The deaths have at times been overshadowed by the shocking images of chaos engulfing cities across America, from heavy-handed riot police . [226][227], As of June 5, 2020, 2,950 federal law enforcement personnel from a dozen agencies, including the Secret Service, Capital Police, Park Police, Customs and Border Protection, FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, Bureau of Prisons' Special Operations Response Team, DEA's Special Response Team, ATF, and Marshals Service's Special Operations Group, have been dispatched to assist local authorities, with most of them being garrisoned in D.C.[228][229][230][231] The DEA's legal authority was specifically expanded by the Department of Justice beyond usual limits to include surveillance of protesters and the ability to arrest for non-drug related offenses. [487] Paintings of Floyd appeared on exterior walls in many cities in the United States and around the world. But the post is wrong to say demonstrators faced no consequences. [250], By June 22, 2020, police had made 14,000 arrests in 49 cities since the protests began, with most arrests being locals charged with low-level offenses such as violating curfews or blocking roadways. Jessica Doty-Whitaker, a white woman, was shot to death early one July morning in Indianapolis. Their lawlessness celebrated and excused," reads text in the post, published by a page called The Right View of the United States. In October 2020, researchers writing forThe Washington Post analyzed 7,305 protest eventsand found police made arrests at 5% of them. 'If you aren't moved by the George Floyd video, you have nothing in you. [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. All but one were killed by fellow citizens. Richmond, Virginia, was the first stop. According to Fortune, the economic impact of the protests has exacerbated the COVID-19 recession by sharply curtailing consumer confidence, straining local businesses, and overwhelming public infrastructure with large-scale property damage. In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts. [187] On May 6, 2021, Black mothers led a march in Washington, D.C., to encourage passage federal police reform legislation named after Floyd. Marchers walk along a street during a rally to remember James Scurlock on 7 June 2020 in Omaha. His wife saidhe was "everything for us." [342] During the first week of June, the encrypted messaging app was downloaded over five times more than it had been during the week prior to Floyd's murder. In mid-June, those protesting and rioting against police . [221] Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton said federal troops should "lay down [their] arms" if deployed in the United States. The post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. [4] An analysis of state and federal criminal charges of demonstrators in the Minneapolis area found that disorganized crowds had no single goal or affiliation, many opportunist crowds amassed spontaneously during periods of lawlessness, and that people causing destruction had contradictory motives for their actions. [435][436], A week-long tour began July 28 in which a hologram of Floyd was projected on a monument to be removed, thereby "replacing" the monument with Floyd. 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Derek Michael Chauvin", "F.B.I. As for the numbers claimed in the post, the U.S. Justice Department told us it does not have figures on officer injuries or property damage resulting from civil disturbances, and the FBI said it had no comment. Nearly 95 per cent of these counties are majority white and nearly three-quarters of the counties had populations of more than 75 per cent white. U.S. death toll grows as George Floyd . Fourteen Black people have died during theprotests, but not all of these deaths were directly caused by the protests. 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[240] In The Nation, Jeet Heer also called the actions unconstitutional and wrote that "The deployment of unidentified federal officers is particularly dangerous in Portland and elsewhere in America, because it could easily lead to right-wing militias' impersonating legal authorities and kidnapping citizens. [87] Video footage of Officer Derek Chauvin applying 8 minutes 15 seconds of sustained pressure to Floyd's neck generated global attention and raised questions about the use of force by law enforcement. [363], Some social media users spread images of damage from other protests or incidents, falsely attributing the damage to the George Floyd protests. 80. BLM burned our cities and destroyed $2B of property. That event was highly organized in contrast with BLM demonstrations, which have been much more organic. His family said he was not protesting. 'If we added up all those protests during that period, we're talking about hundreds of thousands of people, but not millions,' she said. Those whose deaths occurred due to police actions included Deborah Danner and Alton . 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 . Calvin Horton Jr.:Horton, a 43-year-old Black man, was fatally shot outside of a Minneapolis pawn shopon May 27. [472], The week of June 24, 2020, several animated series that had black, mixed or non-white characters voiced by white actors, including Big Mouth, Central Park, Family Guy and The Simpsons, announced those characters would be recast with people of color. [469][470][471] The BBC also removed the Little Britain series and its spinoff Come Fly with Me from the iPlayer and BritBox services as well as Netflix for its use of blackface. [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. 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As for the numbers claimed in the post, the U.S. Justice Department told us it does not have figures on officer injuries or property damage resulting from civil disturbances, and the FBI said it had no comment. [138] By December 23, 2021, the occupied protest had persisted at George Floyd Square for 19 consecutive months. In 2019, 14 unarmed Black people were fatally shot by police. [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. [19], The George Floyd protest movement began hours after his murder as bystander video and word of mouth began to spread. [25][26][27], While the majority of protests were peaceful,[28] demonstrations in some cities escalated into riots, looting,[29] and street skirmishes with police and counter-protesters. [289], The majority of protests in the aftermath of Floyd's murder were peaceful;[290][291][292] among the 14,000 arrests made, most were for minor offenses such as alleged curfew violations or blocking a roadway. [176] Two days later, thousands marched in Boston to call for justice for Floyd as part of a coordinated, 17-state set of rallies. [124], Following Chauvin's verdict, many activists in Minneapolis did not perceive that "Justice for Floyd" was final as J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao still awaited trial, and issues of systemic racism and police reform had not been addressed satisfactorily. In the Bronx many store owners woke up to broken storefronts, shattered glass and stolen goods.. An analysis of NYPD data by NBC New York has showed that out of the 118 arrests that were made in Bronx in June 2020, most . A U.S. District judge granted a temporary restraining order limiting law enforcement's use of tear gas and other crowd control munitions. [409] Protesters in San Francisco vandalized a statue of Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish writer who spent five years as a slave in Algiers. [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". A zinc mining town, Rush hit its peak during World War I, when it had a population of 22,000. By Sanya Mansoor. [4], According to the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR), which mapped the appearance of various right-wing or far-right actors or extremist groups at rallies throughout the United States, there were 136 confirmed cases of right-wing participation at the protests by June 19, 2020, with many more unconfirmed. 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. "[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. Indeed, in an interview with the New York Times, e xecutive producer Lorne Michaels appeared to acknowledge how poor the comedy had been during Covid, explaining that "people were truly frightened . [273] By June 21, at least 20 people had suffered serious eye injuries. [482], In reaction to the higher sensitivity by customers for racial issues in the aftermath of Floyd's murder, multiple companies decided to rebrand some products. 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.. Remembering the Lives Lost and Businesses Destroyed During 'Mostly Peaceful' Riots. Portland had seen over one hundred consecutive days of protests since they began on May 28. [373], In late June, The Christian Science Monitor's editorial board wrote: "It may still be too soon to say the U.S. has reached a true inflection point in its treatment of its citizens of African descent. Can protests similar to the Canadian 'Freedom Convoy' happen here? Gutierrez was a bystander and Zion Haygood has been charged with first degree murder. 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.. The Hill reported over 17,000 arrests had been made in the first two weeks of protests. [69] In March 2020, the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor by police executing a search warrant at her Kentucky apartment was also widely publicized. The other four deaths included three who died of natural causes and one from a drug overdose. [359], False claims of impending antifa activity as part of the protests circulated through social media platforms, causing alarm in at least 41 towns and cities. [22][23][24] Polls in the summer of 2020 estimated that between 15million and 26million people had participated at some point in the demonstrations in the United States, making the protests the largest in U.S. 'Really, it's hard to overstate the scale of this movement,' said Deva Woodly, an associate professor of politics at the New School. Then, looting. [198][199][165] Most demonstrationswhich included street marches, prayer services, and festivalsin the United States were peaceful. 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. [155][156] The march generated widespread media attention as one of the largest peaceful protests in modern New York City history. [53][54][142][124] Protest demonstrations were held in the streets surrounding the courtroom building during the trial. The surveys suggest that at the minimum, seven million people participated in demonstrations over the last several weeks. More than 4,700 demonstrations have happened in the United States since May 26, averaging out to roughly 140 per day (protest in Minneapolis). Damages caused by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests were estimated to cost $2 billion, a number that could "still go higher," according to a February2021 report published onthe World Economic Forum's website. [70], According to a police statement, on May 25, 2020, at 8:08p.m. CDT,[71] Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a "forgery in progress" on Chicago Avenue South in Powderhorn, Minneapolis. Whats more, news coverage of the protests have also included numerous reports that identify law enforcement officers as causing injury to civilians. He later criticized their use of the word "fury" to describe his comments. Estimates vary, but news outlets reported thousands of protesterswere arrested in the months following Floyds death in May 2020. [256] The police responded that such tactics are necessary to prevent vandalism and arson, and that police officers themselves have been assaulted with thrown rocks and water bottles. It Never Happened", "Conflicting reports of looting at Soho Rolex store", "Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle's protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone", "41 Cities, Many Sources: How False Antifa Rumors Spread Locally", "False claims of antifa protesters plague small U.S. cities", "Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed Antifa flag burning, an apparent hoax created on social media", "Minneapolis protest misinformation stokes racial tensions", "Twitter became a major vehicle for misinformation about unrest in D.C.", "Twitter Suspends Hundreds Tweeting #dcblackout During Protests", "Misinformation About George Floyd Protests Surges on Social Media", "America convulses amid a week of protests, but can it change? ACLEDs dataset only focuses on political violence. [219] On June 3, he said "If a city or state refuses to take the actions necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem. Whether Foster threatened the driver with his gun is still disputed. [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. Six of the . Citizen, a community safety app, also experienced a high spike in downloads. [133], People gathered at multiple locations in Minneapolis for the announcement of Chauvin's sentencing on June 25, 2021, when he received a 22.5-year prison term. Thug. A makeshift memorial dedicated to Tyler Gerth, a photographer who was shot and killed at a protest in Louisville. WASHINGTON More than 700 law enforcement officers have been injured on the job during nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd with nearly 300 of those among New York Citing those tweets, analysts at a thinktank that monitors domestic terrorism classified the shooting as an act of violent far-right domestic terrorism. Dorian Murrell: Murrell, an 18-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on May 31 following a night of protests in Indianapolis. There is a Black Lives Matter national organization, which says it has more than a dozen U.S. chapters, along with countless numbers of individuals who support the organization. [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. When you needed something done, he was the first to be there to help you out.. District of Columbia [289], Large-scale property damage stemming from the protests has led to increased insurance claims, bankruptcies, and curbed economic activity among small businesses and state governments. He was known for always having his camera and being a "great photographer." The figures come from four recent polls that found that 15 million people to 26 million people have been a part of demonstrations that spawned following the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd (protest in New York). PBS-produced Race Matters: America After George Floyd reported on ongoing protests in communities over issues of police brutality a year after Floyd's death. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Indiananapolis. Streets Are From Federal Prisons", "Federal Plan to Control D.C. 19 (May 26-June 8, 2020) [1] Arrested. It's true that, in 2020, protests over Floyd's death were estimated to have caused about $2 billion in damage. [7][8] The civil unrest and protests began as part of international reactions to the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who was murdered during an arrest after Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis Police Department officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds[9] as three other officers looked on and prevented passers-by from intervening. [341] On June 6, an estimated half million people joined protests in 550 places in the United States. Here's how the George Floyd movement compares", "A better Lake Street? However, given the frequent ways this word has been used to describe Black Lives Matter protesters, the 17-year-old murder victim Trayvon Martin, and sadly, almost every black victim of police brutality there is an . (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.). 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". Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri . [485][486], Artistic impressions of George Floyd's likeness became an icon of the protest movement that unfolded following his murder. [208][209], For some, the so-called "George Floyd effect" had demonstrators and activists connecting historic racism and social injustice to contemporary, local examples of police brutality. Politico said the murder of George Floyd, captured on video, had "prompted a reckoning with racism [] for a wide swath of white America. [137] The square hosted a celebration of life for Floyd on October 14, 2021. 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