Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, many throughout the country have taken to the streets to protest police brutality. On Friday, massive protests formed in Atlanta which produced disturbing scenes coming from the area.
— CNN (@CNN) May 30, 2020
— AJC (@ajc) May 30, 2020
During the ATL protests, two tweets went viral that depicted alleged child soldiers with army fatigues, guns, and riot shields.
These children were placed in front of stores and barricades but it’s currently unclear who they were with.— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) May 30, 2020
Via Daily Dot
On the fourth night of protests, a video went viral of what appears to be four children standing in a line, wearing military apparel, and holding riot shields in Atlanta. Two of the older minors also appear to be holding batons. On social media, it was alleged the city deployed the children. But it remains unclear if the children, who appear to be varying in age, were deployed by an entity or if they were acting of their own volition.
This is child abuse.
Whoever is responsible must be held to account. pic.twitter.com/bpTFYGcmGA
— Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa🌹 (@CDRosa) May 30, 2020
— Fox Wound (@foxwoundband) May 30, 2020
We live in some strange times.
