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Barely three weeks after George Floyd’s death, Atlanta is shaken by the death of another African-American on Friday evening. Rayshard Brooks, 27, also killed by a white police officer while fleeing after a drunk driving test on the highway. The images of his death sparked two days of protests in the city, prompting his widow to call for calm.
With our correspondent in the United States, Éric de Salve
The Mayor of Atlanta spoke tears in her eyes, tight throat, to say ” sad and furious “After death in his city of Rayshard Brooks. « It shouldn’t have ended like this Keisha Lance Bottoms said on Monday, announcing immediate reforms to the local police.
The scene was filmed by on-board police cameras. We see this black father controlled while he was asleep drunk in his car in the parking lot of a fast-food. Everything is going on calmly until Rayshard Brooks tries to escape by grabbing the Taser of one of the police officers. The agent, a white man, opens fire on this 27-year-old African American and kills him with two bullets in the back.
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It’s a ” murder “Reacted the mayor of Atlanta Monday after asking Saturday for the resignation of the police chief and the policeman who shot. “ Our agents must be guards, not warriors “, She said, announcing a reform of this police force with better training in de-escalation techniques and the obligation for the police to report their colleagues in the event of abuse.
Joe Biden’s running mate ?
It must be said that Keisha Lance Bottoms is playing big, because his name is among those that Joe Biden could choose to team up against Donald Trump in November. The Democratic candidate has already promised to choose a woman as a running mate, and in the midst of a wave of anti-racism, many would see a black candidate like Keisha Lance Bottoms for this position.
Mayor of Atlanta since 2018, former judge and daughter of a singer from soul, she stood out by calling for calm the rioters after the death of George Floyd. “ I am a mother of four black children, she had launched them. If you want to change America, go and vote. Three weeks later, his city was hit by a similar drama and his management of the crisis was particularly scrutinized, because Mayor Bottoms had a weak point: his lack of political experience at the national level.
Even Donald Trump called Rayshard Brooks’ death ” very disturbing ” The American president has announced in turn that he will unveil a reform of the American police on Tuesday.
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