Police arrested a CNN crew broadcasting live from the US city of Minneapolis early on Friday amid growing unrest over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of law enforcement.
The network posted footage of journalist Omar Jimenez, who is black, speaking calmly to police with batons and riot helmets, then being handcuffed and taken away. "Do you mind telling me why I am under arrest, sir?" Mr Jimenez is heard saying."Why am I under arrest, sir?" The camera the team was operating was also taken into custody and continued to record as the crew was arrested.Prior to trio's release, CNN tweeted a statement in which it said the crew's arrests were"a clear violation of their First Amendment rights".
"A CNN reporter & his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves - a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, incl. the Governor, must release the 3 CNN employees immediately," the broadcaster wrote in a tweet.
A CNN reporter & his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves - a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, incl. the Governor, must release the 3 CNN employees immediately.In a tweet, US President Donald Trump warned protesters that"when the looting starts, the shooting starts".
Awesome 👍
Good! Drain the swamp!
Wtf
Just disgraceful. How could the police be so stupid and downright racist ?
Didn’t know that reporting while black was also an offence, but we learn scary things about law-enforcement in the United States every day.
Where is the freedom, oh my god. Thrump is using his political power to get rid of his unfavour press reporters. WHO will be next? Wall Street Journal or New York Times.
Good.
raises eyebrows... protests?
Regime has different connotations and accents!!!
Surreal sequence of events in Minneapolis makes me wonder what this means 4 democratic USA.with moniker 'leader of free world '! Omar Jimenez CNN reporter said after release that State Police told him'just following orders' What unimaginable pain city is in.
Welcome to the Trump democracy, doe as i want or we will lock you up or shoot you
Unbelievable. First they murder a black man, then they arrest people who are not breaking the law and they lie about the charges. This is abuse of human rights. We are living in a police state and clearly a dictatorship not a democracy. This is a war on humans.
FAKE!!!!!!!!!
Trump has so much more in common with his Chinese and Russian counterparts than he would like to admit. They all try to suppress the media to suit their own agenda!
Martial law coming. DT will get to be next president.
That’s great these pigs CNN have caused so much death in the world it’s great to see them locked up FK OFF CNN !!
Thank god that's all they did to him, so far anyway...
Police arresting a black man for covering the protests about police murdering a black man 🤦♀️
CNN isn't above the law. The producer and cameraman were also arrested. FYI
sounds about white.
Arresting black & Hispanic CNN reporter Omar Jimenez for doing his job in Minneapolis is like the Minnesota State Police spitting on George Floyd's grave.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »