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United States: the country shaken by a new case of police violence against a black man
On April 18, a black man died after his brutal arrest in Ohio. The images recall the violent arrest of George Floyd which sparked protests across the country.
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On April 18, a black man died after his brutal arrest in Ohio. The images recall the violent arrest of George Floyd which sparked protests across the country.
On the evening of April 18, police officers who entered a bar in Ohio (United States) came to arrest a man, Frank Tyson, suspected of being involved in a road accident. They are equipped with cameras on their uniforms. The suspect struggles. Frank Tyson resists and pleads with witnesses several times. He is then pinned to the ground and handcuffed. In the images, we see a police officer put his knee on his neck to control him. It was then that Frank Tyson uttered this sentence multiple times: “I can not breathe.” On the ground, the man seems to calm down. Five minutes later, the police realized that he was in fact unconscious. They try to resuscitate him. Frank Tyson was pronounced dead at the hospital less than an hour after his arrest.
The death of George Floyd on everyone’s mind
This case recalls the death of George Floyd, suffocated under the knee of a police officer. He too had said these words. In vain. The affair sparked protests across the country and sparked the “Black Lives Matter” movement. This time, the police played the transparency card by releasing the video of Frank Tyson’s arrest. The two police officers were suspended and an investigation was opened.
