
2020 年 6 月 2 日,数千人聚集在荷兰海牙的马利维尔德广场,抗议美国针对黑人的暴力行为。照片由 Robin Utrech / SOPA Images / Light Rocket / Getty Images 提供。
过去一周,美国各地大小城市以及世界各国都爆发了示威游行,抗议明尼阿波利斯警察德里克·肖万杀害乔治·弗洛伊德。
在弗洛伊德之死引发的强烈愤慨中,肯塔基州路易斯维尔市一名警察杀害了布伦娜·泰勒,佐治亚州治安维持会成员杀害了阿莫德·阿伯里,以及黑人、棕色人种和原住民因面临结构性种族主义和系统性不平等而积压的愤怒、疲惫和恐惧,同时也闪现出团结和希望的曙光。
以下是一些要点。
在整个欧洲、拉丁美洲和中东部分地区,抗议者走上街头,以强有力的方式声援美国示威者。在巴西,人们加入了此前针对该国强硬保守派总统博索纳罗的抗议活动。在墨西哥城,弗洛伊德的画像与鲜花、蜡烛和写着“种族主义杀人,无论在这里、那里,还是在世界各地”的标语一起悬挂在美国大使馆外的围栏上。
尽管特朗普总统威胁要部署军队镇压他所谓的“国内恐怖主义”,但多个城市的执法部门仍与抗议者站在一起——在某些情况下,他们甚至与抗议者并肩游行。在田纳西州查塔努加市,警察局长要求警员们如果看不到弗洛伊德之死的不公,就交出警徽。在纽约市、佛罗里达州科勒尔盖布尔斯市以及俄勒冈州、爱荷华州和肯塔基州的示威活动中,警员们与抗议者一起单膝跪地。
明尼阿波利斯一家印度和孟加拉餐厅的老板,其餐厅所在的建筑曾被用作示威者躲避警察胡椒喷雾、催泪瓦斯和橡皮子弹的避难所,但后来却被烧毁。他的女儿哈夫萨·伊斯兰在脸书上写道:“甘地宫昨晚或许遭受了烈火的炙烤,但我们保护和支持社区的热情永不消逝!”她引用父亲的话说:“让我的房子烧毁吧。正义必须得到伸张。把那些警察关进监狱。”
在一些城市,随着邦联纪念碑或其他种族主义历史人物雕像成为示威者的明显目标,各种运动汇聚到一起。例如,在田纳西州纳什维尔,抗议者推倒了支持私刑的美国前参议员爱德华·卡马克的雕像。在弗吉尼亚州里士满,抗议者放火焚烧了“邦联之女”组织的总部,该组织被许多人指责为宣扬白人至上主义。
前旧金山49人队四分卫科林·卡佩尼克曾因在奏国歌时单膝跪地抗议警察暴力和种族不平等而备受争议。如今,他正在筹款,为在明尼阿波利斯被捕的抗议者提供法律援助。卡佩尼克于周五在他的Instagram页面上宣布启动“了解你的权利营法律援助计划”,旨在为抗议者支付法律费用。目前,全美已有近5000人因参与抗议活动而被捕。
与此同时,为被监禁的示威者提供保释的非营利组织“明尼苏达自由基金”在抗议活动的前四天就筹集了2000万美元。该组织表示,他们已不再主动募集捐款,而是鼓励人们向乔治·弗洛伊德的家人以及其他由黑人社区成员运营的组织捐款。
“举手法案”是一项网络运动,旨在收集签名,迫使华盛顿的立法者考虑一项法案,该法案规定,任何枪杀手无寸铁嫌疑人的警察都将被强制判处15年监禁。自该运动开始以来,发起人已收集到超过45万个签名,超过了100万的目标。他的新目标是150万个签名。
在纳什维尔的一个社区,大约75名素不相识的人(其中大部分是白人)陪伴着一位黑人男子。这位黑人男子此前在社交媒体上发帖称,他害怕独自在社区里行走。而在路易斯维尔,白人抗议者排成一列,组成人墙,将黑人抗议者和当地警察隔开。在同一座城市,黑人抗议者围成一圈,将一名与警队分开的白人警官围住。
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Is the outrage, reaction, and response that we read focused on the horrible treatment and ultimate senseless death of George Floyd?
Is the outrage, reaction, and response that we read focused on what should be peaceful protests that have been hijacked by violent behavior?
These events are certainly not comparable, but our focus is what separates us.
We have contempt and disgust toward the brutal, senseless killing of George Floyd.
We feel confusion and disillusionment over the looting and destruction occurring by some, during what should be peaceful protesting.
Our reactions are not mutually exclusive. We are all brokenhearted. We are all disillusioned.
When one reaction is focused on one of these events, and another reaction is focused on the other, it should not result in divisiveness. People are only expressing their confusion on two heartbreaking and frustrating events.
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Peaceful demonstrations are definitely the best way to protest, however, rioting, looting, destroying private property, shooting and killing are absolutely unacceptable, and must not be tolerated. 99% of the world saw the killing of George Floyd as heinous and demanded those guilty be arrested and charged with his murder, which has happened. Yet still the rioting, looting and attempted murders toward the police continue. What also continues is White Shaming, which even the Blacks have said is unacceptable and disgusting. It's one thing to show up for a peaceful protest, it's quite another not to stop your brothers and sisters when the violence starts.