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New protests against police
brutality in the U.S.
WASHINGTON.— In a symbolic act of disobedience,
hundreds of people participated in new protests in
St. Louis, Missouri State, early this Sunday
morning, over the murders of Michael Brown and
Vonderrit Myers.
The
activity formed part of the Ferguson October
campaign, in reference to where
Brown was
killed on August 9
by police
officer Darren Wilson.
The
protesters
staged a sit-in at a gas station
in St.
Louis,
near the place where the
black youth was killed, The
Washington
Post reported.
The
protests
were also in condemnation of the
execution of Myers
last Wednesday
by another
officer,
still unidentified,
who fired
17 shots at
the victim.
St.
Louis
police used tear gas and
detained several
of those participating in the
demonstrations in memory of
the victims of police
violence.
It was the first time
arrests were made during a
Ferguson
October event.
On
Sunday,
several leaders
instructed the
participants in peaceful
civil disobedience actions
which, according to the newspaper,
Saint
Louis
Post Dispatch,
could
lead to widespread arrests
and
clashes with police as some
10,000 people are expected to take part this Monday,
reported
Prensa Latina.
Religious leaders, trade unionists,
artists and civil rights activists
in Missouri
and other
states will host new
protests, which began on
Friday afternoon.
The New
York
Times
stated that many
of the participants are
also
expressing their rejection of
social
and economic inequality, supporting the
struggle to raise the minimum
wage, condemning
failed
immigration policies and
the abuses of the
repressive police forces
throughout the country.
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