Black Lives Matter protests attract not only BLM members but supporters and opponents, making it difficult to assign blame to BLM for particular incidents. 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Officer Kueng held Floyd's back and Lane held his legs. [353] The Guardian mistakenly reported that "in normal times, they are only ever turned off when a president dies. ", "Celebration of life planned at George Floyd Square to mark year since he was killed by Minneapolis police", "Derek Chauvin's sentencing sparks relief but also resolve to keep fighting injustice", "Quietly, gradually, George Floyd Square is open to traffic for the first time since his murder", "A Celebration of Life at George Floyd Square", "State Trial Moved To June For 3 Fmr. 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. [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. Other demonstrators died when cars drove through or rammed into crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters. 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. While they walked away from that confrontation, the fiance said, someone opened fire later and the 24-year-old mother was killed. ", "House Approves Police Reform Bill, But Issue Stalled Amid Partisan Standoff", "Live Updates: Biden Meets With George Floyd's Family as America Marks His Death", "Protests surged nationwide on July 4 in a collective call for a better America", "National 'Strike for Black Lives' to fight racism, low wages", "March on Washington: George Floyd family urge protesters to 'be his legacy', "Labor Day weekend saw protests across the country as summer nears its end", "Protesters March In Wynwood, Commemorating 100 Days Since George Floyd's Death", "Protesters stage sit-in at Portland's Revolution Hall to mark George Floyd's 47th birthday", "Mourners Across The U.S. BLM protest on the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City on June 9, 2020 (Wikimedia Commons) Facebook; Twitter; . Dorn, a 77-year-old retired St. Louis police officer who served 38 years on the force was shot and killed by looters at a pawn shop early Tuesday,June 2, 2020, police said. Protests against police brutality and systemic racism sparked by the death of George Floyd have taken place across the U.S. for threeweeks. Officials have said the 20-year-old Las Vegas resident charged in the shooting had not been participating in the protest before the attack, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. An informal tally from Forbesshows that as of June 8, there have been at least 19 reporteddeathsthat have happenedduringprotests. The George Floyd protests were a series of both peaceful protests and riots against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. It began Aug. 23, 2020, when a Kenosha police officer shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake seven times from behind. . 9 August 2014: Michael Brown. The Alabama Attorney General has filed suit against the city of Birmingham for violating the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act. But it has certainly reached a reflection point. In protests seeking justice for George Floyd, a black man killed after a white police officer pinned his knee into his neck, several people have died. People initially came out to protest systemic racism and police violence, but say the federal response has raised the stakes. 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. At the last Democratic presidential debate hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, moderator Kristen Welker asked the candidates . (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.). As the New York Times reported July 3, four recent polls "suggest that about 15 million to 26 million people in the United States have participated in demonstrations over the death of George Floyd and others in recent weeks. [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. The comments below have been moderated in advance. But contrary to the narrative and according to a new study from Princeton University, over the past four months hundreds of "protests" have turned into violent, destructive riots. [53][54] Relatively small protests took place during the trial and after the verdict announcement. [310], The protests were the subject of extensive media coverage, documentaries, and television specials. Damages caused by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests were estimated to cost $2 billion, a number that could "still go higher . [37], United States President Donald Trump demanded governors and city governments crackdown on protestors and controversially threatened to deploy the 82nd Airborne and 3rd Infantry Regiment in response to the unrest. Originating in Minneapolis, the protests have in many cases devolved into riots . Obstructing roadways and carrying open containers were other reasons for the arrests, as well asfailure to disperse.. [33] On May 29, Trump tweeted "when the looting starts, the shooting starts", which Twitter marked as "glorifying violence". Photos: Demonstrators clash with police as they protest death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The wording of the plaque was agreed by city councillors in 2020 following protests sparked by the BLM movement against the controversial statue which sits atop a 150ft column in the city centre square. Medics were unable to detect a pulse, and Floyd was pronounced dead at the hospital. Some reports have estimatedinsurance claims for damagesrelated to the 2020 protests totaled about $2 billion. "[358], A June 12 article by The Seattle Times found that Fox News published a photograph of the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone that had been digitally altered to include a man armed with an assault rifle. Based on our research, we rate PARTLY FALSE the claim that Black Lives Matter protesters caused $2 billion worth of damage and faced no consequences. ", stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post. Marvin Francois:Francois, a 50-year-old Black man, was shot and killedon May 31 a few blocks away from a protest in Kansas Citywhenthree men tried to steal his jeep. history. [157][158], On June 19, Juneteenth, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) shut down ports on the West Coast in solidarity with protesters. [89][90] Organizers of the rally emphasized keeping the protest peaceful. [42] However, arson, vandalism, and looting that occurred between May 26 and June 8 caused approximately $12 billion in damages nationally, the highest recorded damage from civil disorder in U.S. history, and surpassing the record set during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. In the first month of BLM protests, shootings nearly doubled from 31 in 2019 to 61. . Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks. Al-Shabaab raised much of its funds by extorting people in ungoverned areas of Somalia. Horton's son said he was a "loving, caring, god fearing man who leaves behind seven amazing children …". Only 3.7% of the events involved property damage or vandalism, according to the analysis. By June 8, 2020, at least 19 people had died during the protests. Blake has since filed a federal . [263][264][265][266], There were allegations of foreign influence stoking the unrest online, with the role of outside powers being additive rather than decisive as of May 31. [465] The streaming service HBO Max temporarily pulled the film Gone with the Wind until video that explains and condemns the film's racist depictions could be produced to accompany it. On 12/12/19 at 6:24 PM EST. [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. Three other people who died in protests were not Black. A review of international protests for independence by Erica Chenoweth, a professor at Harvard Kennedy School, found that roughly 3.5 per cent of a country's population protest to unseat government leadership. According to the text on the GoFundMe page, a portion of the money collected will go to caring for Floyd's children and setting up educational funds . 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. The Associated Press reportedhundreds were charged with burglary and looting as of June 4, 2020. Another agency reported that 462 of their officers were injured during the protests in their . The bills, which conflate peaceful protests, riots and looting, imposed harsher punishment on individuals found guilty of unlawful assembly and public disorder, as well as provided immunity for motorists that hit protestors. MPD Officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao then arrived and made more failed attempts to get Floyd into the squad car. [203][204], Floyd's murder came as the global Black Lives Matter movement had been slowly building for years, but outrage over what was captured in a bystander's video and Floyd's dying words, "I can't breathe", resulted in solidarity protests in more than 50 countries and led to what was described as a "social awaking" on issues of racial injustice and brought renewed attention on past police brutality cases. [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. Clashes are common. The alleged shooter, Steven Nelson Lopez, was homeless and had a history of severe mental illness, and had reportedly been asked to leave the park earlier because of his behavior. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Facebook. At least 11 Americans have been killed while participating in political demonstrations this year and another 14 have died in other incidents linked to political unrest, according to new data from a non-profit monitoring political unrest in the United States. [116] In early March, in the days preceding Chauvin's trial, local organizers staged peaceful protests[117] with thousands of people marching in the streets. Estimates vary, but news outlets reported thousands of protesterswere arrested in the months following Floyds death in May 2020. [359], False claims of impending antifa activity as part of the protests circulated through social media platforms, causing alarm in at least 41 towns and cities. The former Indiana University football player was known as "Mr. [302][303] Two had pled guilty by May 2021. [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. "[376] On July 3, The Washington Post said that "the Black Lives Matter protests following the police killings of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks focused the world's attention on racial inequities, structural racism and implicit bias. Findings from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data raise concerns about continued violence during and after election day. The group found that 2020 protests cost more than any other period of unrest in American history, as the average cost of demonstrations since 1950 has been about $90 million annually. [315], Several documentaries and news specials were broadcast to coincide with first anniversary of Floyd's murder. Do not sell or share my personal information. 1800 I Street NW [4] Episodes of looting were committed by "regular criminal groups" and street gangs[294][287] and were motivated by personal gain rather than ideology. [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. People killed: In early June, news accounts reported the number of people killed during the Floyd protests at roughly a dozen, or as many as 19. 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. [179] In Maryland, a group gathered to pray that for justice for Floyd and his family as the jury began deliberations in the Chauvin criminal trial on April 19, 2021. [421] A local Mori elder Taitimu Maipi, who had vandalized the statue in 2018, has also called for the city to be renamed Kirikiriroa. 31 Dec 2020. Gutierrez was a bystander and Zion Haygood has been charged with first degree murder. [72], Floyd, who was still handcuffed, went to the ground face down. more than 16,200 people were arrested for protest-related crimes. "[329], American K-pop fan accounts hijacked right wing and pro-Trump hashtags on social media, flooding trending hashtags with images and videos of their favorite artists. [364], Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts associated with spreading a false claim about a communications blackout during protests in Washington, D.C., or a claim that authorities had blocked protesters from communicating on their smartphones. [321] The petition was both the largest and fastest-growing in the site's history,[321] reaching over 13million signatures. 17,000+ [2] Local protests in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area quickly spread nationwide in more than 2,000 cities and towns, as well as over 60 countries internationally in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. [98][308], A December 2020 poll found 47% of Americans believed that the majority of the protests were violent, and 16% were unsure. [344] However, jail records showed that the majority of those arrested were in-state. found dead from a gunshot wound on June 1 in Davenport following a night of protests, arrested and charged with first-degree murder, said "He was a good man, everybody in the community loved him. [384] That same day reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated the unemployment rate among African Americans (covering the first two weeks of protests) was up 0.1%, rising to 16.8%. Protest-related damages cost about $2 billion, according to estimate. 2020 is a year where numbers mattered, a year where numbers dominated the news and conversations all over the globe. [456][457] U.S. representative Ilhan Omar stated, "the Minneapolis Police Department has proven themselves beyond reform. Says he has been to Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas twice as president. [4][296] Their continued presence online has caused Facebook and TikTok to take action against their violent and anti-government posts. What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What", "C.D.C. [453] The order also created a national database of police officers with a history of using 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. Video and photographs of the incident appear to show Keltner slapping a security guard for a local news crew, who responds by pulling out a gun and shooting him. Blake survived but is paralyzed from the waist down. [171] Rallies and vigils were held in Minneapolis, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles, among other places. ", in reference to the looming trials of officers of the other three officers who participated in Floyd's arrest and subsequent murder. Damage caused: In late June, Fox News reported that according to insurance experts and city officials, the Floyd protests could eclipse the 1992 Los Angeles riots to become the most expensive civil disturbance in U.S. history. "[458] Despite pledges by city council members to the end the Minneapolis Police Department, a proposed amendment to the Minneapolis city charter which was approved by the Minneapolis City Council on June 26 would only rename the police department and change its structure if approved by voters. [331] After the Dallas Police Department asked Twitter users to submit videos of protesters' illegal activity to its iWatch Dallas app, submissions of K-pop videos led to the temporary removal of the app due to "technical difficulties". In 2019, 14 unarmed Black people were fatally shot by police. It's important to note that not all of the reporteddeaths happened at or duringprotests. He later criticized their use of the word "fury" to describe his comments. Chauvin placed his left knee in the area of Floyd's head and neck. These figures would make the recent protests the largest movement in the countrys history, according to interviews with scholars and crowd-counting experts.". The impetus for the bill were the killings of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other African Americans at the hands of police. [151][36], In Seattle, starting in early June, protesters occupied an area of several city blocks after the police vacated it, declaring it the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, where according to protesters "the police are forbidden, food is free and documentaries are screened at night". The drive-by shooting happened near the scene of a protest. 33701 [438] President Trump cited this provision in his veto of the NDAA,[439] resulting in the only veto override of his presidency. 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 . 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[193] Civil rights activist Al Sharpton said, "convicting Chauvin is not enough", and encouraged congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, as well as continued activism ahead of the criminal trials of Lane, Kueng, and Thao and the federal civil rights trial of all four officers. Whether these performances are part of a trend that mark a wholesale change in the show's comedy remains to be seen, but they seem deliberate. [251] Several protests over Floyd's murder, including one in Chicago,[252] turned into riots. [399], On June 5, making specific reference to events in Charlottesville in 2017, the United States Marine Corps banned the display of the Confederate Battle Flag at their installations. By comparison, there are 197 million white Americans in the U.S. For every 1 million, 13 are killed by the police. [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. Damage caused: In late June, Fox News reported that according to insurance experts and city officials, the Floyd protests could eclipse the 1992 Los Angeles riots to become the most expensive civil disturbance in U.S. 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. elected officials denounce Trump's threat to use military to quell protests", "Tall Fencing Creates Large, Imposing Perimeter Around White House", "The New White House Fence Is Getting Covered In Protest Art", "Anti-protester fencing around Lafayette Park near White House comes down", "The Government is Regularly Flying Predator Drones Over American Cities", "Customs and Border Protection Drone Flew over Minneapolis to Provide Live Video to Law Enforcement", "Barr: Law enforcement must 'dominate' streets amid protests", "Customs and Border Patrol officers deployed to help D.C. police amid unrest in city", "Mystery Officers Patrolling D.C. [70], According to a police statement, on May 25, 2020, at 8:08p.m. CDT,[71] Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a "forgery in progress" on Chicago Avenue South in Powderhorn, Minneapolis. "[370] Deva Woodly, Associate Professor of Politics at The New School for Social Research, wrote: "We are living in a world-historical moment. The incident prompted the embassy to register a complaint with law enforcement agencies. NYC will pay $21,500 to HUNDREDS of BLM . [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. That means from 2014 to 2019, there were somewhere . 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. In Portland, Oregon, where Black Lives Matter protests had been held daily since Floyd's murder, demonstrators staged a sit-in. Jessica Doty-Whitaker, a white woman, was shot to death early one July morning in Indianapolis. The post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. James Scurlock:Scurlock, a 22-year-old Black man was shot and killed after an argument with a bar owner during a protest in Omaha on May 30. [405] The statues targeted included a bust of Ulysses S. Grant and statue of Theodore Roosevelt. 'With being home and not being able to do as much, that might be amplifying something that is already sort of critical, something that's already a powerful catalyst, and that is the video,' said Daniel Q. Gillion, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Whats more, news coverage of the protests have also included numerous reports that identify law enforcement officers as causing injury to civilians. The deaths have at times been overshadowed by the shocking images of chaos engulfing cities across America, from heavy-handed riot police . [115], In early 2021, Minneapolis and Hennepin County officials spent $1 million on fencing and other barricades for police stations and other government buildings to prepare for potential civil unrest during the trial of Derek Chauvin in March. "[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. [81][82], On May 26, Chauvin and the other three officers were fired. [328][329][330] Official social media accounts of police departments boosted positive images of collaboration. He was known for always having his camera and being a "great photographer." The post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. At least 1,360 counties in the United States - roughly 40 per cent - have had some form of Black Lives Matter protests. [147], Protests outside the Minneapolis area were first reported on May 27 in Memphis and Los Angeles. ", Italia Kelly: Kelly, a 22-year-old biracial woman, was fatally shot around midnight May 31as she was leaving a protest in Davenport, Iowa. [4], According to the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights (IREHR), which mapped the appearance of various right-wing or far-right actors or extremist groups at rallies throughout the United States, there were 136 confirmed cases of right-wing participation at the protests by June 19, 2020, with many more unconfirmed. [126][51][127][128][129] Activists changed a marquee that had counted down the days to Chauvin's trial to read, "Justice served? Thousands of visitors protested and grieved at the site. [83] Chauvin was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter;[84] the former charge was later changed to second-degree murder. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz deployed 100 National Guards troops, 100 Minnesota state police troops, and 75 conservation officers. [409] Protesters in San Francisco vandalized a statue of Miguel de Cervantes, a Spanish writer who spent five years as a slave in Algiers. Police areinvestigating and seeking witnesses of the incident. A spokeswoman for the Insurance Information Institute told Scripps National News that "most likely" the Floyd protest "would lead to higher losses," but did not provide an estimate either. However, given the frequent ways this word has been used to describe Black Lives Matter protesters, the 17-year-old murder victim Trayvon Martin, and sadly, almost every black victim of police brutality there is an . [408] Protesters defaced a statue of Philadelphia abolitionist Matthias Baldwin with the words "murderer" and "colonizer". This is what you do with your privilege. In 2016, Tony Timpa was killed by Dallas police officers in the same way as George Floyd. [208][209], For some, the so-called "George Floyd effect" had demonstrators and activists connecting historic racism and social injustice to contemporary, local examples of police brutality. 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