Huge protest in downtown L.A. targets DA Jackie Lacey; others demonstrate around Southland
4 years, 7 months ago

Huge protest in downtown L.A. targets DA Jackie Lacey; others demonstrate around Southland

LA Times  

Marcus Owen, with bullhorn, leads a rally for George Floyd as hundreds of protesters gather outside Los Angeles City Hall in a daylong protest. !” in front of City Hall, joining nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter, in downtown Los Angeles. 23 / 82 Katyana DeCampos, a citizen of France visiting California, marched with a sign with the words “Anti Racism,” joining nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter, in downtown Los Angeles. 24 / 82 Zoe Perkins, 4, of Glendale and her mother brought flowers to the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles to protest the death of George Floyd. 45 / 82 A huge crowd gathers in downtown Los Angeles to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives Matter.

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Nine arrests at Tommy Robinson demonstration after thousands march in London
5 months, 1 week ago

Nine arrests at Tommy Robinson demonstration after thousands march in London

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The events included a Stand Up To Racism march, …

What really happened when protesters, counterprotesters and police converged at an L.A. synagogue
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What really happened when protesters, counterprotesters and police converged at an L.A. synagogue

LA Times  

Four days after a violent protest outside a Los Angeles synagogue sparked national condemnation, more perspectives have emerged about the events that unfolded, including criticism from both pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel supporters about police tactics used during the demonstration. “It was very apparent that our police weren’t there to protect us and that any acts of violence that occurred in front …

Protest violence outside L.A. synagogue spurs widespread condemnation. Bass vows quick action
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Protest violence outside L.A. synagogue spurs widespread condemnation. Bass vows quick action

LA Times  

A pro-Israeli counterprotester leans in as she speaks to pro-Palestinian protesters near Adas Torah synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood in Los Angeles on Sunday. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the protest had “cast a shadow of fear,” not just in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood — “the heart of one of our Jewish communities” — but also “regionally and nationally.” Mayor …

Thousands of protesters march in downtown Los Angeles calling for cease-fire in Gaza
10 months, 1 week ago

Thousands of protesters march in downtown Los Angeles calling for cease-fire in Gaza

LA Times  

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside L.A. City Hall as part of a global day of action to end the Israel-Hamas war. Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday as part of a worldwide day of action calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war. Waving Palestinian flags and banners, the demonstrators rallied outside City Hall about 1 …

Thousands march on L.A.’s Westside in show of solidarity with Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

Thousands march on L.A.’s Westside in show of solidarity with Israel

LA Times  

Waving Israeli flags and clutching images of people believed to be kidnapped by Hamas fighters, thousands of pro-Israel demonstrators marched to the Museum of Tolerance on Sunday, calling for an end to the bloodshed. One group at the event, carrying an oversized banner depicting the faces of dozens of people who went missing during Hamas’ attack on an Israeli neighborhood …

Crowd protests LGBTQ+ education in Los Angeles; two arrested at LAUSD offices
1 year, 4 months ago

Crowd protests LGBTQ+ education in Los Angeles; two arrested at LAUSD offices

LA Times  

About 150 demonstrators who oppose LGBTQ+ education marched on Monday from City Hall to the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters, where two counterprotesters were taken into custody as dozens of officers kept the opposing groups apart after heated exchanges. “And we don’t want people to talk about sex with our children without telling us and behind our backs.” About …

L.A. City Council members, California assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest
1 year, 6 months ago

L.A. City Council members, California assemblywoman arrested as hotel workers protest

LA Times  

Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman protest on Century Boulevard shortly before their arrest Thursday. Los Angeles City Councilmembers Hugo Soto-Martínez and Nithya Raman and Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo were among scores of people arrested Thursday while participating in a protest organized by Unite Here Local 11, which represents hospitality workers in Southern California. At the protest, held …

Nearly one million French march as pension protests continue
1 year, 10 months ago

Nearly one million French march as pension protests continue

Al Jazeera  

Protesters held a sometimes restive fourth round of nationwide demonstrations across France against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to reform the country’s pension system. In Paris, authorities counted some 93,000 participants, the most to demonstrate in the capital against the pension changes since the protests started last month. The demonstrations drew young people and others opposed to the pension proposals who …

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage
1 year, 11 months ago

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage

NPR  

Mostly peaceful protests held across the U.S. after release of Tyre Nichols footage Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Numerous mostly peaceful protests were held across the U.S. following Friday's release of body camera footage of the killing of Tyre Nichols. A protest in downtown Los Angeles became tense when a small group protesters gathered …

LAPD officers in riot gear face off with protesters after release of Tyre Nichols video
1 year, 11 months ago

LAPD officers in riot gear face off with protesters after release of Tyre Nichols video

LA Times  

LAPD officers stand in front of a crowd of protesters near City Hall in downtown Los Angeles on Friday evening. Hours after authorities in Memphis, Tenn., released video of the police beating of Tyre Nichols, a protest Friday night in downtown Los Angeles grew tense, with LAPD officers in riot gear in a showdown with about 30 protesters remaining outside …

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist
1 year, 11 months ago

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities this week after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper. Tortuguita was killed Wednesday as authorities cleared a small group of protesters from the site of a planned Atlanta-area public safety training …

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist
1 year, 11 months ago

Violent protest in downtown Atlanta over killing of activist

LA Times  

A protest turned violent Saturday night in downtown Atlanta in the wake of this week’s killing by law enforcement officers of an environmental activist who had shot a state trooper, according to officials. Tortuguita was killed Wednesday as authorities cleared a small group of protesters from the site of a planned public safety training center that activists have dubbed “Cop …

Abortion rights protests resume across Los Angeles, channeling outrage and anguish
2 years, 6 months ago

Abortion rights protests resume across Los Angeles, channeling outrage and anguish

LA Times  

Chandrika Metivier with a “Cancel SCOTUS” sign at City Hall during an abortion-rights protest June 25 in downtown Los Angeles. Several hundred demonstrators gathered and marched through downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, channeling anger, frustration and grief as they denounced the Supreme Court’s decision to end a constitutional right to abortion. “I worried about my future — women’s future.” Hundreds …

Police declare unlawful assembly in downtown L.A. as abortion rights protests wind down
2 years, 6 months ago

Police declare unlawful assembly in downtown L.A. as abortion rights protests wind down

LA Times  

Eleanor Wells becomes emotional while joining more than 100 protesters outside the federal courthouse in downtown L.A. As news spread Friday of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn its landmark 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, ending constitutional protections for abortion, thousands of protesters rallied across Southern California. For Denise Meyer, a retired educator wearing a “Bans Off My Body” T-shirt, …

L.A. joins nationwide campaign against gun violence with March for Our Lives rally
2 years, 6 months ago

L.A. joins nationwide campaign against gun violence with March for Our Lives rally

LA Times  

Young people led hundreds of people through downtown Los Angeles in Saturday’s March for Our Lives, calling for new laws to curb gun violence. People waiting at a nearby bus stop yelled and joined the crowds chanting, “No justice, no peace.” “This,” Nyein said, his voice breaking, “is all worth it now.” Archie the dog joined owner Gaby Navarro and …

Minneapolis sees more protests after man killed by deputies
3 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis sees more protests after man killed by deputies

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Protesters took to the streets for a fourth consecutive night in Minneapolis over the shooting death of a Black man by members of a U.S. Crowds marched Sunday evening in response to Thursday’s fatal shooting of 32-year-old Winston Boogie Smith Jr. in Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood. Authorities said Friday that Smith was wanted on a weapons violation and fired …

Editorial: Another victim of the Floyd killing: The right to protest
3 years, 7 months ago

Editorial: Another victim of the Floyd killing: The right to protest

LA Times  

Demonstrators march in downtown Los Angeles last May following the killing of George Floyd. On a night in mid-December 1773, a group of about 60 men who had disguised themselves as Native Americans boarded three merchant ships at a Boston wharf and dumped dozens of chests of imported tea into the cold dark waters — an act of civil disobedience …

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing
3 years, 7 months ago

Minneapolis rallies before anniversary of George Floyd killing

Al Jazeera  

Floyd’s killing on May 25 last year sparked mass protests and calls for end to police violence against Black people. “It’s getting real close to the day,” Bridgett Floyd told reporters earlier this week, as reported by Minneapolis NBC News affiliate KARE11. I’m glad we’re on the right path, but we must continue that path.” Last month, US President Joe …

AP PHOTOS: Looking back at fiery George Floyd protests
3 years, 8 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Looking back at fiery George Floyd protests

Associated Press  

The protests raged night after night, starting in Minneapolis and swiftly spreading across the U.S. and around the world in the days after George Floyd’s death. Nearly a year later, the police officer who pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck was convicted of murder Tuesday, and crowds filled city streets again, this time to celebrate the verdict. But the images …

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death
3 years, 8 months ago

Maintaining a memorial at the scene of George Floyd’s death

LA Times  

The intersection where George Floyd died, home to a memorial, has been closed to traffic since his death. People gather outside Minneapolis’ Cup Foods, where George Floyd died in police custody, for Sunday’s rally. I think these police shootings and George Floyd and Breonna and Tamir and Philando are all modern-day lynchings.” Most impromptu memorials to police killings typically aren’t …

Reports say LAPD was ill-prepared for protest violence
3 years, 9 months ago

Reports say LAPD was ill-prepared for protest violence

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Two reviews of the violence that surrounded last summer’s police brutality protests say the LAPD wasn’t prepared to react when peaceful demonstrations were marred by clashes, vandalism and looting. The report said police training was geared for handling short-term, planned demonstrations in a single area and didn’t help when “spontaneous and leaderless groups emerged throughout the city …

Highly critical report faults LAPD for mishandling summer George Floyd unrest
3 years, 9 months ago

Highly critical report faults LAPD for mishandling summer George Floyd unrest

LA Times  

The Los Angeles Police Department mishandled the unrest that erupted on L.A. streets after the death of George Floyd, a result of poor planning, inadequate training and a disregard for rules on mass arrests and crowd control that were established after past failures to manage protests, according to a new report commissioned by the City Council. Carol Sobel, an attorney …

Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters and police in L.A. County as deadly violence erupts in Washington
4 years ago

Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters and police in L.A. County as deadly violence erupts in Washington

LA Times  

As a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in support of President Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election, several people were arrested in downtown Los Angeles as Trump supporters clashed with counter-protesters and police. “Stop the steal!” one woman repeated as she crossed back and forth across Santa Monica Boulevard, holding a large sign above her head …

Violence breaks out during pro-Trump march attended by Proud Boys in Washington DC
4 years ago

Violence breaks out during pro-Trump march attended by Proud Boys in Washington DC

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At least 11 people were arrested …

LAPD reports show that the vast majority of George Floyd protests were peaceful
4 years, 2 months ago

LAPD reports show that the vast majority of George Floyd protests were peaceful

LA Times  

Field reports from Los Angeles police commanders at protests across the city this summer indicate that between 6% and 7% resulted in violence, destruction or serious uses of force by police, according to the LAPD. “The majority of our protests and demonstrations have been peaceful,” LAPD Chief Michel Moore said after first mentioning the findings during a Tuesday meeting of …

Protesters take to streets following release on bond of former officer charged in George Floyd’s killing
4 years, 3 months ago

Protesters take to streets following release on bond of former officer charged in George Floyd’s killing

CNN  

CNN — Protesters rallied Wednesday night in Minneapolis to express outrage over the release of Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd, CNN affiliate WCCO reported. According WCCO, hundreds of mostly peaceful protesters converged on East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue on Wednesday night to protest the former officer’s release. Other demonstrators were also …

Hundreds in L.A. protest decision in Breonna Taylor case
4 years, 3 months ago

Hundreds in L.A. protest decision in Breonna Taylor case

LA Times  

Hundreds gather downtown to protest the Louisville, Ky., grand jury decision to not charge the police officers who shot and killed Breonna Taylor. Hundreds march downtown while protesting the Louisville, Ky., grand jury decision to not charge police officers in the death of Breonna Taylor. Hundreds march downtown while protesting the Louisville, Ky., grand jury decision to not charge the …

Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor
4 years, 3 months ago

Protests erupt after grand jury does not charge Louisville officers in killing of Breonna Taylor

LA Times  

The shooting of Breonna Taylor by Louisville police in March could easily have slipped into obscurity — one more deadly encounter between law enforcement and a Black American. 1 / 30 People comfort a demonstrator after she was hit by a vehicle Thursday night on Sunset Boulevard during protests of the Breonna Taylor grand jury decision. 15 / 30 Hundreds …

Labor Day protests took place across the country 100 days after George Floyd’s death
4 years, 4 months ago

Labor Day protests took place across the country 100 days after George Floyd’s death

CNN  

CNN — George Floyd died while in police custody on Memorial Day. Nathan Howard/Getty Images A protester runs away from chemical irritants fired by police to disperse protesters outside the Portland Police Association building on September 5. Nathan Howard/Getty Images Portland police officers arrest a man said to be a street medic during a dispersal outside the Immigration and Customs …

Demonstration over Dijon Kizzee’s fatal shooting ends with deputies, protesters clashing
4 years, 4 months ago

Demonstration over Dijon Kizzee’s fatal shooting ends with deputies, protesters clashing

LA Times  

Protesters march in front of the South Los Angeles Sheriff’s station to demand justice for Dijon Kizzee who was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies. A demonstration against the fatal shooting of Dijon Kizzee on Saturday night ended with deputies and protesters clashing in front of the South Los Angeles sheriff’s station. The family of Dijon Kizzee gather with protesters …

How an East L.A. protest gave voice to the Chicano movement
4 years, 4 months ago

How an East L.A. protest gave voice to the Chicano movement

LA Times  

The National Chicano Moratorium march began at Belvedere Park near 3rd Street and Fetterly Avenue at about 9 a.m. amid a fiesta atmosphere of vivas! “Ruben stood out in the crowd because he was wearing a silk shirt, navy blue trousers and shined shoes, so I said, ‘Hey man, you’re not dressed right for this kind of thing,’” Sánchez said. …

California voters overwhelmingly support sweeping police reforms, new poll finds
4 years, 4 months ago

California voters overwhelmingly support sweeping police reforms, new poll finds

LA Times  

LAPD officers monitor a peaceful protest in June in Los Angeles after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “The data suggest that there’s widespread public concern about police practices,” said Eric Schickler, co-director of UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies, which conducted the poll of likely voters at the end of July. “For many voters, that does not …

Police declare riots in Seattle and Portland amid US protests
4 years, 5 months ago

Police declare riots in Seattle and Portland amid US protests

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets for weeks following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Judge stays pepper spray law The clashes also came shortly after US District Judge James Robart, on Friday, granted a request from the federal government to block Seattle’s new law prohibiting police from using pepper spray, blast balls and similar weapons. …

Amid a national movement to defund the police, LAPD officers and their supporters rally outside headquarters
4 years, 5 months ago

Amid a national movement to defund the police, LAPD officers and their supporters rally outside headquarters

LA Times  

In a moment of national reckoning prompted by the killing of George Floyd and street protests against police brutality, Los Angeles police officers and their supporters rallied outside downtown headquarters on Saturday. “What I’m concerned about is that the neighborhoods that will pay the worst price are the most economically depressed neighborhoods,” said Rusty Redican, an officer with the beach …

Voices of protest, crying for change, ring across US, beyond
4 years, 6 months ago

Voices of protest, crying for change, ring across US, beyond

Associated Press  

They are nurses and doctors, artists, students, construction workers, government employees; black, brown and white; young and old. Jones urged people to join a virtual demonstration anchored by a small group of activists and speakers in front of the U.S. embassy in Stockholm, inundating the embassy’s Facebook page with a photo of the Black Lives Matter logo and the words …

LAPD violence against George Floyd protests erodes a decade of reforms
4 years, 6 months ago

LAPD violence against George Floyd protests erodes a decade of reforms

LA Times  

A Los Angeles police officer shoves a KCBS cameraman out of the way during a melee at a MacArthur Park protest on May Day, 2007. In Los Angeles, videos and accounts of officers again beating back seemingly peaceful protesters with batons and injuring others with “less lethal” projectiles returned the city back to 2007. “And this is at least 10 …

George Floyd protests reached deep into rural California. The reactions were mixed, sometimes scary
4 years, 6 months ago

George Floyd protests reached deep into rural California. The reactions were mixed, sometimes scary

LA Times  

When two teenagers from the tiny, majority-white Gold Rush town of Angels Camp posted a Facebook flier for a racial justice protest, the threats came immediately. The Black teenage organizer of a demonstration in Plumas County got a message on Facebook calling her a “domestic terrorist.” In a claim he later walked back, Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said antifascists …

Nonracist to antiracist: Seven rapid culture shifts since the killing of George Floyd
4 years, 6 months ago

Nonracist to antiracist: Seven rapid culture shifts since the killing of George Floyd

LA Times  

Brandon Laushaul marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Compton in dress shoes, slacks and, despite the heat, a dress shirt and egg-colored sweater. Defund the police “Defund LAPD” signs held by marchers in downtown Los Angeles on June 5 to protest police abuse and the killing of George Floyd. We need to make sure that the war …

A timeline of the George Floyd and anti-police brutality protests
4 years, 6 months ago

A timeline of the George Floyd and anti-police brutality protests

Al Jazeera  

Protests over the US police killings of Black people have spread across the US, and worldwide. A video of the incident shows Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as the 46-year-old pleaded: “I can’t breathe.” Following the killing, protests erupted in at least 140 US cities, with thousands of people taking to …

Hundreds were arrested for peacefully protesting. Here are their stories
4 years, 7 months ago

Hundreds were arrested for peacefully protesting. Here are their stories

LA Times  

The curfew had come half an hour before, and Los Angeles police were screaming for the protesters on 1st and Spring streets to go home. “I believe wholeheartedly in free speech and support the right of protesters to demonstrate peacefully against historic racial injustice in our criminal justice system and throughout our nation,” Lacey said in a statement. “No person …

L.A. city, county prosecutors won’t charge protesters arrested on curfew violations, failure to disperse
4 years, 7 months ago

L.A. city, county prosecutors won’t charge protesters arrested on curfew violations, failure to disperse

LA Times  

A military vehicle crosses Figueroa Street on Sunday as members of the California National Guard leave the Convention Center in downtown Los Angeles. “I want to encourage the exchange of ideas and work to establish dialogue between law enforcement and protesters so that we may implement enduring systemic change.” Lacey, whose office would handle curfew violations in parts of the …

Compton Cowboys join spirited caravan through city to protest police brutality
4 years, 7 months ago

Compton Cowboys join spirited caravan through city to protest police brutality

LA Times  

On horseback, the beloved Compton Cowboys joined a spirited caravan of motorcycles and hundreds of sign-waving demonstrators Sunday as part of a growing national movement to end police brutality and systemic racism in the United States. !” in front of City Hall, joining nearly 1,000 people gathered to protest the death of George Floyd and in support of Black Lives …

Massive Hollywood protest shows the staying power of the George Floyd movement
4 years, 7 months ago

Massive Hollywood protest shows the staying power of the George Floyd movement

LA Times  

If there were any doubts about whether the George Floyd protest movement was slowing, the answer came Sunday as an estimated 20,000 people converged on Hollywood for a huge march and demonstration. “We are not just criminals like they make us out to be.” In the middle of Hollywood Boulevard, a 39-year-old white man who wanted to give only his …

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests have created a multicultural movement that’s making history

LA Times  

Alan Michnoff, center, protests police brutality and the death of George Floyd in front of the North Hollywood police station. “That’s encouraging that people want to stand up despite, maybe, their own privilege,” said Abdullah, a professor at Cal State L.A. “We also want to make sure that this is not a moment of them getting in but that they …

Criticized over mass arrests of protesters, L.A. says it won’t seek criminal charges or fines
4 years, 7 months ago

Criticized over mass arrests of protesters, L.A. says it won’t seek criminal charges or fines

LA Times  

Police in Los Angeles arrest a demonstrator for curfew violation last week after a day of peaceful protest against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. “Given what we have seen this week with respect to how LAPD enforced the curfew — the many videos and news reports of excessive force and ambush tactics — any move …

Mapping anti-racism solidarity protests around the world
4 years, 7 months ago

Mapping anti-racism solidarity protests around the world

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people have taken to the streets, demanding justice for George Floyd and an end to systemic racism. Thousands of people around the world have rallied in solidarity with anti-racism protests in the United States following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25. US embassies in Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo …

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns
4 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd protests spread to smaller, mostly white towns

LA Times  

A sign featuring an image of George Floyd is displayed at a Minneapolis protest on May 27. “It was larger than we expected,” said Nicole Brown, the Farmington Police Department’s public information officer. “We haven’t seen any types of violence or negativity around them.” Mayor Josh Moenning said public demonstrations were rare in Norfolk, Neb., but that he understood why …

From Compton to Hollywood Boulevard, protests keep growing around L.A.
4 years, 7 months ago

From Compton to Hollywood Boulevard, protests keep growing around L.A.

LA Times  

The Compton Cowboys, a club of close-knit friends, joins protesters Sunday making their way along South Tamarind Avenue to Compton City Hall. Cesar Castillo, 30, who was born and raised in Los Angeles and still lives in the city, held a sign depicting Mayor Eric Garcetti kissing LAPD Chief Michel Moore. Castillo said he believes Garcetti should fire Moore, who …

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet
4 years, 7 months ago

Protesters pour into DC for city’s largest demonstration yet

Associated Press  

RAEFORD, N.C. — Protesters streamed into the nation’s capital Saturday for what was expected to be the city’s largest demonstration yet against police brutality, while George Floyd was mourned in his North Carolina hometown, where hundreds of mourners lined up to squeeze into a church to pay their respects. Military vehicles and officers in fatigues closed off much of downtown …

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue
4 years, 7 months ago

Over 10,000 arrested, protests against Floyd killing continue

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds more taken into custody everyday as protests continue despite heavy police presence. 22:50 GMT – Retired Navy officer says he was ‘sickened’ by sight of army clearing protesters in Washington, DC Retired Navy Admiral Mike Mullen, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he was “sickened” to see how law enforcement – including the National Guard …

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