RantCrush Top 5: March 28, 2017

On Sunday night, Paris police shot a Chinese man to death in his home, in front of his children. On Monday, protesters gathered outside a police station to pay homage to the deceased, and the event quickly turned violent. Three police officers were reported injured and 35 protesters arrested. Police claimed 56-year-old Liu Shaoyo attacked officers who responded to calls of domestic violence with a sharp object and that they had no other option than to shoot him. But the man’s children say he went to open the door holding a knife that he was using to prepare dinner. Allegedly, a neighbor had called the police. The officers then smashed the door in and shot him, the children said.

His children said that he went opening the door with the knife because he was cooking and was killed by the cops when they broke the door

— Tek (@tenacioustek) March 27, 2017

China’s foreign ministry urged French authorities to conduct a full investigation into what really happened. France is estimated to have the largest Chinese community in Europe with about 600,000 people. There have been ongoing protests against police violence in France for the past few months, and this latest incident just added fuel to the fire.

Paris – Des affrontements toujours en cours dans les rues à proximité du commissariat du 19eme. Véhicule incendié. #mortdeLiuShaoyo pic.twitter.com/Kx7NBm802B

— Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) March 27, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.