ACLU files lawsuit alleging attacks on journalists covering George Floyd protests

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ACLU files lawsuit alleging attacks on journalists covering George Floyd protests
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'Without journalists there, police or other people in power can feel a sense of impunity that no one will see what’s happening anyway.'

Police aim at a Reuters TV cameraman during a protest in Minneapolis, May 30, 2020.The suit was filed on behalf of journalist Jared Goyette who was shot in the face with a rubber bullet on May 27 while covering the demonstrations in Minneapolis. The ALCU is seeking class action status."Actions like this make protesters, people trying to advocate for change, more vulnerable because journalists provide a witness and police are aware of that," Goyette said in a statement.

"The power of the people is rooted in the ability of the free press to investigate and report news, especially at a time like this when police have brutally murdered one of our community members," Teresa Nelson, the ACLU-MN legal director, said in a statement. A medic protestor assists a member of the media after police started firing tear gas and rubber bullets near the 5th police precinct during a demonstration on May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis.The suit was filed overnight on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota against the city of Minneapolis and some of its police and department of public safety officials.

The statement added that they are reviewing incidents involving their troopers in an effort to prevent similar incidents in the future, but are unable to discuss specifics of pending litigation.say they have been indiscriminately arrested, tear gassed or shot with rubber bullets by local law enforcement.

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