*As protesters in Minneapolis hit the streets in the wake of George Floyd’s death, police were caught on video slashing and puncturing tires in a K-Mart parking lot on May 30 and a highway overpass on May 31. Both areas briefly turned into police staging grounds near protest hot spots.”
Mother Jones published a video montage showing law enforcement destroying the vehicles of reporters and protesters. The Star Tribune has identified the officers puncturing tires as state troopers and deputies from the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. Their official excuse was that officers had to “strategically” deflate the tires to “stop behaviors such as vehicles driving dangerously and at high speeds in and around protesters and law enforcement.”
Minnesota Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bruce Gordon continued, “While not a typical tactic, vehicles were being used as dangerous weapons and inhibited our ability to clear areas and keep areas safe where violent protests were occurring.”
Los Angeles documentary and television producer Andrew Kimmel said his vehicle was included in the slashings, as had every car parked at the K-mart that day and night. Kimmel says he has covered over 100 protests and “I’ve never seen the tire slashing before, particularly in a parking lot.”
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