Georgia Senator accused of snatching the student's phone briefly
Georgia Senator accused of snatching the student's phone briefly
A Georgia Tech political group said Sen. David Perdue snatched the phone from a student who was videotaping while asking the Republican lawmaker about Georgia's governor's race.
The Georgia Tech chapter of the Young Social Democrats of America posted a video of the phone on social media after Saturday's incident during Perdue's visit to the campus. The student was trying to ask Perdue about allegations that Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp is working to suppress minority votes, a YDSA press release said.
Perdue grabbed the phone and held it briefly behind his back, the statement said. Soon it was returned to the student.
"Perdue would have been within his legal rights to simply walk away or reject the question," said YDSA. "But instead, he, by force, suddenly, and violently, took his phone without justification or provocation."
In a statement, a spokesperson for Perdue said the senator had spent hours meeting with members of the public and thought he was being asked to take a picture, so he took the phone to take a selfie. Perdue returned the phone when he realized that the student did not want a photo, the statement said.
Georgia Tech's YDSA said the unidentified student is considering filing a police report with the Georgia Tech police.
One of the chapter leaders, who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal, acknowledged that the student had requested a photo with Perdue. However, he said that the student clearly refused to hand over his phone and that Perdue took it only after the student began to interrogate and record.
In the 30-second published video, the student is heard asking "So, how can you support a candidate ..." Before it ends, Perdue says, "No, I'm not doing that." The screen goes black for a moment: YDSA says that Perdue could have stopped and rebooted the recording inadvertently when he picked up the phone.
The action resumes again with the phone moving wild, capturing images upside down and sideways of trees and sidewalks, and people say, "You stole my property" and "Give me back my phone, Senator," while Perdue can be heard. Say: "You wanted a picture? I'll give you a picture."
A few seconds later, he returns the phone.
The incident gained publicity as an early vote for November 6. choice It was rising and Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams and her supporters claim that Kemp is effectively suppressing minorities and women voters in her role as secretary of state.
Kemp says he has been complying with the law and rates those accusations of "crisis ... fabricated" and "advertising stunt."
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