Atlanta, GA
Atlanta holds peaceful protest after body cam footage of Tyre Nichols’ beating released
Peaceable protests after movies of beating of Tyre Nichols launched
Protesters gathered in Downtown Atlanta in solidarity and calling for justice after the beating dying of Tyre Nichols throughout a site visitors cease earlier this month. The Memphis Police Division launched movies displaying the encounter between Nichols and the now-former officers.
ATLANTA – It was a small gathering of protesters in Downtown Atlanta following the discharge of bodycam video displaying Memphis law enforcement officials beating Tyre Nichols as they tried to arrest him.
A peaceable group of protesters, counted within the dozens, gathered at Centennial Olympic Park. At occasions, there have been extra regulation enforcement officers than protesters. Metropolis and state leaders say they weren’t taking any probabilities after final weekend’s riot over the “Cop Metropolis” Atlanta Public Security Coaching Middle.
TYRE NICHOLS BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS POLICE BEATING MEMPHIS FATHER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES
A powerful police presence was seen round Metropolis Corridor and the Georgia State Capitol. Barricades blocked the doorway.
About 100 Georgia Nationwide Guardsmen rolled into city early Friday night as Gov. Brian Kemp workout routines his authority below Thursday’s declared state of emergency. The governor’s workplace says the deployment was solely a precaution in case protests flip into unrest. It was one not wanted Friday night time. Not one of the troops had been seen within the downtown space.
State and metropolis officers have condemned the actions seen on a collection of movies launched by the Memphis Police Division on Friday night. They vow that peaceable protests might be allowed and guarded.
GEORGIANS REACT TO RELEASE OF MEMPHIS POLICE BODY CAMERA VIDEO
Protesters vowed to return Saturday night time, and in higher numbers, as they are saying extra folks can have seen the movies of Tyre Nichols’ site visitors cease. Some protesters additionally say they consider the massive quantity of regulation enforcement was meant to scare folks off from coming collectively to voice their outrage.
Officers are hopeful protests will proceed to be peaceable demonstrations.