard chanting: ‘No justice. No peace. F**k these racist a*s police’
Most in the crowd were wearing masks but there were both cops and protesters who were not.
Another, longer clip shows officers involved in a scuffle with one group of protesters. Someone in the background can be heard instructing white people to go to the front, so that they can create a barrier of protection around other protesters.
Several white protesters go to the front and form a barrier, continuing to scream at police.
The protests are among the latest to have sparked in response to the killing of George Floyd on Monday.
Both police and protesters were blocking the streets around Union Square at various points
Most in the crowd were wearing masks but there were both cops and protesters who were not
Protesters flee from police officers in Manhattan
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been taken into custody over the death of Floyd, four days after he was seen kneeling on his neck in a video of his arrest that has sparked violent protests across the country.
The 44-year-old white cop was arrested by state investigators on Friday afternoon, Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington announced.
Chauvin was one of four officers fired over Floyd’s death earlier this week however, Harrington did not provide details on the other three cops.
The state attorney who would oversee any prosecution on state charges, whose home was also the site of protests, is scheduled to provide an update later Friday.
Protests over Floyd’s death have spread nationwide and has resulted in rioting in Minneapolis, where a police precinct was overrun and set on fire overnight on Thursday.
An officer tries to stop a man at the protests who his riding a Citi Bike
Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been taken into custody over the death of Floyd, four days after he was seen kneeling on his neck in a video of his arrest that has sparked violent protests across the country
Protests have sparked across the country after video of the Floyd’s final moments went viral on Monday
It follows high-profile protests and riots in Ferguson, Missouri and Baltimore in 2015, over the police-involved deaths of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray, respectively.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday acknowledged the ‘abject failure’ of the response to this week’s violent protests and called for swift justice for police involved in the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white officer knelt on his neck.
Walz said the state would take over the response and that it´s time to show respect and dignity to those who are suffering.
‘Minneapolis and St. Paul are on fire. The fire is still smoldering in our streets. The ashes are symbolic of decades and generations of pain, of anguish unheard,’ Walz said, adding. ‘Now generations of pain is manifesting itself in front of the world – and the world is watching.’