After four days of peaceful protests over the shooting death of Alton Sterling by Baton Rouge Police officer Blane Salamoni, tensions between police and protesters escalated Friday in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge Police Chief Carl Dabadie Jr. said his department has strived to avoid a “military-style response” to the protest that following Tuesday’s fatal shooting of 37-year-old Alton Sterling during a struggle with two officers.
The demonstrations protested Tuesday’s shooting of Alton Sterling, whose death was captured on cellphone video.
Kim Kardashian West has joined a long list of celebrities to address the recent police shootings in America. I know that it’s tough on them, but we are very grateful that they have played such a critical role throughout this process by insisting that we remain calm, that we remain peaceful, and that our actions be lawful, and by insisting that violence is not the answer.
Some of the protesters walked over to the police department while others were planning to take part in a demonstration later Saturday, marching from City Hall to the state Capitol. At least one person was arrested.
He told the crowd of more than 100 people that voting in November “as though our lives depend upon it” would be the best way to reform policing practices. “They are not operating as human beings. They are being predators on our communities across America”.
He said he knows police are on edge after five officers died in a sniper attack in Dallas Thursday.
The Baton Rouge Police Department has provided scant details on what happened between the officers and Sterling.
Police received a call from an individual who claimed a man threatened the caller with a gun outside of the Triple S Food Mart on N. Foster Drive. “I respect the police too”. They got a job to do.
Edmonson said the main concern by law enforcement was preventing a demonstrator from being hit by a vehicle.
“We don’t need to go around here tearing up our communities”. We don’t want young people getting arrested. We don’t want anyone getting arrested. We’ll be at Louisville’s vigil on Sunday, and we’ll keep you posted on further developments. “Peace is the most important”, he said.
Sterling was killed during an altercation outside a convenience store with two white police officers. These are all factors in this cycle of police violence we’re seeing in the United States – and now that most people have cell phones with video cameras, we actually see the incidents, all over the internet and TV.
Choi declined to provide details about Castile’s death or what led up to it, including why Castile was pulled over or why the officer drew his gun.
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“After the Dallas murder of five officers at a protest the night before officers are very cautious and on the lookout for any threat”, Duhnam’s statement said. Kim arrived at LAX late Monday night, to catch a red-eye flight to visit Racquel Smith in hospital. “But in the end cooler heads prevailed”.
