In several cases, the country has also witnessed what appears to be excessive police force against protesters, reporters and bystanders.
In the wake of George Floyd's killing by police, protesters flooded streets across the country all week to demand racial justice and policing reforms. Most of those protests have been peaceful. Property damage and looting have marred others.
Two officers approach the elderly man, Martin Gugino, and push him to the ground. Gugino falls backward and hits his head, which bleeds onto the sidewalk as officers walk past him, some looking down at him. Asked Saturday how the officers should have responded to Gugino, District Attorney John Flynn said he should've been arrested if he had done something illegal."You don't crack a skull on the concrete," he said.
Video shows the officers breaking the windows of a vehicle and yanking a woman out of the car. Officers used a Taser on the male driver. The students were headed home after picking up food when they were caught in protest-related traffic. Two of the officers were fired. All six were booked on Wednesday, five of them on felony charges. They were released on signature bonds, according to the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. CNN is working to reach the officers for comment.
The footage, shot last Saturday, shows a crowd throwing objects at the police vehicle, which is stopped in front of a barricade. The vehicle drives into the barricade, knocking down the barrier and protestors as people scream. A person is seen jumping on top of the police vehicle. And a third video shows an officer pushing a woman to the ground during protests. The officer is being investigated, according to a law enforcement official.
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