Officers approached the car and ordered George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, who according to police "appeared to be under the influence", to exit the vehicle, at which point he "physically resisted". A great number of looters have had their charges dropped Credit: Reuters. Other cost estimates support Property Claim Services' $2 billion figure. In 2015, the Washington Post started to log every fatal shooting by on-duty police officersin the U.S. [423], On June 22, a crowd of rioters unsuccessfully attempted to topple Clark Mills' 1852 bronze equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square in President's Park, directly north of the White House in Washington, D.C.[424] Several days later, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) charged four men with destruction of federal property for allegedly trying to bring down the statue. [307] A 26-year-old man from Boerne, Texas, who self-identified as a local leader of the Boogaloo movement, also faced federal riot charges for allegedly shooting 13 rounds from an AK-47-style machine gun into the Minneapolis third police precinct building while people were inside, looting it, and helping to set it on fire the night of May 28, 2020. and thousands of people were wounded or died. For example, California Governor Gavin Newsom called for new police crowd control procedures for the state, and the banning of the police use of carotid chokeholds, which starve the brain of oxygen. In addition to the people killed while demonstrating, at least 14 more Americans have been killed in other incidents linked to political unrest this summer, including seven people shot during alleged looting of businesses, among them David Dorn, a retired police officer shot during the robbery of a pawn shop in St Louis; two California law enforcement officers murdered by an alleged anti-government Boogaloo extremist, one person found dead in a pawn shop in Minneapolis that had been set on fire; an eight-year-old shot to death in Atlanta; and a Louisville restaurant owner who was shot dead by the national guard. His lawyer has argued the teenager, who came to Kenosha from Illinois, was also acting in self-defense. Rush, Arkansas.
Fact check: More Black people killed by police than in Floyd protests [232] In response, Representatives Jerry Nadler and Karen Bass of the House Judiciary Committee denounced the move and requested a formal briefing from DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea. "Today, the Marine Corps released guidance on the removal of public displays of the Confederate battle flag.
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14 Days Of Protests, 19 Dead - Forbes Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks. A bystander then protests that the police were preventing Floyd from breathing, urging them to "get him off the ground You could have put him in the car by now. Police said they returned fire after being fired upon. taken place across the U.S. for threeweeks, Demonstrators clash with police as they protest death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, 'Peaceful protests got hijacked': Some criminals used George Floyd protests as cover for looting, police say, retired officer providing security for the store, said he was a role model who they will honor, she was the"bright, bubbly big personality in the room., known for his popular Louisville BBQ joint, "was a very sweet person. NYC will pay $21,500 to HUNDREDS of BLM . There are also people who have participated in demonstrations, which have occurred in hundreds of cities, who may have no allegiance to Black Lives Matter, or may even oppose it, and have rioted or committed other acts of violence making it even more difficult to determine how a violent incident occurred. He wasnt there to cause any violence. Underwood was securing a U.S. courthouse. [366][367], A study by Zignal Labs identified three dominant themes in misinformation and conspiracy theories around the protests: unsubstantiated claims of antifa involvement, claims that Floyd's murder had been faked, and claims of involvement by the billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros. The Alabama Attorney General has filed suit against the city of Birmingham for violating the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. [186], Over the weekend of June 6 and 7, surfers around the world held a "Paddle Out", a Hawaiian mourning tradition, for George Floyd and all the lives lost to police violence. [421] A local Mori elder Taitimu Maipi, who had vandalized the statue in 2018, has also called for the city to be renamed Kirikiriroa. [329] In some cases, these displays of solidarity, such as police kneeling, have been recognized as occurring moments before police teargassed crowds or inflicted violence on them. Garrett Foster was reportedly carrying an AK-47 rifle when he was shot to death in July by an armed man who had been driving a car through a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters in Austin. [56] While the nationwide protests ended, the occupation of George Floyd Square in MinneapolisSaint Paul persisted into 2023,[57] however as of 2022 vehicular traffic was finally allowed to pass through it. Deaths directly related toprotestsinclude: David Dorn:Dorn, a 77-year-old Black man was killed after midnight on June 2 after responding to an alarm at a pawn shop in St. Louis. ", MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply., "Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt.". Protests have taken place in all U.S. states as well as internationally, so the total number of deaths that have occurred during protestslikely is unknown. [365] Also, some accounts shared a photo of a major fire burning near the Washington Monument, which was actually an image from a television show. BLM burned our cities and destroyed $2B of property. The drive-by shooting happened near the scene of a protest. Barry Perkins III:Perkins, a 29-year-old Black man, waskilled on May 30 after reportedly being dragged for several blocks by a FedEx truck in St. Louis. How 2020 protests changed insurance forever, Exclusive: $1 billion-plus riot damage is most expensive in insurance history. Richmond, Virginia, was the first stop. Numbers tell part of the story: On June 1, one of the early days of the Black Lives Matter protests, law enforcement in Washington logged 289 arrests, but during the deadly, multiple-hour Capitol . 878. Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' ", "New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak. Protests in Canada, Europe, Oceania, Asia, and Africa rallied against what they perceived as racial discrimination and police brutality, with some protests aimed at United States embassies. Officer Kueng held Floyd's back and Lane held his legs. The George Floyd protests were a series of both peaceful protests and riots against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. [134][135][136], Though the City of Minneapolis began the process of reopening the street intersection at George Floyd Square to vehicular traffic in June 2021, organizers of the protest movement rooted there still considered their presence an "occupation" and "resistance".
What will happen to all the shops and other properties that got damaged Official govt docs expose Michelle Obamas 14 year history as a man., "Woody Harrelsons 60 seconds in the middle of his monologue was cut out of the edits released after the show., BREAKING Trump preps Marines to stop presidential coup.. But the post is wrong to say demonstrators faced no consequences. MCCA members say they experienced 8,700 total protest events during that roughly two-month period. [184][185] Many activists believed that "justice for George Floyd" required changing the systems of policing and criminal justice in a way that would have prevented his murder. People initially came out to protest systemic racism and police violence, but say the federal response has raised the stakes. [485][486], Artistic impressions of George Floyd's likeness became an icon of the protest movement that unfolded following his murder. Summer Taylor, a Black Lives Matter protester who worked in a veterinary clinic, was killed in such an incident in Seattle. Many have stated that the current unrest is due to the current political and cultural system of overlooking, ignoring and oppression of Black Americans, calling it a racial reckoning. The name Black Lives Matter signals condemnation of the unjust killings of Black people by police (Black people are far more likely to be killed by police in the United States than white people) and the . Younger and wealthier Americans are also participating in more of the demonstrations. [431][432][433], During a speech on July 3 at Mount Rushmore, U.S. president Donald Trump denounced the monument removals as part of a "left wing cultural revolution" to "overthrow the American Revolution". Bills Target Protesters (and Absolve Motorists Who Hit Them)", "A Judge Has Blocked The 'Anti-Riot' Law Passed In Florida After George Floyd Protests", https://www.npr.org/2022/09/21/1124247012/george-floyd-thomas-lane-sentenced-three-years-minneapolis-police#:~:text=Press-,Ex%2Dcop%20Thomas%20Lane%20is%20sentenced%20to%203%20years%20for,Floyd%2C%20was%20sentenced%20on%20Wednesday, "Fearing Violence, France Bans George Floyd Protests at U.S. Embassy, Eiffel Tower", "More Than 100 Arrests, 13 Officers Hurt Amid Chicago Looting", "These are all the cities where protests and riots have erupted over George Floyd's death", "Ambassador Andrew Young says Atlanta protest 'disintegrated into foolishness', "George Floyd's children denounce violence following protests across the country", "USA: police must end 'excessive' militarised response to George Floyd protests", "Amnesty International: U.S. police must end militarized response to protests", "Few cops who used force on Floyd protesters are known to have faced discipline", "Cars have hit demonstrators 104 times since George Floyd protests began", "Vehicle Attacks Rise As Extremists Target Protesters", "Mowing Down Crowds of Protesters Was a Right-Wing Fantasy Long Before Charlottesville", "3 law enforcement officers hurt after being hit by vehicle during Buffalo protests", "National Guard involved in at least two shootings, one fatal, in response to protests throughout US", "National Guard soldier fired rounds at fast-approaching driver Sunday night", "3 Arrested After Buffalo Police Officer, 2 State Troopers Hit by Vehicle During Protest", "What we know about the extremists taking part in riots across the US", "US Accuses Foreign, Online Actors of Inflaming Tensions", "Police Response to Press at Black Lives Matter Protests Tests First Amendment", "We Crunched the Numbers: Police Not Protesters Are Overwhelmingly Responsible for Attacking Journalists", "Journalists blinded, injured, arrested covering George Floyd protests nationwide", "Officers slashed tires on vehicles parked amid Minneapolis protests, unrest", "Injuries at George Floyd protests draw scrutiny to use of 'nonlethal' police weaponry", "Complaints skyrocket over police response to George Floyd protests", "What we do and don't know about the extremists taking part in riots across the US", "Wray claims FBI sees 'anarchists like Antifa' exploiting George Floyd protests", "De Blasio now says some 'anarchist' protesters are local amid continued defense of NYPD", "Mayor, police chief denounce 'anarchists' and 'terrorists' who destroyed city; curfew begins at 9 p.m.", "Seattle Police Guild: Anarchists are stealing the peaceful protesters' message", "Police chief: Out-of-town anarchists stirred up trouble", "Officials blame differing groups of 'outsiders' for violence", "Attorney General Barr blames 'far-left extremist groups' for violent protests", "Anarchists infiltrating George Floyd protests in NYC, officials say", "Trump says George Floyd's killing 'should never have happened,' vows to 'stop mob violence, and we'll stop it cold', "As Trump Blames Antifa, Protest Records Show Scant Evidence", "Federal Arrests Show No Sign That Antifa Plotted Protests", "Who caused the violence at protests?
Double standard? Seattle experts compare US Capitol police response to [68] In August 2019, Elijah McClain died after Aurora police ordered paramedics to administer ketamine under dubious circumstances. [162] On June 25, NPR reported that the hopes for passage were doubtful because they were "short-circuited by a lack of bipartisan consensus on an ultimate plan [and] the issue is likely stalled, potentially until after the fall election". ", "Antifa, Boogaloo boys, white nationalists: Which extremists showed up to the US Black Lives Matter protests? 17,000+ [2] Local protests in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area quickly spread nationwide in more than 2,000 cities and towns, as well as over 60 countries internationally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Dave Patrick Underwood, a black 53-year-old federal officer, was shot and killed during a protest in Oakland, Calif., on Friday night, according to the FBI. The surveys suggest that at the minimum, seven million people participated in demonstrations over the last several weeks. [336] 269 gigabytes of leaked internal law enforcement data spanning 10 years obtained by Anonymous were later published by the activist group Distributed Denial of Secrets on June 19 to coincide with Juneteenth. News reports indicate more than10,000 protesters were arrested, most for low-level offenses.
[118] The situation at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis grew tense when a person was fatally shot inside the protester-held "autonomous zone" during an altercation on March 6, 2021. People killed: In early June, news accounts reported the number of people killed during the Floyd protests at roughly a dozen, or as many as 19. In comparison, roughly three million to five million people came out for the Woman's March of 2017 on a single day. [98][308], A December 2020 poll found 47% of Americans believed that the majority of the protests were violent, and 16% were unsure. More than 4,700 demonstrations have happened in the United States since May 26, averaging out to roughly 140 per day. When zinc prices declined after the war, so did the town, and it was officially declared a ghost town in 1972. [65], In 2014, the shooting of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, resulted in local protests and unrest while the killing of Eric Garner in New York City resulted in numerous national protests. The brands Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's, and Fair & Lovely made adaptations to eliminate racial stereotypes. Dorn, a 77-year-old retired St. Louis police officer who served 38 years on the force was shot and killed by looters at a pawn shop early Tuesday,June 2, 2020, police said. This is what you do with your privilege. [340], On June 3, as U.S. protests gained momentum, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted a recommendation for users to download end-to-end encryption (E2EE) messaging app Signal. According to experts some incidents involved frightened drivers surrounded by protesters while other incidents involved angry drivers or were politically motivated. "[74] Floyd then goes silent and motionless. flag. [461], In the media industry, the protests have spurred scrutiny for cop shows and led to the cancellation of popular television shows referred to by critics as copaganda. Once Floyd was handcuffed, officers Kueng and Lane attempted to help Floyd to their squad car, but at 8:14p.m., Floyd stiffened up and fell to the ground. It wasnt antifa. Nine days of protests nationwide following the death of George Floyd have left hundreds injured and at least 12 people dead. Report: 2020 Antifa/BLM-Led Riots Injured More Police Officers, Caused More Damage, and Resulted in More Arrests Than The Capitol Riot "The summer 2020 riots resulted in some 15 times more injured police officers, 30 times as many arrests, and estimated damages in dollar terms up to 1,300 times more costly than those of the Capitol riot," RealClearInvestigations noted in their analysis. [233], From at least July 14, 2020, unidentified federal officers wearing camouflage used unmarked vans to detain protesters in Portland, Oregonsometimes without explaining the reason for their arrest. ACLEDs dataset only focuses on political violence. [452], On June 16, President Trump signed an executive order on police reform that incentivized departments to recruit from communities they patrol, encourage more limited use of deadly force, and prioritize using social workers and mental health professionals for nonviolent calls.
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