NYPD Cops Tackle, Beat Demonstrator with Batons during Protests (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A protester was filmed in New York City being pinned to the ground by a swarm of police officers and violently being bitten by scores of them, during protest for death of George Floyd.
A video circulating on social media shows a man standing on a NYPD cruiser waving his arms. Seconds later, a police officer sprints from the driver’s side of the vehicle and tackles him, throwing the protester to the ground. Within seconds, around half a dozen cops surround the man and start beating him with batons. The protester tries to escape but is quickly contained, with officers forming a perimeter around him as he gets cuffed.
Conservative pundit Mark Dice described the case as a “touchdown” for the NYPD, while others claimed that the police reaction was needlessly harsh.
Protests have sprung up from coast to coast following the killing of Minnesotan George Floyd, who died while in police custody.