New York Mayor Bill de Blasio announced late Tuesday that he had requested that local TV stores “pull back low-flying helicopters” to increase tensions unintentionally, as protests erupted in the city following the conviction of the former police officer. of Minneapolis, Derek Chauvin. for the death of George Floyd.
“I have asked local news stations to withdraw low-flying helicopters out of respect for New Yorkers protesting tonight,” the Democratic mayor said. tweeted. “While the news absolutely has the right to broadcast tonight’s events, there is a way to cover the events without inadvertently increasing the tension.”
Earlier, the NYPD’s official Twitter account stressed that ‘Helicopters over the protest in the Barclays Center [in Brooklyn] is not NYPD but TV stations.
“We have asked media sales to hold back and expect it to be complied with,” they added.
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Major protests took place in Manhattan and Brooklyn after the announcement that Chauvin had been convicted of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. There were no immediate reports of arrests, injuries or damage.
The scenes in New York were replicated across the country following one of the most worrying criminal trials in recent American history.