I note how he was no threat, had no weapons and appeared to be trying to talk to the police. Sadly we don't yet know what he was trying to say. I note the disregard from the police who kept walking past him, at least the national guard stopped to check on him.
Obviously the police did the right thing and attempted to resolve this straight away.. Nope, the department announced that a protestor was injured after he 'tripped and fell'
Thankfully video evidence quickly went viral, and since then they've suspended both officers.
This isn't about left vs right, or trump, or blacks trying to be special. Black Lives Matter is pushing that all lives are of equal value. And these current protests are very specifically about long-running abuse and overly violent interaction by the police towards citizens.
So the question is, do you think this interaction with the police was appropriate? Would you have done the same thing if you were in their shoes in that situation?
