Black Reporter Arrested Live On CNN … Omar Jimenez
May 29, 2020 | By Hopeton O’Connor Dennie |
A Black reporter live on CNN being arrested in Minneapolis by police this morning. They were a crew of four. One black reporter and three whites.
Trump Tweets
President Donald Trump reacts by tweet … Re Minneapolis incident where an unarmed black man was suffocated by police. Knee on the neck to death. The four former police officers fired from their jobs.
Call on authorities to “Shoot protestors as thugs”. This has angered many. Twitter has rebuked the President as promoting “violence”.
Released
The Reporter Omar Jimenez has since been released. He identified himself and even suggested they are prepared to move as requested yet he was and later they all were detained. Police 3rd precinct burnt to the ground.
Commentary
Omar Jimenez was most professional and cannot be blamed for causing their detention. Fires continue to rage.
Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie is Senior National & International Correspondent for Vision Newspaper
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
