In the United States do not subside mass unrest caused by the deaths of African-American George Floyd during his detention by the police. Law enforcement officers make every effort to disperse the protesters, but to fully crush the rebellion still fails. Our compatriot, who is now in Atlanta (Georgia) told “MK” about how peaceful demonstrations escalated into chaos.
“When in Minneapolis, demonstrations began, no one suspected that the situation could reach such proportions, as the protests spread to other States and cities, – says the Russian Georgy. – In Atlanta politically active population, so many blacks, so to avoid unrest would have definitely failed. But what is happening now does not fit my understanding.
It’s more like a protracted video game. The streets are driving the military armored vehicles, in the sky, periodically circling helicopters, and the city is absolute chaos. I never would have thought that Atlanta could be going on such a mess.
And it all started with peaceful demonstrations. People took to the streets with placards and civilized manner have expressed their dissatisfaction. The police was already at the earliest stages tried to appease the strikers, and to call them to order. She is now set quite loyal towards the protesters, trying to avoid clashes and conflicts.
But many residents of such behavior, even more angry, so the situation began to deteriorate, and later completely out of control. People began to destroy and loot shopping malls, shops, showrooms, burn cars, police stations and other buildings. One of the main state roads of Highway 120 was partially blocked by police officers when they received information that a nearby shopping center, planned to attack from the protesters. Has formed on the roads traffic was terrible, due to the fact that the protesters block his March all the way. In Georgia to disperse the protesters pulled off the 1,500 employees of the national guard. The situation is really tense to the limit.
I have the feeling that people forgot about his main goal for what they actually took to the streets. All that is happening now in Atlanta and many other cities it’s more like looting. The protesters really think that only in this way they are able to resolve the situation.
But is it possible to defeat violence, using exactly the same brutal methods to deal with it? The rule of “like cures” in this case doesn’t work.
currently in Atlanta declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew. On ��elephony get alert about that for your own safety it is better to stay home.
People really scared, they fear for their property, for their lives. They think that the authorities will not manage to suppress the unrest and to calm down the protesters in a peaceful manner. Because of this, many residents now do not leave their homes without weapons. The only way they feel safe. In my eyes the police stopped the guy who was carrying in his trunk gun. It immediately let go when he said he took it with him, to be able to protect themselves at the right time.
People are also afraid that from-for mass protests could spark a second wave of coronavirus. Georgia was one of the first States, which took restrictive measures. But now, it seems, the situation will worsen again. Yes, protesters took to the streets in protective masks, but, of course, about any social distance and speech did not go. It could end this epidemiological disaster.
the Law is always on the side of the police. After the situation in Ferguson and the justification of the law enforcement officer Americans do not trust the authorities in such matters. But I am sure that in this case the police will not be able to avoid severe punishment. The government will give the people what they want. The leadership of the police Department of Atlanta has already fired two employees for what they used tasers during the arrest of two black students, because we believed that they could be armed. Video of the detention was also shown on one of the local TV channels. Not surprised that it was done on purpose. Something like “demonstrations” in order to appease the embittered population.”
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