Protests over Floyd’s death sparks violence, curfews in SC
4 years, 7 months ago

Protests over Floyd’s death sparks violence, curfews in SC

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Violent protests broke out Saturday in South Carolina over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck. We are not going to let that happen.” Miranda Parnell, a television reporter for WIS-TV was injured by rocks thrown amid protests outside the Columbia Police Department. one of them hitting Miranda.” Parnell told The Associated Press that everything started peacefully until the crowd gathered in front of the city’s police department. In Charleston, hundreds participated in protests throughout the historic coastal city, flooding onto Interstate 26, defacing a Confederate statue near The Battery along the peninsula’s southern edge and flipping tables in the historic market area. Charleston Police Chief Luther Reynolds said officers were working to arrest a small group who “have no interest in peaceful protest.” A curfew was set to go into effect in Charleston County at 11 p.m. ___ Meg Kinnard can be reached at http://twitter.com/MegKinnardAP ___ Reporter Jeffrey S. Collins contributed to this report.

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A George Floyd protester injured by Fort Lauderdale police gets $2 million in lawsuit settlement
1 month ago

A George Floyd protester injured by Fort Lauderdale police gets $2 million in lawsuit settlement

The Independent  

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6 key points from the scathing report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd’s killing
1 year, 6 months ago

6 key points from the scathing report on Minneapolis police after George Floyd’s killing

Associated Press  

The Justice Department on Friday issued a scathing assessment of Minneapolis police, alleging that racial discrimination and excessive force went unchecked before George Floyd’s killing because of inadequate oversight and an unwieldy process for investigating complaints. In 2017, for example, an officer fatally shot Justine Ruszczyk Damond, an unarmed white Australian-born woman who “spooked” him when she approached his squad …

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest
1 year, 7 months ago

Lawsuit alleges excessive force by police, false arrests, during George Floyd protest

Associated Press  

Eleven people have filed a federal lawsuit saying they were assaulted by police or wrongfully arrested while peacefully observing a June 2020 protest in Massachusetts’ second-largest city over the killing of George Floyd. “At a demonstration in Worcester on the night of June 1-2, 2020, police retaliated against peaceful bystanders whose only offense was to observe — and in many …

US Park Police used excessive force against journalists during George Floyd protests, inquiry finds
1 year, 7 months ago

US Park Police used excessive force against journalists during George Floyd protests, inquiry finds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An internal investigation has concluded that U.S. Park Police used unnecessary force in a confrontation with two Australian journalists three years ago during the George Floyd protests near the White House. The report notes that USPP guidelines call for its officers to use “only the minimum level of reasonable force necessary to control a situation.” Applying that standard, …

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder
2 years, 2 months ago

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and murder

The Independent  

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City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops
2 years, 2 months ago

City where George Floyd was killed struggles to recruit cops

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Inside the Minneapolis Police Academy’s sprawling campus on the city’s north side, six people sat soberly and listened to a handful of officers and city officials make their pitch about joining an understaffed department that is synonymous with the murder of George Floyd. “Our city needs more police officers,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said in August, while presenting …

Before Floyd, a Black man screamed ‘I can’t breathe’ then died
2 years, 9 months ago

Before Floyd, a Black man screamed ‘I can’t breathe’ then died

Al Jazeera  

Two months before George Floyd uttered the words that would dominate Black Lives Matter demonstrations, another Black man in California died after screaming “I can’t breathe” while multiple officers restrained him as they tried to take a blood sample, according to records and a video. Floyd was killed by police in Minneapolis on May 25 of that year as he, …

Report: Minneapolis didn’t follow protocols in Floyd unrest
2 years, 10 months ago

Report: Minneapolis didn’t follow protocols in Floyd unrest

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A report on how Minneapolis police, fire and other agencies responded to protests that erupted following the killing of George Floyd paints a picture of miscommunication and a lack of planning. The report released Tuesday said Mayor Jacob Frey failed to implement the city’s emergency protocols in response to the unrest that followed Floyd’s death at the hands …

United States jury finds three ex-cops involved in George Floyd's death guilty
2 years, 10 months ago

United States jury finds three ex-cops involved in George Floyd's death guilty

India TV News  

Highlights At least 3 former police officers of Minneapolis were found guilty by a federal jury on Feb 24 They were found accused of violating civil rights of George Floyd Jury found that Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao all deprived Floyd of his right to care At least three former police officers of Minneapolis, the US state …

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said
2 years, 10 months ago

George Floyd death: Three former officers involved in Floyd’s death have all testified at their federal civil rights trial. Here’s what they said

CNN  

CNN — Defense attorneys rested their case Monday in the federal civil rights trial of three former officers involved in George Floyd’s death. Left to right: J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao All three former officers will face a state trial later this year on charges of aiding and abetting in Floyd’s murder. “He started shaking very violently.” In …

Timeline of events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
2 years, 11 months ago

Timeline of events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25, 2020 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, …

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and death
2 years, 11 months ago

Timeline of events since George Floyd's arrest and death

The Independent  

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Police officer convicted of George Floyd murder appeals ruling
3 years, 3 months ago

Police officer convicted of George Floyd murder appeals ruling

Al Jazeera  

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed an intent to appeal with the Minnesota state appellate court in his murder conviction for the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man whose death in May 2020 sparked protests across the United States. Chauvin also listed alleged issues with the trial itself, including the addition of the third-degree murder charge …

Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square
3 years, 7 months ago

Barriers removed, new ones go up, at George Floyd Square

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Crews on Thursday removed the concrete barriers that blocked traffic at a Minneapolis intersection where a memorial to George Floyd was assembled after his death last year, but community activists quickly put up makeshift barriers and resumed chanting the name of the Black man whose killing galvanized the racial justice movement. He said artwork from the memorial will …

Protests erupt after Black man shot by deputies in Minneapolis
3 years, 7 months ago

Protests erupt after Black man shot by deputies in Minneapolis

Al Jazeera  

On the same day authorities clear George Floyd Square, deputies shoot Black man during arrest. Minneapolis activists expect Friday protests to be raucous after a US Marshals Service task force fatally shot a man they were trying to arrest the same day city authorities attempted to clear the area where George Floyd was killed. The US Marshals Service does not …

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 …

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt
3 years, 7 months ago

Gunshots Fired Near Intersection Where George Floyd Died A Year Ago, One Hurt

News 18  

Minneapolis police said they responded on Tuesday to reports of shots fired near the intersection where George Floyd died exactly a year ago, with one person suffering a gunshot wound that appeared not to be life-threatening. Officers responded to reports of gunfire sounds and a car fleeing the scene two blocks from what has become known as George Floyd square, …

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 …

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory
3 years, 7 months ago

George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in his memory

LA Times  

Artist Dennis Owes, 31, from Ghana, puts the finishing touches on his portrait of George Floyd during a rally on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones in police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis on Sunday for a march that was one of …

Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case
3 years, 8 months ago

Deadly California arrest carries echoes of George Floyd case

Associated Press  

OAKLAND, Calif. — Police in Alameda, California, are under fire over the death of a Latino man who was pinned to the ground face down for more than five minutes on the same day a jury in Minneapolis began deliberating in the George Floyd case. “These officers used the lowest degree of force possible given the intensity of Mr. Gonzalez’s …

Nearly 1,000 people died in police incidents between George Floyd’s killing and Derek Chauvin’s conviction
3 years, 8 months ago

Nearly 1,000 people died in police incidents between George Floyd’s killing and Derek Chauvin’s conviction

The Independent  

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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 …

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
3 years, 8 months ago

Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd’s arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis: May 25 — Minneapolis police officers respond to a call shortly after 8 p.m. about a possible counterfeit $20 bill being used at a corner grocery and encounter a Black man, later identified as George Floyd, who …

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury
3 years, 8 months ago

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge against another round of unrest like the one that erupted last year over the harrowing video of Chauvin with his knee on the Black man’s neck. The judge told Chauvin’s attorney: “Congresswoman Waters may …

Death of George Floyd, trial of Derek Chauvin: Timeline of key events
3 years, 8 months ago

Death of George Floyd, trial of Derek Chauvin: Timeline of key events

LA Times  

A protest poster featuring an image of George Floyd is displayed during a demonstration in Minneapolis on May 27, 2020. George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, touched off a nationwide reckoning on race and led to the trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin. Here’s a timeline of key events: May 25, 2020: Minneapolis police officers …

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 …

Protests erupt in Minneapolis after police shoot Black man
3 years, 8 months ago

Protests erupt in Minneapolis after police shoot Black man

Al Jazeera  

Protests have broken out near the US city of Minneapolis after the police shot Duante Wright, a young Black man who later died, with police using tear gas and flash bangs to disperse the crowd at Brooklyn Center on Sunday night. The 20-year-old Black man’s mother told a crowd earlier on Sunday evening that he called her to say he …

Like the George Floyd witnesses, he saw police kill a man.
3 years, 8 months ago

Like the George Floyd witnesses, he saw police kill a man.

CNN  

CNN — Watching eyewitnesses in Derek Chauvin’s trial express their grief, anger, fear and helplessness at seeing George Floyd beg for his life, Feidin Santana had been there before. Video Ad Feedback Man who recorded Walter Scott shooting speaks 01:01 - Source: CNN “It’s bringing up a lot of memories,” said the Dominican immigrant who came to the States at …

Police video: California man who died said ‘I can’t breathe’
3 years, 10 months ago

Police video: California man who died said ‘I can’t breathe’

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A man being restrained by Fresno police officers and sheriff’s deputies cried out “I can’t breathe!” in the moments before he died, body camera footage released Friday shows. “The Perez family is deeply troubled by the circumstances leading to Joseph’s death, especially in light of the police violence epidemic plaguing the country,” attorney Neil Gehlawat said in …

Report slams Chicago response to unrest after Floyd’s death
3 years, 10 months ago

Report slams Chicago response to unrest after Floyd’s death

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department was woefully unprepared for the violence that erupted in the city last year after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody, and some officers took steps to cover up their actions during the unrest, a watchdog agency said in a blistering report released Thursday. Chicago’s Office of Inspector General pinned much of the blame …

Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial
3 years, 11 months ago

Judge: Floyd’s past arrest details can’t be used at trial

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Information about George Floyd’s prior arrests can’t be used at the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death, but jurors will be allowed to hear details about two previous incidents involving the officer who kneeled on Floyd’s neck, a judge ruled. Floyd, who was Black and handcuffed, died May 25 after Officer Derek Chauvin, …

George Floyd protests: ‘Less lethal’ police weapons tied to serious injuries, researchers say
3 years, 11 months ago

George Floyd protests: ‘Less lethal’ police weapons tied to serious injuries, researchers say

CNN  

CNN — Many people suffered “projectile injuries,” “eye trauma” and other serious wounds from weapons police used on crowds during protests over the summer sparked by the death of George Floyd, researchers say. According to a letter to the editor published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, a wide array of serious injuries can be connected to …

Minneapolis police release officer video in fatal shooting
4 years ago

Minneapolis police release officer video in fatal shooting

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Police in Minneapolis on Thursday released body-camera video from a traffic stop one night earlier that ended with a man shot dead, an extraordinarily quick move aimed at stemming public anger over the city’s first police-involved death since George Floyd died while being restrained by officers in May. Later, when he was pressed on whether it was clear …

Minneapolis to release bodycam video in fatal shooting
4 years ago

Minneapolis to release bodycam video in fatal shooting

The Independent  

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US Police Shoot Man Dead during Traffic Stop in Minneapolis, Protesters Gather
4 years ago

US Police Shoot Man Dead during Traffic Stop in Minneapolis, Protesters Gather

News 18  

Police in Minneapolis shot a man dead during a traffic stop on Wednesday, seven months after the killing of George Floyd by an officer in the same US city. “Initial witness statements indicate that the subject involved in this felony stop fired first at Minneapolis police officers who then exchanged gunfire with the suspect,” Minneapolis police chief Medaria Arradondo said …

George Floyd trial: Prospective jurors are asked to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests
4 years ago

George Floyd trial: Prospective jurors are asked to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests

CNN  

CNN — Prospective jurors in the upcoming criminal trial stemming from George Floyd’s death were sent a questionnaire asking them to weigh in on Black Lives Matter protests and their views on policing. “Did you, or someone close to you, participate in any of the demonstrations or marches against police brutality that took place in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death?” …

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 …

Lead cop in George Floyd case had record of overusing restraints, prosecutors reveal
4 years, 3 months ago

Lead cop in George Floyd case had record of overusing restraints, prosecutors reveal

LA Times  

From left, former Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, all of whom have been charged in the death of George Floyd. A white police officer accused in the death of George Floyd had used neck or head and upper-body restraints seven times before, including four incidents in which prosecutors say he went too …

Lawyers for ex-cops raise Floyd’s history of crime, drug use
4 years, 3 months ago

Lawyers for ex-cops raise Floyd’s history of crime, drug use

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — An attorney for one of four former Minneapolis officers charged in George Floyd’s death is highlighting Floyd’s past crimes and history of drug use, calling him an ex-con and “evident danger to the community.” Another is seizing on Floyd’s medical issues and addiction, saying he likely died from fentanyl, not a knee on his neck. Nelson compared Floyd’s …

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 …

We marched in our thousands for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Why not for Jacob Blake?
4 years, 4 months ago

We marched in our thousands for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. Why not for Jacob Blake?

The Independent  

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George Floyd’s death: Officer minimises role during questioning
4 years, 4 months ago

George Floyd’s death: Officer minimises role during questioning

Al Jazeera  

Tou Thao, one of four officers charged for the death, says he was a ‘human traffic cone’ focused on crowd control. Tou Thao, one of the four former officers charged in Floyd’s death, described himself as a “human traffic cone” as he held back onlookers who became increasingly horrified at the police officers’ actions during the May 25 incident, the …

George Floyd’s family files civil rights lawsuit calling killings by police a ‘public health crisis’
4 years, 5 months ago

George Floyd’s family files civil rights lawsuit calling killings by police a ‘public health crisis’

CNN  

CNN — Attorneys for the family of George Floyd filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday against the city of Minneapolis and the police officers involved in his death, calling the killing part of “a public health crisis” in Black America. “It was not just the knee of officer Derek Chauvin on George’s Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and …

Over 140 Anti-Racism Protesters Sue Philadelphia Over Tear Gas, Use Of Force
4 years, 5 months ago

Over 140 Anti-Racism Protesters Sue Philadelphia Over Tear Gas, Use Of Force

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PHILADELPHIA — Three class-action lawsuits filed in Philadelphia on Tuesday accuse the city of using military-level force that injured protesters and bystanders alike during peaceful protests against racial inequality and police brutality. One lawsuit accuses Philadelphia police of lobbing tear gas and firing rubber bullets at protesters indiscriminately as they marched peacefully on a city highway. “In …

Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46
4 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors: Officer had knee on Floyd for 7:46, not 8:46

Associated Press  

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds — not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality — but said the one-minute error would have no impact on the criminal case against four officers. The initial May 29 complaint alleges …

Prosecutors say officer had knee on George Floyd’s neck for 7:46 rather than 8:46
4 years, 6 months ago

Prosecutors say officer had knee on George Floyd’s neck for 7:46 rather than 8:46

LA Times  

A protester holds a sign that reads “8:46” in Tacoma, Wash., during a protest against police brutality after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Minnesota prosecutors acknowledged Wednesday that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd for 7 minutes, 46 seconds — not the 8:46 that has become a symbol of police brutality …

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 …

Inside one reporter’s experience from Ferguson to Floyd
4 years, 6 months ago

Inside one reporter’s experience from Ferguson to Floyd

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN National Correspondent Sara Sidner has led the network’s coverage from Minneapolis after the killing of George Floyd, and from Ferguson after the death of Michael Brown in 2014, and investigates hate in America. I think he’s praying.” “The chief?” I said, “What chief?” I turned around and there stood Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo. People raise their …

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 …

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban
4 years, 6 months ago

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban

NPR  

Trump Says He 'Generally' Opposes Police Chokeholds, Stops Short of Supporting Ban Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images President Trump said Friday that "generally speaking," he thinks police should avoid using chokeholds, but he stopped short of saying he supports a ban on the tactic, explaining that he felt …

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