But those claims are contradicted by video Huang shared on Sunday showing her quickly backing away from police when ordered to do so and repeatedly identifying herself as a journalist. ADNPR executives and reporters groups condemned Huang’s arrest, demanding her charges be dropped and the sheriff’s department explain why officers forcefully tackled her. AD“We hold the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department accountable to provide answers for the excessive use of force in the detainment of our colleague,” the Asian American Journalists Association said in a statement. As the police chased one man and then tackled him, she followed at a distance, filming the incident with her camera’s zoom function. Another bystander’s video shows Huang being roughly pulled to the ground while a number of officers piled on top of her.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2020 09:24 UTC