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New protests against police violence in the United States

Anger, Frustration and sadness, drive the people on the street. They demonstrate against the discrimination of Blacks in law enforcement. The President is seeking, meanwhile, the conversation with police representatives.

#Black Lives Matter: a Hashtag and the Name of the civil rights movement, the violence against Black denounces

The protests against police violence in the US, not tear down. Also on Monday evening (local time) went to many cities, hundreds of people on the street. As protesters blocked a major road in the metropolis of Chicago, Illinois. A larger protest rally was also in California, in Sacramento.

“Killer cops to prosecute”, is a sign of the protesters in Chicago

The reason for the protest a series of deadly police gunfire on two Black people in the past week. In the night of Friday, an African-American shot and killed then during a Demonstration against police violence in Dallas, five police officers – presumably driven by hatred of White people. This Tuesday, US President Barack Obama wants to speak at a memorial ceremony for the Killed.

In series: police officers on the outskirts of the Demonstration in Chicago

Obama consulted meanwhile with leading police representatives about the consequences of the recent escalation of violence. He wanted to learn, especially about ideas, such as the relationship of trust between the police and those they protect, can be improved.

In addition, the White house – but also on “systems had been talked about better police training to de-escalation, i.e. to the relaxation of conflict situations,” in order to provide police officers for their missions, better protection. The President took to both danger in the view: the one that emanates from misguided officials, but also, the blameless police officers threatened by cold-blooded offender.

jj/cr (dpa, afp)