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July 12, 2016

Protests Continue Nationally Against Fatal Police Shootings
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Demonstrations are continuing across the United States over the fatal
police shootings of Alton Sterling, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and
Philando Castile, in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. On Monday, hundreds
rallied in Chicago and Atlanta — where Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed
met with protesters, following a sit-in outside the governor's mansion.
In multiple cities, including Atlanta and Baton Rouge, rival gangs the
Bloods and the Crips have called truces in order to organize together
against police brutality — a move reminiscent of the Los Angeles
gang truce during the Rodney King protests. Meanwhile, white activists
in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement also held a day of
action in seven different cities, including in Fairfax, VA, where 4
people were arrested blocking traffic. This comes as the Triple S
convenience store owner who filmed Alton Sterling's death one week ago
has sued the police. Abdullah Muflahi says the police took his phone,
locked him for hours in a police car, and seized his security camera
footage without a warrant.
Topics:Police Brutality

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