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  • August 5, 2020 at 12:50 pm #118885
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    from Amnesty International Documents 125 Incidents Of Police Violence Against Protesters

    https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/04/899084543/amnesty-international-documents-125-incidents-of-police-violence-against-protest

    Amnesty International says it has documented 125 separate instances of violence against protesters for racial justice in the U.S. over an 11-day period earlier this summer.

    In a report published Tuesday, the human rights organization says that in the five years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Mo., “there has been a disturbing lack of progress … in ensuring that police officers use lethal force only when there is an imminent risk of death or serious injury to themselves or others.”

    The instances took place between May 26 and June 5. They spanned 40 states and the District of Columbia, and allege excessive force by state and local police departments, as well as National Guard troops and federal agents. Among the incidents are beatings, the use of tear gas and pepper spray, and the firing of “less lethal” munitions. The study also documented the targeting of medics, legal observers, and journalists by law enforcement officers.

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    August 11, 2020 at 1:25 am #119118
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