LATimes: “A bomb squad safely destroyed a pressure cooker found in a "suspicious" vehicle left unattended Sunday afternoon on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol, and the vehicle's owner was found and arrested, a Capitol Police spokeswoman said.
"Further investigation revealed a pressure cooker, and an odor of gasoline was detected," Schneider said, and a Capitol Police bomb squad was called in because the vehicle was "suspicious in nature.”
She said the squad known as the Hazardous Devices Section destroyed "items of concern in the vehicle including the pressure cooker" about 7:45 p.m. after temporarily closing off the area on the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend. She did not immediately identify the other items but said only that "this safe disruption produced a loud bang.”
Schneider identified the vehicle's owner as Israel Shimeles of the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Va. The statement said Shimeles was arrested by Capitol Police and charged with “operating after revocation” and was being processed Sunday evening at police headquarters.”
Schneider also said the city's Metropolitan Police, U.S. Park Police, the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force were assisting Capitol Police.
The FBI did not immediately return a call for comment."
‘Operating after revocation’ betekent dat iemand gepakt werd terwijl hij aan het rijden was zonder geldig rijbewijs. Wat duidelijk niet het geval was, want de man was nergens te bekennen. Amerikaanse politiemannen zijn net drukkookpannen die elk moment kunnen exploderen. ROFL
Maar het onderstaande geval is werkelijk schrijnend. Een zwarte man heeft een beroerte in zijn auto en rijdt ontredderd aan de verkeerde kant van de weg. Politie komt erbij, tasert hem, spuit hem secondenlang vol met pepper spray en sleurt hem uit zijn auto en op de grond. Wie tegen een stootje kan, bekijkt de video op de link hieronder. Schokkend.
Alternet: "WATCH: Virginia Cop Uses Pepper-Spray, Taser on Unresisting Black Man Having Stroke
He says he did nothing wrong."
