Protesters took the streets Tuesday against police violence in the United Sates .
Activists from various right groups rallied in different cities throughout the country .
“Stop Police brutality and mass murder,” read signs carried by the protesters in New York city. Protesters spread the message on social media websites using different hashtags, mainly the popular #BlackLivesMatter.
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#NOW #ShutDownA14 protesters have completely taken over security checkpoint on #SF City Hall eastern entrance. #KTVU pic.twitter.com/6XF0OfSuIq
— David Stevenson (@DStevensonKTVU)
April 14, 2015
In New York City, activists temporarily shut down the Brooklyn bridge. Protesters used the hastag #Shutdown14 to mobilize for the rallies.
Several arrests had been made after the protesters blocked the critical bridge in New York.
All these people are being detained on Brooklyn side of Brooklyn bridge. NYPD refuses to give reason. #ShutDownA14 pic.twitter.com/cOSYT4U6cM
— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC)
April 14, 2015
Today's protests come just one week after a police officer was charged with murder after fatally shooting unarmed Walter Scott in South Carolina on April 5, and in the wake of increased publicity of the disproportionate number of police shootings of black men.
The activists, who came from all walks of life, carried posters with images of the murdered by the police in recent months, including Ferguson teenager Michael Brown, who was shot dead by an officer back in August 2014.
His killing launched mass unrest in Brown’s home state of Missouri and further highlighted the depth of the racism that black people face in the U.S. The policeman who shot Brown was cleared of any wrongdoing and the shooting was ruled as self-defence.
Meanwhile, members of the Justice league NYC also organized a 250-mile walk from New York City to Washington D.C: they are due to reach the National Mall April 21.
Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American activist, sported the Muslim head-cover or Hijab as she joined the 250-mile trek along with members of the Justice League Organization.
Linda Sarsour leads by example marching 250 miles on foot from New York to DC #March2Justice #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/negZ5FgN8a
— MPAC (@mpac_national)
April 14, 2015
There were also mass protests in Chicago and San Francisco. The nationwide protests were organized by New York-based Stop Mass Incarceration Network.
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