“Death at the hands of police has not stopped. Since May 26, 2020 — the day after former officer Derek Chauvin killed Floyd — police have killed at least 223 Black people” These are the type of Images and videos that elicit collective actions . Social media made it possible for everyone to see, first-hand, what happened to George Floyd. The video was shared by someone whom, by normal standard, would not be considered influential— 17-year-old Darnella Frazier, and viewed millions of times across the world. The public did not need to see the incident through the lens and filters of mainstream media or high-profiled Hollywood celebrities. The video offered resounding proof to indict Derek Chauvin and three other police officers involved, resulting in Mr. Chauvin’s arrest and prosecution. This post was written as part of Scholarship discourse on media images, especially Social media images: with reference to Images and videos as an important source of information and news ...
ReplyDeleteDateline: May 24, 2020: Though the gathering was largely peaceful, violence broke out in some areas and police fired tear gas
Hong Kong police used teargas, pepper spray and water cannon on crowds after thousands took to the streets in protest Beijing’s declaration that it intends to impose national security laws on the semi-autonomous region.
At least 180 people were arrested for this demonstration.
Several people were hospitalised, including two people who objected to protesters building roadblocks, according to police and media reports.
Protesters defied social distancing laws to attend an unauthorised rally and march in downtown Hong Kong, one of the biggest gatherings since the pandemic began. In contrast to marches and rallies last year, demonstrators were visibly tense in anticipation of a harsh police crackdown.
Large crowds had begun peacefully marching up Hennessy Road when police fired multiple rounds of teargas within 30 minutes of the protest’s official start time.
A protester who gave his name as Mr Hui, 75, said he was there “to protect my home”. “I witnessed several decades of the Chinese Communist party’s misdeeds, I escaped to Hong Kong [from mainland China] 40 years ago,” he said.
“Now they have completely ruined Hong Kong. I am here to protect my home. We’re the real patriots, not the Communist party.”
The announcement by China appears to have increased anti-Beijing sentiment in Hong Kong and prompted calls from the protesters for Hong Kong’s complete independence – something absent from their demands so far. Despite accusations by Hong Kong and Chinese authorities of separatism, the pro-democracy movement officially has just five core demands, none of which are independence
So much violence in the world
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