But the post is wrong to say demonstrators faced no consequences. [50][51] Demonstrations in Minneapolis during Chauvin's criminal trial and verdict announcement were largely peaceful. Emergency medical services put Floyd on a stretcher. More than 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured during protests, . 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. [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. A mapping project of protest art after Floyd's death had by May 19, 2021, documented 2,100 entries of George Floyd-related and anti-racism art around the world, though much of it was from the Minneapolis and Saint Paul area. Streets Are From Federal Prisons", "Federal Plan to Control D.C. They are among the people who have been killed as protests roiled American cities in the week since 46-year-old George Floyd died when a white officer jammed his knee into the back of the black . [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. [160][161], On June 17, in response to the protests, three different police reform plans, plans from the Republicans, the Democrats, and the White House, were unveiled aiming to curb police brutality and the use of violence by law enforcement. [85], On June 1, a private autopsy commissioned by the family of Floyd found the death to be a homicide and that Floyd had died due to asphyxiation from sustained pressure, which conflicted with the original autopsy report done earlier that week. [387] A resurgence of COVID-19 (facilitated by mass protests) could exacerbate the 2020 stock market crash according to economists at RBC. In St Louis, Barry Perkins, a father of two, was killed after being dragged and run over by a FedEx truck during a protest in May. [288] [40][310][311] Police made arrests in about 5% of protest events (deploying chemical irritants in 2.5% of events); 3.7% of protest events were associated with property damage or vandalism (including damages by persons not involved in the actual demonstration); and protesters or bystanders were injured or killed in 1.6% of events. [148][149][150] By June, protests had been held in all U.S. states. [20] To commemorate the one-year anniversary of his murder in a several-day event titled "One Year, What's Changed", the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Floyd's family, planned marches and rallies in Minneapolis, New York, and Houston for May 23, 2021, and called for two days of virtual activism everywhere in the United States in support of federal police reform legislation. "[372] CNN's Brianna Keilar said that "[y]ou are watching America's reckoning" as she outlined the "profound change" the country had experienced, including that in mid-June 15 of the 20 bestselling books were about race. Users attempting to look up the hashtags #WhiteLivesMatter, #WhiteoutWednesday and #BlueLivesMatter were met with messages and video clips of dancing idols. Many protests during the civil rights movement were in response to the perception of police brutality, including the 1965 Watts riots which resulted in the deaths of 34 people, mostly African Americans. [26] Protests in the aftermath of Floyd's murder were then considered the largest in United States history. [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. [50][51] Several demonstrations coincided with the criminal trial of Chauvin in March and April 2021 and the one-year anniversary of Floyd's murder in May 2021. Six of the . The six deaths that are not directly related to protests, or deaths whose relation to protests areunder investigation, include: Marquis Tousant:Tousant, a 23-year-old Black man, was found dead from a gunshot wound on June 1 in Davenport following a night of protests. Indiananapolis. ", Italia Kelly: Kelly, a 22-year-old biracial woman, was fatally shot around midnight May 31as she was leaving a protest in Davenport, Iowa. At many rallies, protesters expressed disappointment with the lack of change to policing policies and budgets, and some said they would continue protesting and advocating for their desired goals. Candles and flowers form a tribute to Summer Taylor and Diaz Love during a rally near the King county courthouse on 22 July 2020 in Seattle. [260] Since 2015, such actions have been encouraged against Black Lives Matter protests by "Run Them Over" and "All Lives Splatter" memes online, as well as items posted on Fox News and on social media by police officers. Thank you for supporting our journalism. His lawyer has argued the teenager, who came to Kenosha from Illinois, was also acting in self-defense. No arrests have been made. [341] On June 6, an estimated half million people joined protests in 550 places in the United States. [33] On May 29, Trump tweeted "when the looting starts, the shooting starts", which Twitter marked as "glorifying violence". ", stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post. [441], In the wake of Floyd's killing, state and local governments evaluated their police department policies, and the response to protests, for themselves. ", "White America is reckoning with racism. [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. Now, it is pledging change", "The Opinion-Mobilizing Effect of Social Protest against Police Violence: Evidence from the 2020 George Floyd Protests", "Powell Discusses Fed Policy and U.S. "[239], On July 20, 2020, the Chicago Tribune reported that the Department of Homeland Security was preparing to send 150 federal agents to Chicago. The impetus for the bill were the killings of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other African Americans at the hands of police. The post cited an opinion column from the Wall Street Journal and a NYDaily News articleabout protest related deaths. Minneapolis officials renamed a stretch two block stretch of Chicago Avenue as George Floyd Perry Jr Place and designated it as one of seven cultural districts in city. [96], Protests were held at several locations throughout the MinneapolisSaint Paul metropolitan area in subsequent days. Portland had seen over one hundred consecutive days of protests since they began on May 28. "[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. A bystander then protests that the police were preventing Floyd from breathing, urging them to "get him off the ground You could have put him in the car by now. Civil rights marches in the 1960s were not nearly as big, the professor added. Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. Officers injured: The New York Post reported on June 8, citing the U.S. Justice Department, that more than 700 law enforcement officers were injured on the job during nationwide protests over Floyds death. [53][54] Relatively small protests took place during the trial and after the verdict announcement. As of June 9, 450 New York City businesses had been looted or otherwise . In sports, the NFL football team in Washington, D.C., dropped the "Redskins" nickname and the MLB baseball team in Cleveland said it would discontinue the "Indians" nickname after the 2021 season and adopt the "Guardians" nickname. (AP). James Scurlock, a Black Lives Matter protester with an infant daughter, was shot to death in Omaha in May after a confrontation with a white bar owner outside the mans bar. [380][381] [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. Sixof the deaths are either unrelated or the relation to protests is underinvestigation. Jessica Doty-Whitaker, a white woman, was shot to death early one July morning in Indianapolis. [200] Protesters globally also called on lawmakers in the United States to address the issues of police violence and the police-state structure. 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. [164], By the end of June, more than 4,700 demonstrations had occurred in the United Statesa daily average of 140with an estimate of 15million and 26million total participants. 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. The post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. Scurlock's death sparked new momentum in protests, with one protester calling him a hero. [490] The demonstrations thus sparked debate among commentators, political leaders, and health experts over coronavirus restrictions on gatherings. Before he was shot, several protesters told Gomez they disapproved of him being armed, and even a journalist questioned him about why he was holding his gun in his hand with his finger on the trigger, the Las Vegas Sun reported. The largest share of protesters have come from the age group for people under the age of 35. While the post contains an element of truth, it presents a misleading comparison of the Freedom Convoy and Black Lives Matter protests. D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said the deceased include a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol . [405] The statues targeted included a bust of Ulysses S. Grant and statue of Theodore Roosevelt. [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. PolitiFact Texas is a partnership of the Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio Express-News to help you find the truth in Texas politics. 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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. [165] Rallies were held outside U.S. Embassies in Greece and Spain. Police areinvestigating and seeking witnesses of the incident. [118] The situation at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis grew tense when a person was fatally shot inside the protester-held "autonomous zone" during an altercation on March 6, 2021. Fourteen Black people have died during theprotests, but not all of these deaths were directly caused by the protests. The comments below have been moderated in advance. The former Indiana University football player was known as "Mr. subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. Nov. 5, 2021. Protests against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the death of George Floyd have taken place across the U.S. for threeweeks. Rush, Arkansas. Fourteen Black people have died during the protests, but not all of these deaths were directly caused by the protests. This is in part because "antifa is a moniker, not a single group", making it difficult to attribute any violence directly to the movement. 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[423], On June 22, a crowd of rioters unsuccessfully attempted to topple Clark Mills' 1852 bronze equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square in President's Park, directly north of the White House in Washington, D.C.[424] Several days later, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) charged four men with destruction of federal property for allegedly trying to bring down the statue. More than . [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. [26][165], As of July 3, protests were ongoing. For Minneapolis, a long-delayed reckoning with racism and police violence", "Minneapolis Area Prepares for Another Trial Over George Floyd's Killing", "After the Chauvin verdict, Minneapolis activists fuel up and prepare for the long fight ahead", "A Few Feet From Where George Floyd Died, the Verdict Hit Different", "Chauvin Trial Verdict: All Roads Lead to 38th & Chicago", "At George Floyd Square, the work continues regardless of a verdict", "Minneapolis' George Floyd Square features special instructions for White people", "ASU professor creates 'George Floyd Square' documentary", "What will happen to the George Floyd memorial and all the others of Black men killed by Minneapolis police? Protests have taken place in all U.S. states as well as internationally, so the total number of deaths that have occurred during protestslikely is unknown. [317], The video recorded of Floyd's arrest and death by Darneil Frazier on her mobile phone quickly went viral after she posted to Facebook a few hours later in the early morning hours of May 26. Washington, DC Over the 10 weeks cited by the report, more than 16,200 people were . DHS will always protect peaceful protesters in service to the Constitution and the American people. 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. [130] The street intersection area had been a "continuous site of protest" since the day Floyd was murdered,[131] and at nearly a year after his murder, thousands of people from multiple countries had visited the active,[132] ongoing[133] protest and memorial site there. [297][298] On July 25, 2020, 28-year old armed Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster was shot and killed in an altercation with a motorist in Downtown Austin. [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". [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. The claim in the post has been rated FALSE. Can protests similar to the Canadian 'Freedom Convoy' happen here? [312][313] In August 2020, the occupied protests at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis was the subject of a multi-part PBS News Hour series, "George Floyd Square: The epicenter of a protest movement that's swept the world"[314] and in December 2020, it was the subject of a monthlong series by Minnesota Public Radio, "Making George Floyd's Square: Meet the people transforming 38th and Chicago". In June 2020, as protests took . MPD Officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao then arrived and made more failed attempts to get Floyd into the squad car. Three other people who died in protests were not Black. [58][59][60][61][62], Cases of police misconduct and fatal use of force by law enforcement officers[63] in the U.S., particularly against African Americans, have long led the civil rights movement and other activists to protest against a lack of police accountability in incidents they see as involving excessive force. 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. During recent protests in Colombia over inequality and police brutality, local activist groups say at least 43 people have been killed by police. Unrest", "When 'Freedom' Means the Right to Destroy", "First came a pandemic. [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. Looters have pictured ransacking stores and clashing with police in a period of violence last June.. [501] Some law enforcement personnel in New York City who responded to protests were criticized for failing to wear face masks. [427][428][429][430] The flag contained the infamous Confederate symbol in the canton (upper left corner) of the flag, and was the last U.S. state flag to do so. The victims include a 77-year-old man who was a . But Perry has not yet faced any criminal charges, and a local prosecutor in Texas said the incident was still under investigation. Dorian Murrell: Murrell, an 18-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on May 31 following a night of protests in Indianapolis. By Sanya Mansoor. 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 . [448], In June 2020, Democrats in Congress introduced the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020, a police reform and accountability bill that contains measures to combat police misconduct, excessive force, and racial bias in policing. [336] 269 gigabytes of leaked internal law enforcement data spanning 10 years obtained by Anonymous were later published by the activist group Distributed Denial of Secrets on June 19 to coincide with Juneteenth. [94][98] After state officials mobilized Minnesota National Guard troops in its largest deployment since World War II,[99][100] the violent unrest subsided and mostly peaceful protests resumed. Javar Harrell: Harrell, a 21-year-old Black man, was shot randomly on May 29 while he was sitting in his car in Detroit as protests happened nearby. [441] The Minneapolis police have denied there being any serious injuries inflicted on officers. Black Lives Matter protests that have erupted across the United States may be the largest demonstrations in the country's history, with upwards of 26million people participating.. Thug. It is unknown whether Tousant had attended protests. 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 . The brands Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben's, and Fair & Lovely made adaptations to eliminate racial stereotypes. Damages caused by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests were estimated to cost $2 billion, a number that could "still go higher . 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. That means from 2014 to 2019, there were somewhere . At least 200 cities had imposed curfews, and at least 27 states and Washington, D.C., activated over 62,000 National Guard personnel in response to the unrest. By Katelyn Burns Jul . [121], In April 2021, 3,000 National Guard troops and law enforcement officers were called from neighboring states in preparation for potential unrest over the outcome of the Derek Chauvin trial. 2016 . While they walked away from that confrontation, the fiance said, someone opened fire later and the 24-year-old mother was killed. 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. [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. About 55 businesses were burglarized or damaged in St. Louis that night. [174], By December, the protest movement was still "deeply rooted" at George Floyd Square, an occupied protest of the East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue intersection in Minneapolis where Floyd was killed. "[375] By early July, The Washington Post was running a regularly updated section titled "America's Racial Reckoning: What you need to know. Underwood was securing a U.S. courthouse. 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", fatally shot outside of a Minneapolis pawn shop, said he was a "loving, caring, god fearing man who leaves behind seven amazing children …", he had a big heart with his whole life ahead of him, taken into custody and released without charges, he was always positive and had a lot more left to give to the world, looking for answers, transparency and justice, was a bystander and Zion Haygood has been charged, log every fatal shooting by on-duty police officers, The Washington Post, police shootings database 2015-2020, WSJ opinion,The Myth of Systemic Police Racism, These are the 13 people who have died since George Floyd protests started last wee. [223] Protesters used the fencing to post signs and artwork expressing their views. Report: 2020 Antifa/BLM-Led Riots Injured More Police Officers, Caused More Damage, and Resulted in More Arrests Than The Capitol Riot "The summer 2020 riots resulted in some 15 times more injured police officers, 30 times as many arrests, and estimated damages in dollar terms up to 1,300 times more costly than those of the Capitol riot," RealClearInvestigations noted in their analysis. [190][191][192], At a rally in New York City outside Brooklyn Borough Hall on May 23, 2021, Terrance Floyd, George's brother, called on the crowd to continue advocating for police reform and for communities to stay woke. [55] While the protests died down within most of the United States a year after Floyd's death on May 2021, with calm being restored on the early hours of May 26, 2021. Harrell's friends said he was always positive and had a lot more left to give to the world. [495][496][497] Epidemiologists and other researchers attributed this to the location of the demonstrations outdoors (where the virus is less likely to spread as compared to indoors);[495][497] because many protesters wore masks;[497] and because persons who demonstrated made up a small portion of the overall U.S. population (about 6% of adults). 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. 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 . During that period, there were 8,700 protests nationwide; 574 were declared riots with violence and other criminal acts. ", "Antifa, Boogaloo boys, white nationalists: Which extremists showed up to the US Black Lives Matter protests? [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. What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What", "C.D.C. BLACK Lives Matter protests and "riots" after the death of George Floyd did as much as $2billion worth of damage. [434], On July 13, the Washington Redskins announced that their name and logo would be retired upon completion of "a thorough review of the name" that was first announced on July 3. blm protest portland 7-25-20 ap.jpeg. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti announced on June 5 he will seek up to $150million in cuts to the Los Angeles Police Department budget. [6][43], The protests precipitated a worldwide debate on policing and racial injustice that has led to numerous legislative proposals on federal, state, and municipal levels in the U.S. intended to combat police misconduct, systemic racism, qualified immunity and police brutality. Trump has portrayed people arrested in the protests as dangerous, left-wing radicals. The reportwasauthored by the head ofProperty Claim Services, which hastracked protest-related insurance claims for decades. [444][445], On July 11, at least 150 Minneapolis police officers reported nondescript injuries as well as symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, leading over half of them to leave their jobs with more likely to follow. Only 3.7% of the events involved property damage or vandalism, according to the analysis. [310], The protests were the subject of extensive media coverage, documentaries, and television specials. [94] However, the violence by early June 2020 had resulted in two deaths,[101][102] 604 arrests,[103][104] an estimated $550million[5] in property damage to 1,500 locations, making the MinneapolisSaint Paul events alone the second-most destructive period of local unrest in United States history, after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. [205] In Canada and France, where Floyd's murder initiated protests, activists were unsatisfied with the levels of reform made by officials at nearly a year after Floyd's murder. Chauvin placed his left knee in the area of Floyd's head and neck. [224] On June 11, the fencing was taken down, and some signs were collected by Smithsonian Museum curators from the National Museum of African American History and Culture. [344] However, jail records showed that the majority of those arrested were in-state. Many works appeared on plywood that covered up boarded-up windows and doors as result of unrest. [56] While the nationwide protests ended, the occupation of George Floyd Square in MinneapolisSaint Paul persisted into 2023,[57] however as of 2022 vehicular traffic was finally allowed to pass through it. 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). 801 3rd St. S 'The geographic spread of protest is a really important characteristic and helps signal the depth and breadth of a movement's support,' said Kenneth Andrews, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Between the hours of midnight and 5:00 am every morning, well-organized criminal acts of violence and destruction of property (federal, public, and private) are taking place. [255] A study conducted by the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project found that about 93% of 7,750 protests from May 26 through August 22 remained peaceful and nondestructive.