Demo in Giessen against police: Justice for Instagram influencer Sammy B. who was shot in Amsterdam

Around one hundred demonstrators took part in a funeral march for influencer Sammy B. in the Hessian town of Giessen.

The police in Amsterdam shot the Instagram fitness star from Wetzlar.

Parents and protesters demand justice. 

• Sammy Baker was

  shot dead

  in

  Amsterdam

  on

  August 13, 2020

  .

• Parents

  sharply criticize

  police violence

  .

• Friends

  hold

  Demo

  for shot

  Sammy -

  #justiceforsammy.

Update from Sunday, September 6, 2020, 3:00 p.m.: Gießen

- Around a hundred

took part in a

for

on Saturday, September 5, 2020

.

in

shot

the

.

Participants demand

for his

.

For weeks they have been

their demands on

social media under the hashtag

.

The

in

, the neighboring city of his

was from

and

of assassinated

organized.

It should

and the

better training for

.

Many users

on

show little understanding for the

.

So one writes: “Stop

calling

the

always

and

!

Embarrassing! "Another sees the

with

.:" That happens when you go

at the

with a

. "

Check out this post on Instagram

Under the title #justiceforsammy, over 100 participants in a #mourning march by the Amsterdam police shot fitness influencer Sammy Baker from #Wetzlar thought today in # Gießen - and set an example against # police violence.

The link in the bio leads to the report.

#demo #demonstration #amsterdam #influencer #fitness

A post shared by Gießener Anzeiger (@giesseneranzeiger) on Sep 5, 2020 at 11:18 am PDT

Shot by the police: parents of Instagram influencer Sammy B. demand answers

First report from Thursday, August 20, 2020, 12:08 p.m .: Wetzlar / Amsterdam

- A serious

shocks the international

.

The German

and mental coach

was

shot dead

by the

in

in August

.

Now family and friends are demanding

.

A detailed

and

by Sammy are intended to shake up the public.

In the parents' text there are more details about the tragic death in the

- and a strong appeal.

Fitness influencer Sammy Baker shot dead - family and friends go public

The case causes bewilderment in

and the international

.

Last

the German fitness influencer Sammy B. was shot dead by the police in Amsterdam. * 24hamburg.de reported on the incident.

A violent

shows

- obviously confused - being

confronted

by the

in a

.

The officers fail to safely calm and arrest Sammy.

The

apparently also has a

with him.

When he is thrown to the ground, there is a scuffle, then shots are fired.

.

+

Fans and family want justice for Sammy Baker from Wetzlar.

© Sammy Baker's family

Why did

die?

,

and

shouting for

online

.

Now

Sammy B.'s

from

Hesse get in

.

In a detailed message, Kai and Justine reveal how the

their son's

for them.

You are also calling for

and justice.

They also criticize "excessive

by

" and ask for respect for their grief.

Friends of Sammy B. meanwhile organize a

for the shot fitness influencer *, which was already

reported

on at

Sammy B. shot dead in Amsterdam - that's what the parents of the German fitness influencer demand

In their emotional message,

describe

how the deadly days went from their perspective.

Everything started harmlessly.

Sammy went to

on Monday, August 10th

to celebrate

his

with friends

.

But on Wednesday the parents began to worry.

Sammy reacted atypically to messages and seemed "temporarily changed, confused and psychotic, but also at times seeking help." So the two did not know their Sammy.

+

Sammy Baker proudly presents himself on Instagram - the fitness influencer was shot dead by the police in Amsterdam.

© Sammy B. / Instagram screenshot

So Justine and Kai,

, turned directly to the

and asked them to help their son.

They emphasized that he “needs medical help and care.” At this point, the two accuse the police of incorrect behavior, because they have thwarted “promising opportunities to find Samuel” by “repeated careless procedures”.

Why the

acted with such radical methods, even though they knew about Sammy's condition, is incomprehensible to his parents.

The

Frank Paauw explained that they would have a stun gun used to bring Sammy to case, but not to kill him.

This is reported by the sports magazine gannikus.de with reference to the Dutch newspaper "Het Parool".

In view of all the circumstances known so far, it is inexplicable and unforgivable for us how the Amsterdam police were able to escalate the situation in such a way.

Parents of Sammy Baker

Parents of fitness influencer Sammy: “deep disgust” at the “brutal behavior” of the police

One element of the

is puzzling.

Yes,

has a knife in hand.

However, he does not hold this knife in front of him, nor does he wave it around with it.

Sammy B. holds the knife to his own neck.

His parents mention that too: “He neither attacked the

nor did he endanger third parties.” Kai and Justine have no understanding of the police officers' behavior.

In her opinion, “trained security forces must be able to resolve such a situation through targeted disarmament.” But little of this is seen in the video.

The police officers are extremely tense and obviously consider Sammy B. extremely threatening.

So it comes to the

at the

lying on the ground

.

It is impossible for us to see a proportionate measure here.

If the police had only acted a little more carefully and cautiously, our son would still be alive.

Parents of Sammy Baker

According to his

,

had

no history of

.

On the contrary, he was noticed as a “controlled, calm and sensible young man”.

The two also mention the content that his fans know Sammy for.

The “physical and mental health, the natural awareness of one's own

, healthy

and an optimistic and determined

” were the main pillars in Sammy's life.

His parents do not believe

that Sammy B. used

, as some fans suspect: "The use of drugs contradicts everything our son stood for in his life."

Losing such a wonderful person causes an indescribable pain.

Parents of Sammy Baker

Sammy B.'s parents criticize police violence - demonstration for influencers in Wetzlar

The actions of the

are for the

of

incomprehensible.

They cannot understand his condition shortly before death either.

His loss hits Kai and Justine hard, so they ask for

for Sammy's memory.

Still, you want to pay attention to the fatal

at your son.

With this they want to draw attention to the currently much discussed topic of

, because this “globally diverse problem” should not be “ignored or ignored”.

The

now investigating and Sammy's parents are also very interested in these results.

They "demand full

the circumstances and events that led to the

[their]

."

and

the

are now also campaigning for this

.

On Instagram you call for a demonstration in Sammy's hometown of Wetzlar.

The walk begins at the Forum shopping center on Saturday, August 22nd at 4:00 p.m.

From there, 100-200 participants want to march to the cathedral square.

Under the hashtag

, fans,

and supporters of the German influencer

gather

on

to mourn together.

There are also many international fans of the

from

.

* 

List of rubric lists: © family of Sammy Baker