‘That is precisely what led to George Floyd’s demise!’ Pennsylvania cop filmed kneeling on man’s neck triggers recent outrage

Pennsylvania authorities have launched a probe after a video, displaying an officer kneeling on a person’s neck in Allentown, went viral, additional fueling the outrage and nationwide protests towards police brutality.

Captured outdoors St. Luke’s Hospital-Sacred Coronary heart hospital and broadly shared by Black Lives Matter activists and even George Floyd household lawyer, Ben Crump, the disturbing clip reveals two officers restraining a screaming black man, whereas one other cop briefly places his knee on the suspect’s neck.

GRAPHIC VIDEO: @AllentownPolice held down this man’s face to the pavement after which one in all its officers positioned their knee on his neck!! This occurred yesterday and is precisely what led to #GeorgeFloyd’s demise. We want this officer’s title and badge # NOW. #ICantBreathe pic.twitter.com/3qSlKGSgF4

— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) July 12, 2020

The incident, not deadly however painfully paying homage to the surprising demise of George Floyd in a botched arrest try, triggered requires the quick termination and prices towards the officers.

Shifting at a quick clip towards APD, a number of dozen folks pic.twitter.com/ZnNVXvYogA

— Kayla Dwyer (@kayla_dwyer17) July 12, 2020

A small group protesters staged a spontaneous rally on Saturday night time and marched on the native police division.

Protestors now knocking on the doorways to the precinct, demanding solutions. pic.twitter.com/D7WQtUS6ne

— Kayla Dwyer (@kayla_dwyer17) July 12, 2020

In an obvious try and quell tensions, Allentown Police Division chief Glenn Granitz issued a press release on Sunday night, sharing some particulars of the incident and the continued probe.

#UPDATE: #Allentown Police launch assertion on viral video displaying an arrest made outdoors of St. Luke's Hospital. Story right here: https://t.co/m9FBzvMasG Assertion under: @6abc pic.twitter.com/OIinteQeko

— Chuck McDade (@Squared6abc) July 13, 2020

What the viral clip doesn’t present, Granitz mentioned, is that the person was behaving erratically, “vomiting and staggering on the street, ultimately stopping within the driveway of the emergency room.”

The person started to yell, scream and spit on the officers and hospital employees. Because the officers tried to restrain the person, all events fell to the bottom. The person continued to be noncompliant which required officers to restrain the person and the hospital utilized a spit defend.

The person was then escorted into the hospital, the place he was handled and later launched, the police chief added, reassuring the general public that the investigation into the officers’ use of drive is “shifting swiftly.” 

Urging some persistence, Granitz promised to launch extra info and “related movies” later this week. Whereas the temporary clip shared on-line is “vital” proof, he mentioned the “entirety of the interplay is being reviewed.”

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