Shock moment cop kicks female protester to the ground after she’s maced in face – but officer WON’T face charges
SHOCKING video shows the moment a cop kicked a female protester after she was maced during a Black lives Matter demonstration - but the officer won't be charged.
Hannah Silbaugh, 21, was booted in the shoulder by the Erie Police officer as she sat on the curb with her hands covering her face during a protest in Pennsylvania on May 30.
Daneri also pointed out that at the time the 21-year-old protester was kicked, other officers and a law enforcement vehicle needed to get by a line of protesters to respond to more serious violence nearby.
The protesters could have been charged with failure to disperse, but Erie cops declined to file charges in the interest of moving forward, Daneri claimed, according to the Philly Tribune.
"I was peacefully protesting and was doing a non-compliant but nonviolent protest," she told the news outlet.
Although she wasn't able to make it for the peaceful part of the rally, the crowd was rowdy when she arrived at 8pm.
In a similar case, an Indiana woman was after she was and injured them.
Christi Bennett was charged with criminal recklessness for flinging a 29-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man off her car as they rallied in support of a Black activist who said on July 4.
The 66-year-old was booked into the Monroe County Jail on Wednesday night, but was later released after posting bail and surety.