Nine days of protests nationwide following the death of George Floyd have left hundreds injured and at least 12 people dead. ", "Antifa, Boogaloo boys, white nationalists: Which extremists showed up to the US Black Lives Matter protests? [426], On June 30, after the Mississippi Legislature obtained a two-thirds majority in both houses to suspend rules in order to pass a bill addressing the Confederate Battle Flag on the Mississippi state flag, Governor Tate Reeves signed a bill that relinquished the state flag, mandated its removal from public premises within 15 days, and established a commission to propose a new flag design that excluded the Confederate Battle Flag and included the motto "In God We Trust". Lanell is one of thousands arrested during summer 2020's calls for an end to police violence and oppression; in Chicago, he is one of over 160 individuals still facing felony charges and . [441] The Minneapolis police have denied there being any serious injuries inflicted on officers. The biggest ones and chains will likely reopen but chances are the smaller shops won't unless they have riot insurance. [182] Many activists perceived the guilty verdict as just one step in the process to obtain justice over Floyd's murder. [44][45] The protests led to a wave of monument removals and name changes throughout the world[46] and occurred during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and amid the 2020 U.S. presidential election season. In 2015 the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore police custody resulted in riots in the city and nationwide protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. By a year later, police departments had disciplined 10 officers in connection to those captured on video. Civil rights activists and protesters noted the forthcoming civil rights case against the four police officers at the scene of Floyd's murder, and the criminal case against former officers Kueng, Lane, and Thao scheduled for March 2022. Younger and wealthier Americans are also participating in more of the demonstrations. "[458] Despite pledges by city council members to the end the Minneapolis Police Department, a proposed amendment to the Minneapolis city charter which was approved by the Minneapolis City Council on June 26 would only rename the police department and change its structure if approved by voters. 1. [180], People in many cities in the United States reacted to Chauvin's murder conviction on April 20, 2021, with largely peaceful demonstrations. At least 11 Americans have been killed while participating in political demonstrations this year and another 14 have died in other incidents linked to political unrest, according to new data from a non-profit monitoring political unrest in the United States. The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), a professional organization of police leaders in the largest cities throughout the United States and Canada, released a report . [44][449][450] It passed the House of Representatives one month after Floyd's killing, 236 to 181, with support from Democrats and three Republicans. "[358], A June 12 article by The Seattle Times found that Fox News published a photograph of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone that had been digitally altered to include a man armed with an assault rifle. [462][463] With long-standing criticism that it presented an unbalanced view of law enforcement in favor of police, encouraged police to engage in more dramatic behavior for the camera, and degraded suspects who had not yet been convicted of any crime, the Paramount Network canceled the 33rd season of the TV show Cops and pulled it from broadcast. This is not the case. . [210] Movements spawned by Floyd's murder, which served as a catalyst,[209] were still active in Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, New Zealand, Nigeria, United Kingdom, and elsewhere by May 2021. [454], On September 10, Ted Wheeler, the mayor and police commissioner of Portland, Oregon, banned city police from using tear gas for riot control purposes, but reiterated that police would respond to violent protests forcefully. USA Today, "Fact check: More Black people died in 2019 police shootings than in George Floyd protests," June 18, 2020 YouTube, Scripps National News story , June 12, 2020 Email, Manali Basu . [194], By May 25, 2021, the anniversary of Floyd's murder, the United States had experienced a yearlong movement to address racial injustice in policing. . "So yes, Im absolutely fine with some truckers & farmers clogging roads & bridges for freedom. "[220] This would have required invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807,[220] last used to quell the 1992 Los Angeles riots on May 1, 1992, by Executive Order 12804. NYC will pay $21,500 to HUNDREDS of BLM . The COVID-19 recession has eroded large parts of state budgets which have, subsequently, struggled to finance the police overtime pay, security costs, and infrastructure repairs related to the demonstrations. 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With the coronavirus pandemic also ravaging the United States, people are also having more time to engage in activism. At least 1,360 counties in the United States - roughly 40 per cent - have had some form of Black Lives Matter protests (demonstrations in Washington D.C.). Family and civil rights activists expressed disappointment and said it should have been for the 30-year maximum, and they advocated for passage of the federal George Floyd Justice in Policing Act legislation. His family said he was at the store to pay his bill. [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". 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. Horton's son said he was a "loving, caring, god fearing man who leaves behind seven amazing children …". The Association detailed the unrest and compiled data from protests between May 25 and July 31 in MCCA member cities, Fox News . 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[382][383] Curfews instated by local governments in response to both the pandemic and protests have also "restricted access to the downtown [areas]" to essential workers, lowering economic output. Digital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing before the Feb. 3 train derailment. [165] There was mass disturbance on May 25, 2021 to mark the anniversary of George Floyd's death including rioting but situations were finally said to have calmed down in the early hours of May 26, 2021. Actions included internal petition, questioning the CEO at an employee town hall, some resignations,[339] and an employee walkout. [91] Protesters and Floyd's family demanded that all four officers at the scene of his arrest and killing be charged with murder and that judicial consequences be swift. [441], In the wake of Floyd's killing, state and local governments evaluated their police department policies, and the response to protests, for themselves. Gutierrez was a bystander and Zion Haygood has been charged with first degree murder. [337] The leaked documents revealed that law enforcement agencies had been covertly monitoring protestors' private communication over social media, and that both federal and local law enforcement had been stoking fear among police officers, likely setting the stage for the escalation of violence against protestors by police. The post shows a Feb. 11 tweet fromBryan Dean Wright, an opinion writer and former CIA officer. The surveys suggest that at the minimum, seven million people participated in demonstrations over the last several weeks. ", Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is "a systemic attack against Kurdish people.". Police areinvestigating and seeking witnesses of the incident. He wasnt there to cause any violence. State and local officials also made plans to deploy thousands of police officers and National Guard soldiers. "[370] Deva Woodly, Associate Professor of Politics at The New School for Social Research, wrote: "We are living in a world-historical moment. 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[177] In Salt Lake City, activists protested Floyd's murder by staging a car caravan on March 6, 2021. [402], Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin ordered the removal of the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Linn Park. [410], Vandals defaced the statue of Winston Churchill in London's Parliament Square and Queen Victoria's statue in Leeds. [257][258] A project by ProPublica compiled 68 videos during the George Floyd protests of police officers who used what appeared to researchers to be excessive levels of force. In 2019, 14 unarmed Black people were fatally shot by police. Photos: Demonstrators clash with police as they protest death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The criminal trial was scheduled to begin on June 13, 2022. [193] Civil rights activist Al Sharpton said, "convicting Chauvin is not enough", and encouraged congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, as well as continued activism ahead of the criminal trials of Lane, Kueng, and Thao and the federal civil rights trial of all four officers. [159] The UAW also asked members to join the protests by standing down for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Chauvin was initially reported to have held his knee to Floyd's neck. Murrell's brother said he had a big heart with his whole life ahead of him. In a six-day period from May 29 to June 3, rioters were responsible for over $400 million in damage across the country. According to the MPD, officers "were able to get the suspect into handcuffs, and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. [55], George Floyd Square in Minneapolis continued to be a place of protest for over two years after Floyd's murder,[145][146] with the movement there persisting into 2023. 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. Officers called for an ambulance." [342], Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speculated that there was "an organized attempt to destabilize civil society", initially saying as many as 80% of the individuals had possibly come from outside the state,[343] and the mayor of St. Paul, Melvin Carter, said everyone arrested in St. Paul on May 29 was from out of state. The group found that 2020 protests cost more than any other period of unrest in American history, as the average cost of demonstrations since 1950 has been about $90 million annually. 'With being home and not being able to do as much, that might be amplifying something that is already sort of critical, something that's already a powerful catalyst, and that is the video,' said Daniel Q. Gillion, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. [289] Mass demonstrations of both peaceful and violent varieties have been linked to diminished consumer confidence and demand stemming from the public health risks of group gatherings amid COVID-19. [498], A protest march in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, "Black Lives Fucking Matter", "A.C.A.B. [52], Local officials in MinneapolisSaint Paul prepared counter-protest measures in early 2022 for the start of the federal trial for the other three police officers at the scene of Floyd's murder. Jessica Doty-Whitaker, a white woman, was shot to death early one July morning in Indianapolis. . [113] On October 7, 2020, several protests were held in Minneapolis to express anger over Chauvin's release from jail pending trial after he posted bond for his $1 million bail. A poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that one in five Americans said that they have participated in a protest since the start of Trump's administration. [234][235][236][237][238][239] The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) called these actions unconstitutional kidnappings. [188] On May 19, 2021, in Nevada, protesters jammed phone lines to the state legislature after police reform legislation introduced as result of the global protest movement begun by Floyd's murder did not advance. The attack on the U.S. Capitol was based on a "Big Lie" about election fraud in 2020, and the hope of supporters of former President Donald Trump that they could stop the certification of . Calls for Masks at Large Gatherings, Warning of Crowd Risks", "Fauci underscores concerns about protests spreading coronavirus", "U.S. cities fear George Floyd protests may fuel new wave of coronavirus outbreaks", "Protests don't appear to be driving coronavirus surge in Seattle area or elsewhere, researchers say", "NBER Working Paper No. In mid-June, those protesting and rioting against police . Thousands of visitors protested and grieved at the site. 20006, Florida It found that municipalities where BLM protests have been held experienced as much as a 20 percent decrease in killings by police, resulting in an estimated 300 fewer deaths nationwide in 2014 . (AP). [165], Solidarity protests over Floyd's murder quickly spread worldwide. The man who shot and killed Foster, the US army sergeant Daniel Perry, had previously tweeted Now is the time to take up arms and protect yourselves against violence and responded to a Trump tweet in June about protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters by saying, Send them to Texas we will show them why we say dont mess with Texas.. [148][149][150] By June, protests had been held in all U.S. states. 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. [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. His family said he was peacefully protesting, not looting, and placed the blame on the FedEx driver. "[239], On July 20, 2020, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Department of Homeland Security was preparing to send 150 federal agents to Chicago. No arrests have been made. James Scurlock:Scurlock, a 22-year-old Black man was shot and killed after an argument with a bar owner during a protest in Omaha on May 30. [416], In Washington, D.C., a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the Indian Embassy was vandalized on the intervening night of June 2 and 3. In June 2020, as protests took . Forbes' sister said he "was a very sweet person. McAtee was known for his popular Louisville BBQ joint. [86] Shortly after, the official post-mortem declared Floyd's death a homicide. Police were involved in the incident. ACLEDs dataset only focuses on political violence. [95] Some initial acts of property destruction on May 27 by a 32-year-old man with ties to white supremacist organizations, who local police investigators said was deliberately inciting racial tension, led to a chain reaction of fires and looting.
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