Nagkaroon ng malawakang kilos-protesta at demonstrasyon sa maraming lugar sa USA dahil sa pagkamatay ng African-American na si George Floyd sa kamay ng Minneapolis Police noong May 25, 2020.
Gamit ang kanilang cellphone camera, nakunan ng video ng mga bystander ang neck restraint na ginawa ng police officer na si Derek Chauvin kay Floyd.
Tinikuran ni Chauvin ng kanyang tuhod sa batok si Floyd, na nakaposas at nakadapa sa kalsada.
Nagbitaw ng huling salita si Floyd na “I can’t breath" bago binawian ng buhay.
Ang kalunos-lunos na pagkamatay ni Floyd ang naging mitsa para sumiklab ang malawakang kilos-protesta ng mga taong kumokondena laban sa police brutality at hindi pantay na trato sa mga African-American.
LOOTING IN PORTLAND
Ang Portland sa Oregon ang isa sa mga lungsod na nagsagawa ng malawakang protesta.
Pero ang nagsimula bilang peaceful vigil para kay Floyd ay humantong sa isang "riot," ayon sa Portland Police.
Kahapon, May 31, kumalat ang video ng protesters na sumugod at pinagnakawan ang Louis Vuitton store sa Portland, Oregon.
Ang Portland ang birthplace ng former actor na si Dale Villar—Dalebert Acelar sa tunay na buhay.
Ikinadismaya ni Dale ang looting o pagnanakaw sa Louis Vuitton store at sa ibang mga retail establishments na pag-aari ng mga kaibigan niya.
Dahil sa sobrang disappointment, nag-post si Dale ng saloobin sa kanyang Facebook page tungkol sa pananakop na ginawa ng looters at demonstrators sa commercial district ng Oregon.
Mensahe niya, "I am so distraught of the damage of this city.
"I don’t believe that the people are doing the damage are making a point of the death of George Floyd—they are taking advantage by stealing, looting, and creating a damage—seriously wrong move for the intention of a protest."
Hindi naman inaasahan ni Dale na mamasamain ng iba niyang mga kaibigan ang kanyang opinyon.
Paliwanag niya, "You must know the distinction from protesters who are correct and right to be angry vs people who want to cause destruction.
"These are not the same. People looting and causing damage is NOT showing the point of George Floyd and his death which was horrific and wrong.
"My stance is the same.
"I will stand arm and arm with my brothers and sisters in protest, but damaging property and looting (even small businesses like Brent and Lynn) who work hard to keep afloat during a pandemic is the wrong message.
"Some of my friends are misinterpreting the message."
“I am outraged — I have been falsely arrested by the police. I filed a lawsuit and won.
“I am a person of color, born to parents who migrated from the Philippines —however, I am not African American and I do not share the pain and suffering of most of the people of this country suffer.
"I know the people that have caused destruction do not and will not read my post, but as Commissioner Jo An Harvesty said yesterday (May 30) 'Last Night (May 29) was not a representation of Black America, it was an opportunity for people to steal and create property damage.'"
THE 1997 INCIDENT
Nagsalita rin si Dale sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon tungkol sa pag-aresto sa kanya noon ng Portland Police.
Noong October 17, 1997, nangyari ang isang bagay na hindi inaasahan ni Dale.
Ilang araw bago ang kanyang 24th birthday, napagkamalan siyang sangkot sa pakikipagbarilan sa isang police officer.
"It was pretty intense. It was a tough time," sabi ni Dale sa interbyu sa kanya ng Cabinet Files ngayong Lunes ng umaga, June 1.
"There was just a shooting with another officer, and it was super tense.
"All they heard was 'ASIAN MALE' and I was arrested.
"Now the victim was there and said, ‘No! It's not him.’
"However, I was put in a cop car and then I was in jail for more than 19-hours in my boxers,."
Nagkaroon ng trauma si Dale dahil sa nangyari sa kanya.
Tumagal ng dalawang taon ang pagdinig ng US court sa kasong unlawful search and detention na isinampa ni Dale laban sa Portland Police.
Pero siya ang pinanigan ng korte noong June 16, 1999.
Binayaran siya ng US$87,000 (PHP4.3 million sa current Philippine currency conversion) para sa damages.
Mahirap nang mabura sa alaala ang nangyari kay Dale.
Kabilang ito sa listahan ng Top 25 Settlements ng Portland Police Incidents, mula 1993 hanggang 2012, na makikita sa website ng portlandcopwatch.org.
“After that, I was really traumatized on how the police was,” pagpapatuloy na kuwento ni Dale.
Peo bumalik na raw muli ang tiwala niya sa Portland Police.
"However, after time, I trusted the Portland Police than I do other agencies.
"When I came back from the Philippines the second time in 2007, I bought a bar and I was really close to most of the officers in my area.
"They helped me, and I knew that they are not like other officers who have a POWER trip when having a uniform," sabi ng 45-year-old former actor.
Isinilang, lumaki, at nagkaisip si Dale sa Oregon bago siya umuwi sa Pilipinas noong 1993 para subukan ang kanyang kapalaran sa local entertainment industry.
Ang commercial niya para sa isang brand ng sofdrink ang naging instrumento kaya naging contract star si Dale ng Viva Films, nakagawa ng mga pelikula, at nagkaroon ng mga television show sa GMA-7.
Kabilang sa mga pelikulang ginawa niya ay Manchichiritchit (1993), Pinagbiyak Na Bunga: Lookalayk (1994), Vizconde Massacre II (1994), Kadenang Bulaklak (1994), Ikaw Ang Miss Universe Ng Buhay Ko (1994), Bikini Watch (1995), at Bangers (1995).
Noong 1997, iniwan ni Dale ang showbiz at bumalik sa Oregon para balikan ang dating pamumuhay.
Happily married na ngayon si Dale at nagtatrabaho bilang sales and digital marketing manager ng Mercedes Benz of Portland.
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