The death of George Floyd - a Black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck - in May of 2020 prompted hundreds of protests nationwide over the . [16] Chauvin and the other three officers involved were later arrested. [170], To mark what would have been Floyd's 47th birthday, groups across the United States staged protest events on October 14, 2020. [421] A local Mori elder Taitimu Maipi, who had vandalized the statue in 2018, has also called for the city to be renamed Kirikiriroa. According to the MPD, officers "were able to get the suspect into handcuffs, and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.). On June 11, President Trump challenged mayor Jenny Durkan and governor Jay Inslee to "take back your city", and implying, according to Durkan, the possibility of a military response.[152][153]. 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 . T he vast majority of Black Lives Matter protests more than 93%have been peaceful, according to a new report published Thursday by a . Officers called for an ambulance." [316] The ABC-produced After Floyd: The Year that Shook America examined the "generation-defining movement" of Floyd's death and Our America: A Year of Activism reflected on the year-long period of activism on social justice issues that followed. He leaves behind four children. Several protesters tore down the statue of the third President of the United States and wrote: "slave owner" and "George Floyd" in spray paint at its white marble base. The figures come from four recent polls - including one released by Civis Analytics - 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. 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. [241], On June 26, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order permitting federal agencies to provide personnel "to assist with the protection of Federal monuments, memorials, statues, or property". "My friends got tear-gassed, time and time again. The law also made it a felony to destroy historically commemorative objects and structures, and in response to calls to "defund the police" requires police departments to justify budget reductions. Some of the biggest protests . "[377], The New York Times described the events in the wake of Floyd's murder and video that circulated of it as "the largest protests in the United States since the Civil Rights era. The biggest ones and chains will likely reopen but chances are the smaller shops won't unless they have riot insurance. Police areinvestigating and seeking witnesses of the incident. Here's What We Know", "Coronavirus cases are increasing, but Black Lives Matter protests may not be to blame. [3] In Minneapolis, destruction of property began on May 26, 2020, with . [353], On June 6, the New York Post reported that a NYPD source said $2.4million of Rolex watches had been looted during protests from a Soho Rolex store. BLM burned our cities and destroyed $2B of property. 'Without gainsaying the reality and significance of generalized white support for the movement in the early 1960s, the number of whites who were active in a sustained way in the struggle were comparatively few, and certainly nothing like the percentages we have seen taking part in recent weeks,' said Douglas McAdam, an emeritus professor at Stanford University who studies social movements. He was there for us, and (his death)has taken so much from us. [438] President Trump cited this provision in his veto of the NDAA,[439] resulting in the only veto override of his presidency. [96], Protests were held at several locations throughout the MinneapolisSaint Paul metropolitan area in subsequent days. Younger and wealthier Americans are also participating in more of the demonstrations. Several demonstrations were held in Minneapolis the evening of June 25. Gutierrez was a bystander and Zion Haygood has been charged with first degree murder. That means from 2014 to 2019, there were somewhere . [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. Play it now! [165], Solidarity protests over Floyd's murder quickly spread worldwide. ", U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered. [242] Following the executive order, the Department of Homeland Security sent officers from Customs and Border Protection to Portland, Oregon, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. From the coronavirus counters and the 2020 U.S. Census to the number of protests that were ignited around the globe and even to the ways ballots were counted, the year 2020 was about being counted in more ways than one. Chase Mayo comforts his wife, Anna Mayo, the sister of Garrett Foster, during a vigil in memory of Foster on 26 July 2020, in Austin, Texas. [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. [4] By June 8, 2020, at least 19 people had died during the protests. Other cost estimates support Property Claim Services' $2 billion figure. The incident prompted the embassy to register a complaint with law enforcement agencies. We focused on the rest, and found that the biggest problem with the post, leaving aside the numbers claimed, is the lack of proof that Black Lives Matter caused the violence that is claimed. The new data on fatalities and violence at American protests comes from a database created by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project (ACLED), a non-profit, working in collaboration with a group of researchers at Princeton. Washington, DC As we reported two weeks after the protests began, a review of demonstrations in five major cities found that all of the protests started with violence, but then became largely peaceful. Protests against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the death of George Floyd have taken place across the U.S. for threeweeks. U.S. death toll grows as George Floyd . "In the month since Republicans took the House majority," they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything. Police declared the gathering a riot and made five arrests. Murrell's brother said he had a big heart with his whole life ahead of him. Scant evidence of antifa shows how sweeping the protests for racial justice have become, AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000, How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities, This summers Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds. Officials believed Teeter traveled to Minneapolis in the days after Floyd's murder to participate in rioting and looting and that he also had plans to destroy a courthouse with Solomon. Emergency medical services put Floyd on a stretcher. One Instagram post fromconservativecontent creatorDrew Hernandez,claimed "More Black people have been killed due to the George Floyd riots than unarmed Black people fatally shot by police in 2019. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Feeling flirty Kate? [481], The Penny Dreadful: City of Angels episode "Sing, Sing, Sing", opens with an additional viewer discretion warning about its content, specifically the lynching of a character by members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The victims include a 77-year-old man who was a . 878. He later criticized their use of the word "fury" to describe his comments. In short, there isnt evidence to back the numbers in the claim or to blame Black Lives Matter for each part of the claim. [4] A large number of white nationalists did not appear in response to the protests, although "a handful of apparent lone actors" were arrested for attempting to harm protesters. 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Monahan about the actions taken to protect life and property", "It's terrible that we even have to explain what pepper balls are, but here we are", "Trump campaign demands story retractions on tear gas use", "President Trump on the Brian Kilmeade Show", "Viral Posts Share Old, Edited White House Photo in Dark", "White House Says Lights Go Out Same Time 'Almost Every Night' After Facing Criticism for Going Dark Amid Protests", "Fires light up Washington DC on third night of George Floyd protests", "Old image edited to show White House black out", "Democrats share altered 'lights out' photo of White House on social media", "That Viral "$2.4 Million Rolex Looting" Story? [360][361][362] As a result of the rumors, several people were harassed. Richmond, Virginia, was the first stop. [390][391] A community organization in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood said that between $10million and $15million in property damage (excluding losses from looting) was incurred over the weekend of May 2931, mostly along storefronts along Peachtree Street and Phipps Plaza. With the coronavirus pandemic also ravaging the United States, people are also having more time to engage in activism. How 2020 protests changed insurance forever, Exclusive: $1 billion-plus riot damage is most expensive in insurance history. 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 . By Katelyn Burns Jul . [4] However, there was a scattered number of armed paramilitary-style militia movement groups and there were "several cases where members of these groups discharged firearms, causing chaos or injuring protesters". Scurlock's death sparked new momentum in protests, with one protester calling him a hero. [459] In August, the review of another proposal to dismantle the department was delayed by 90 days, meaning it wouldn't be voted on in the November ballot because it passed the statutory deadline of August 21. [30][31][32] At least 200 cities in the U.S. had imposed curfews by early June 2020, while more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. activated over 96,000 National Guard, State Guard, 82nd Airborne, and 3rd Infantry Regiment service members. Here's why", "Experts warn large protests may 'become breeding grounds' for the coronavirus", "Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control", "Despite Virus, Hundreds Arrested in Unrest Are Held in Cramped Jails", "N.Y.P.D. [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. But smaller protests have continued, with groups of 100 to 200 people marching nightly. The post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. [321] The petition was both the largest and fastest-growing in the site's history,[321] reaching over 13million signatures. Three to go! According to Meriam-Webster's dictionary definition, a thug is "a violent criminal."Obviously, this definition leaves the word open to define people of all ethnicities. The impetus for the bill were the killings of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other African Americans at the hands of police. From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement continues to highlight Black lives lost to police and racial injustice.