ATLANTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s now every week George Floyd died in Minneapolis, and that has sparked anger and race associated tensions in cities throughout America together with Atlanta, the place protesters have marched for four days straight.
Atlanta police have arrested greater than 350 folks since Friday, and right this moment — peaceable protesters marched from Atlanta Metropolis Corridor however police ended up barricading them, as some headed to the interstate.
Atlanta Bureau Chief, Archith Seshadri, joined the protesters and was trapped within the commotion.
For the third night time in a row, Atlanta can have one other curfew at 9:00 P.M. to finish the violence within the metropolis. In the course of the day it’s a a lot completely different scene – -we see folks holding up indicators, chanting police the police, no justice no peace, and in addition saying arms up don’t shoot. They moved from Metropolis Corridor to memorial — with an enormous police presence.
“They’ve us surrounded on all four sides — we will’t go away.”
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“Now we’re blocked off I don’t know the place we’re alleged to go.”
Corey Williams
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That is Aaron Romano’s second peaceable protest since Friday.
“They don’t need us to maneuver – they inform us as quickly as we transfer we’ll be arrested.”
Aaron Romano
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“I’m pissed was arrested for no cause, he informed us to get out of the road. The officer hits him and now he’s going to jail?”
Corey Williams
Romano says the police are escalating the violence
“They’re insighting us to riot. They need us to riot. They wish to get a response out of us.
Aaron Romano
Atlanta police arrested round 55 folks Monday, — some for blocking streets — others for marching in direction of the interstate.
“There was no problem — he informed us to get out of the road. We did transfer and now my good friend goes to jail.”
Corey Williams
What began off as a peaceable protest rapidly simply a short time in the past — police blocked off many protesters. Protesters say they have been simply out right here peacefully protesting.
The police and the nationwide guard are marching via downtown Atlanta proper behind the capitol. We’re seeing a noticeable distinction in how police are arresting folks — many asking why?
“It’s injustice at it’s best – so many cops, the nationwide guard. We don’t have weapons. We don’t have weapons. We simply have indicators, we’ve got our voices.”
Aaron Romano
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This weekend — town’s police chief fired two Atlanta officers for utilizing extreme power on two faculty college students after they smashed their automotive home windows, and tased them.
“Stand with us, they need to be outraged. Stand with us.”
Aaron Romano
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Atlanta faces its third night time of curfew because the conflict between protesters and police proceed.
The governor has prolonged the state of emergency till this weekend and has Three-thousand nationwide guards on stand by to keep up order within the state.