Journalists Reportedly Assaulted By Berkeley Police During Eric Garner Protests

By: Jackson Connor | Huffington Post

Members of the media were reportedly assaulted by police officers Saturday while covering protests in Berkeley, California, the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists wrote in a letter to Mayor Tom Bates and Police Chief Michael K. Meehan Monday.

Nationwide protests over the decision not to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner have been largely peaceful, but events turned violent over the weekend in Berkeley as demonstrators clashed with police.