A disturbing video with overly violent police officers in North Rhine-Westphalia circulates on the Internet and causes discussions. The police are investigating the case.
- George Floyd's death in the United States has sparked an international outcry against police violence .
- A video from Herne, which is currently circulating on the Internet, shows that this also occurs in Germany.
- Officials rigorously target two unarmed people, using batons and pepper spray .
Herne - Videos of police officers beating unarmed people are pervasive these days on Twitter and other social networks. A recording from Germany is now circulating, which continues to fuel the debate about police violence . You can see two policemen from North Rhine-Westphalia using the baton and pepper spray against two unarmed civilians in Herne in the Wanne- Eickel district .
Police investigate the case - video shows bad scenes
As the Bochum police informed, the case is currently being intensively investigated and the Interior Ministry has been informed . At first it was not known whether consequences would follow for the officials.
The case occurred on May 29 at around 8:50 p.m., the police said. The videos - the scene was filmed from two angles - show two officers asking a man to lie down on the floor. According to the police report, they were called to the scene because of domestic violence . The man does not follow the instructions and the police officers repeat their appeal. The man is apparently unarmed and shows no aggression. When he continues to refuse to go down, the officers grab and hold the truncheon.
Police violence against Tarzan K. and Besser O. in Herne. 2 pic.twitter.com/DYKJmwirdq
- Veysel Işık (@veysell_isik) June 2, 2020Supposed sister comes in - then the situation escalates even more
A woman is added who the detainee identifies as his sister. She calls out to the officials and wants to protect the man. The police make it clear to her that she shouldn't get any closer to what she doesn't stick to. The police then pushed the woman to the ground. The man then pulls away, whereupon the police kick him. Then the situation escalates further: The officers attack the woman and the man with pepper spray.
Eventually, several other police officers come in and overpower the civilians, push them to the ground again and use the truncheon.
Police say: suspicions of domestic violence have not been confirmed
The police later revealed that the suspicion of domestic violence was not confirmed. The two were released.
#Police violence in #Herne
officers use pepper spray and truncheon.
The woman who is recording the video calls the police in Turkish and says: "The woman is sick, don't you see that?"
Pepper spray from 1 m away ?! Does that have to be @Stadt_Herne? pic.twitter.com/B7Ljfv2tF1
On the net, the pictures are called "disturbing". "What is that disproportionate violence, Bochum police?" Asks a user.
The police are at least implicitly accused of racism. The family is often called the Kurdish family in tweets. In her tweet, the woman who uploaded a video named the two "Tarzan K. and Besser O.".
"The woman who is recording the video calls the police in Turkish and says: 'The woman is sick, don't you see that?'", One user also writes.
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