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Minnesota Law Officers Acknowledge Slashing Tires At Minneapolis Protest
A spokesman defended the decision while conceding that slashing tires is “not a typical tactic.”
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Several of the damaged cars belonged to reporters on the scene covering the protests that erupted following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis. Journalists have repeatedly been targeted by law enforcement officers as they cover protests across the country.
In Minneapolis, police fired tear gas at reporters “at point-blank range,” according to a Los Angeles Times reporter, who said she was hit in the leg by a canister. And a Vice News reporter said he was thrown to the ground, held down and pepper-sprayed by police after identifying himself as press.
Freelance writer Linda Tirado said she’s “permanently blind” in her left eye after allegedly being hit by a rubber bullet or tracer round fired by authorities in Minneapolis at the end of May. Tirado said officers fired at her even after she’d identified herself as press.
http://www.huffpost.com/entry/cops-admit-slashing-tires-in-protests_n_5edea604c5b6a88e811fa4f0
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