Human Rights Watch: Police Targeting 'Street Medics' at US Protests
June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
The two red stripes formed an unmistakable and universally recognizable sign on Omid's white helmet: a red cross. Yet a New York City police officer attempting to disperse largely peaceful protesters pinned him down with a knee on his back, threatening to drown him in the milk he was carrying to help protesters alleviate the effects of tear gas.
Omid is a street medic. Police arrested him on Ma . . .
The two red stripes formed an unmistakable and universally recognizable sign on Omid's white helmet: a red cross. Yet a New York City police officer attempting to disperse largely peaceful protesters pinned him down with a knee on his back, threatening to drown him in the milk he was carrying to help protesters alleviate the effects of tear gas.
Omid is a street medic. Police arrested him on Ma . . .