Systemic Racism in US Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/systemic-racism-in-us/ Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:25:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.4 https://irannewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-iranlogo-32x32.png Systemic Racism in US Archives - Iran News Daily https://irannewsdaily.com/tag/systemic-racism-in-us/ 32 32 Vehicle attack in U.S Capitol security https://irannewsdaily.com/2021/04/vehicle-attack-in-u-s-capitol-security/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2021/04/vehicle-attack-in-u-s-capitol-security/#respond Mon, 05 Apr 2021 11:25:18 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=125509 TEHRAN (Iran News) – on Friday a man drove a car into a main driveway of the U.S. Capitol plaza, striking two police officers before crashing into a barricade. The man emerged from his car brandishing a knife and lunged at the officers before being shot, police officials said. According to al Jazeera, Officer William […]

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]]> TEHRAN (Iran News) – on Friday a man drove a car into a main driveway of the U.S. Capitol plaza, striking two police officers before crashing into a barricade. The man emerged from his car brandishing a knife and lunged at the officers before being shot, police officials said.

According to al Jazeera, Officer William “Billy” Evans succumbed to his injuries, according to acting Capitol Police Chief Yogananda Pittman. The second officer remained hospitalized.
“We are devastated to share the sad news that one of our officers involved in this afternoon’s incident passed away,” the Capitol Police said in a statement. Evans, a Police officer since 2003, died at a hospital from injuries sustained in the attack.

Most of the 535 members of Congress were away on recess when the attack happened. National Guard soldiers and police with riot shields responded to the incident which caused a two-hour lockdown for thousands of congressional staff working at the Capitol complex.

“I personally believe that the Capitol Police need reinforcements right away and we should do everything in our powers to add the personnel that they require,” said Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi in an interview with the MSNBC news outlet.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement there would be “a swift and comprehensive investigation into this heinous attack” and praised the “heroism” of the police officers.
Sensitivities are high following the January 6 attack on the Capitol by a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump. Protesters seeking to disrupt Congress’s certification of President Joe Biden’s 2020 election overran police checkpoints and invaded the Capitol building.

Police Officer Brian Sicknick officer died and a female protester was shot by a police officer. Three other protesters died from health incidents during the riot and two Capitol Police officers later committed suicide.

Congress called in the National Guard to defend the Capitol grounds and erected a non-scalable fence topped with razor wire around the building which in normal times is open to the public and visited by thousands of tourists.

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]]> https://irannewsdaily.com/2021/04/vehicle-attack-in-u-s-capitol-security/feed/ 0 Systemic Racism in US Exists Since 1800: Biden https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/07/systemic-racism-in-us-exists-since-1800-biden/ https://irannewsdaily.com/2020/07/systemic-racism-in-us-exists-since-1800-biden/#respond Sun, 05 Jul 2020 08:16:53 +0000 https://irannewsdaily.com/?p=112867 TEHRAN (Iran News) – Systemic racism has existed in the United States for more than 200 years and continues to have a destructive effect on the US society, US presidential candidate Joe Biden said in his Fourth of July message, published on Twitter. According to Biden, the US has never lived up to its founding […]

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]]> TEHRAN (Iran News) – Systemic racism has existed in the United States for more than 200 years and continues to have a destructive effect on the US society, US presidential candidate Joe Biden said in his Fourth of July message, published on Twitter.

According to Biden, the US has never lived up to its founding principle that all men are created equal. However, the idea survived “more than 200 years of systemic racism” in the country, he added.

“American history isn’t a fairytale. The battle for the soul of this nation has been a constant push-and-pull for more than 240 years. But it’s a battle we can and will win — together,” he said, TASS reported.

The issue of systemic racism in US law enforcement was brought into the spotlight following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A police officer kneeled on his neck and choked him during his arrest. Floyd later died in a local Minneapolis hospital. All officers involved in the fatal incident were fired and are now facing criminal charges. The patrolman in question, Derek Chauvin, is being charged with second-degree murder.

Shortly after, protests against racial discrimination and police misconduct and brutality flared up in the US and many other countries, including the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and France

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