[159] The UAW also asked members to join the protests by standing down for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Chauvin was initially reported to have held his knee to Floyd's neck. Digital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing before the Feb. 3 train derailment. [154] Organizations involved with #ShutDownSTEM day included Nature Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the American Physical Society. As for the numbers claimed in the post, the U.S. Justice Department told us it does not have figures on officer injuries or property damage resulting from civil disturbances, and the FBI said it had no comment. Nine of the people killed during protests were demonstrators taking part in Black Lives Matter protests. By May 28, protests had sprung up in several major U.S. cities with demonstrations increasing each day. Trump has portrayed people arrested in the protests as dangerous, left-wing radicals. [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). "[377], The New York Times described the events in the wake of Floyd's murder and video that circulated of it as "the largest protests in the United States since the Civil Rights era. Intro George Floyd George Floyd died after being arrested in Minneapolis and held down by police officers, one of whom had his knee on Mr Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. 11. Estimates vary, but news outlets reported thousands of protesterswere arrested in the months following Floyds death in May 2020. Civil rights marches in the 1960s were not nearly as big, the professor added. [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. Thug. [468] The episode, which included racial slurs about the West Indies cricket team, now features a disclaimer at the beginning warning of "offensive content and language". [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". [366][367], A study by Zignal Labs identified three dominant themes in misinformation and conspiracy theories around the protests: unsubstantiated claims of antifa involvement, claims that Floyd's murder had been faked, and claims of involvement by the billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros. [357] However, the store in question was actually a Watches of Switzerland outlet that denied anything was stolen. Thank you for supporting our journalism. [503], While many U.S. states experienced growth in new cases during the initial wave of protests, these upticks are thought to be attributed to reopenings of workplaces, bars, restaurants, and other businesses. [334][335] According to Bloomberg, the video was initially posted on an unconfirmed Anonymous Facebook page. A Facebook Live livestream recorded by a bystander showed Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck. RobertForbes: Forbes, a 56-year-old Black man, was hit by a car while he was peacefully protesting in Bakersfield, California. [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. [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. [353], On June 6, the New York Post reported that a NYPD source said $2.4million of Rolex watches had been looted during protests from a Soho Rolex store. And there are some terrible anecdotes one can find on the internet, though one must keep in mind the statistical context that an estimated 15 to 30 million people took part in BLM protests last . In short, there isnt evidence to back the numbers in the claim or to blame Black Lives Matter for each part of the claim. This is what you do with your privilege. Multiple major cities have been devastated by violent riots and looting sprees following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25. Some Facebook commenters focused on professional sports leagues support of Black Lives Matter when they read this Facebook post: "BLM injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage and gets celebrated by pro sports?". Other demonstrators died when cars drove through or rammed into crowds of Black Lives Matter protesters. [138] By December 23, 2021, the occupied protest had persisted at George Floyd Square for 19 consecutive months. Air Force Sgt. Similar movementshave cropped up across the world, with demonstrations against COVID-19 restrictions also taking place in Belgium and the Netherlands. 9 August 2014: Michael Brown. The figures come . The impetus for the bill were the killings of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other African Americans at the hands of police. A suspect who was killed by police after snipers shot 12 Dallas officers, five fatally, "wanted to kill white . ", in reference to the looming trials of officers of the other three officers who participated in Floyd's arrest and subsequent murder. [276], Donald Trump, FBI Director Christopher A. Wray,[277] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio,[278] United States Attorney General William Barr, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms,[279] Seattle Police Guild President Mike Solan,[280] and Huntsville Police Chief Mark McMurray[281] blamed anarchists and "far-left extremist" groups, including antifa, for inciting and organizing violent riots. The Association detailed the unrest and compiled data from protests between May 25 and July 31 in MCCA member cities, Fox News . Indianapolis police have not verified those claims or released any details about the circumstances of the shooting, and no one has been charged, but ACLED categorized the shooting as potentially politically motivated. [411][412] The Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the statue of General Casimir Pulaski were vandalized during the George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.[413] On June 7, the statue of Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol Harbour by demonstrators during the George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom. There is a Black Lives Matter national organization, which says it has more than a dozen U.S. chapters, along with countless numbers of individuals who support the organization. PolitiFactreported in June 2020 that, while protests in several major cities started with violence, most demonstrations across the country were largely peaceful. [217][218] Trump later said he was not advocating violence, noting that the tweet could be read as either a threat or a statement of fact and that he intended for it to be read as "a combination of both". During recent protests in Colombia over inequality and police brutality, local activist groups say at least 43 people have been killed by police. 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In Louisville, the photographer Tyler Gerth was shot and killed at a downtown park where protesters gathered. Planning permission to add it to the monument's base was granted the following year and proprietors also approved the change. An informal tally from Forbesshows that as of June 8, there have been at least 19 reporteddeathsthat have happenedduringprotests. At the last Democratic presidential debate hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post, moderator Kristen Welker asked the candidates . According to the MPD, officers "were able to get the suspect into handcuffs, and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. 'If you aren't moved by the George Floyd video, you have nothing in you. 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[40], There have been numerous reports and videos of aggressive police actions using physical force including "batons, tear gas, pepper spray and rubber bullets on protesters, bystanders and journalists, often without warning or seemingly unprovoked". July 8, 201604:08. News reports indicate more than10,000 protesters were arrested, most for low-level offenses. 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. Fact check: Posts mislead about crowd size, peacefulness at Canada Freedom Convoy protest, Axios reported inSeptember2020that the Insurance Information Institute, which collects data from Property Claim Services and related firms, estimated that damages could total as much as 2 billion and possibly more.. More than 2,000 law enforcement officers were injured in the first weeks of protests over the summer following the in-custody death of George Floyd, according to a report from the Major Cities Chiefs Association. [406][407] BLM activist Shaun King tweeted that statues, murals, and stained glass windows depicting a white Jesus should be removed. T he vast majority of Black Lives Matter protests more than 93%have been peaceful, according to a new report published Thursday by a . 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. [5][106] Private insurance covered less than half of the estimated damages, which had a disproportionate effect on small business owners, many of who were immigrants and people of color. [490] The demonstrations thus sparked debate among commentators, political leaders, and health experts over coronavirus restrictions on gatherings. As stated above . 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. Citing those tweets, analysts at a thinktank that monitors domestic terrorism classified the shooting as an act of violent far-right domestic terrorism. Do not sell or share my personal information. Six police officers were killed in 10 days while working during protests against police violence and racial injustice in the spring of 2020. BLM protest on the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City on June 9, 2020 (Wikimedia Commons) Facebook; Twitter; . Fox removed the images and issued an apology, stating the digitally altered image was a collage that "did not clearly delineate" splicing. [431][432][433], During a speech on July 3 at Mount Rushmore, U.S. president Donald Trump denounced the monument removals as part of a "left wing cultural revolution" to "overthrow the American Revolution". Police areinvestigating and seeking witnesses of the incident. Over the 10 weeks cited by the report, more than 16,200 people were . Robert Forbes, 56, died on June 6, three days after he was hit by a car during a protest in Bakersfield, California, according to the coroner's office and police. [438] President Trump cited this provision in his veto of the NDAA,[439] resulting in the only veto override of his presidency. [97] The unrest, including people overtaking the Minneapolis third precinct police station and setting it on fire the night of May 28, garnered significant national and international media attention. BLACK Lives Matter protests and "riots" after the death of George Floyd did as much as $2billion worth of damage. [189], By late May 2021, Floyd's murder, and the video of it, had given way to a yearlong, nationwide movement featuring the largest mass protests in United States history. Not only had Chauvin knelt on Floyd's neck for about seven minutes (including four minutes after Floyd stopped moving) but another video showed an additional two officers had also knelt on Floyd while another officer watched. Clashes are common. The Major Cities Chiefs Association (MCCA), a professional organization of police leaders in the largest cities throughout the United States and Canada, released a report . history. Scant evidence of antifa shows how sweeping the protests for racial justice have become, AP tally: Arrests at widespread US protests hit 10,000, How George Floyd protests evolved in 5 major cities, This summers Black Lives Matter protesters were overwhelmingly peaceful, our research finds. [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. Dave Patrick Underwood, a black 53-year-old federal officer, was shot and killed during a protest in Oakland, Calif., on Friday night, according to the FBI. "[371] NPR said that "a change of attitude seems to have swept through the national culture like a sudden wind. [213] On May 25, 2021, protesters took the streets in Germany[214] and demonstrators took a knee in and raised their fists at rallies in Glasgow, London, and Edinburgh. 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. [92][93] That evening, the protest rally turned into a march to the Minneapolis Police Department's third precinct station where the officers were believed to work. Police declared the gathering a riot and made five arrests. [26] By June 11, The New York Times reported that protest organizers relied on the E2EE app "to devise action plans and develop strategies for handling possible arrests for several years" and that downloads had "skyrocketed" with increased awareness of police monitoring leading protesters to use the app to communicate among themselves. The post cited an opinion column from the Wall Street Journal and a NYDaily News articleabout protest related deaths. Users attempting to look up the hashtags #WhiteLivesMatter, #WhiteoutWednesday and #BlueLivesMatter were met with messages and video clips of dancing idols. [273] By June 21, at least 20 people had suffered serious eye injuries. [232] In response, Representatives Jerry Nadler and Karen Bass of the House Judiciary Committee denounced the move and requested a formal briefing from DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea. 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. [382][383] Curfews instated by local governments in response to both the pandemic and protests have also "restricted access to the downtown [areas]" to essential workers, lowering economic output. [114] Fifty-one arrests were reported that night, mostly for misdemeanor offenses, such as unlawful assembly. [414] BLM activists in London are calling for the removal of 60 statues of historical figures like Prime Ministers Charles Grey and William Gladstone, Horatio Nelson, Sir Francis Drake, King Charles II of England, Oliver Cromwell and Christopher Columbus. The article Hernandez cited as a sourcereported 13 deaths and nine of the people identified in the articlewere Black. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. [226][227], As of June 5, 2020, 2,950 federal law enforcement personnel from a dozen agencies, including the Secret Service, Capital Police, Park Police, Customs and Border Protection, FBI's Hostage Rescue Team, Bureau of Prisons' Special Operations Response Team, DEA's Special Response Team, ATF, and Marshals Service's Special Operations Group, have been dispatched to assist local authorities, with most of them being garrisoned in D.C.[228][229][230][231] The DEA's legal authority was specifically expanded by the Department of Justice beyond usual limits to include surveillance of protesters and the ability to arrest for non-drug related offenses. a phrase popularized by BLM during the George Floyd protests. He died a few days later, on June 6. [64] The largest post-civil rights movement protest in the 20th century was the 1992 Los Angeles riots, which were in response to the acquittal of police officers responsible for excessive force against Rodney King, an African American man. 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. [225] U.S. Customs and Border Protection, authorized to provide aerial surveillance "to assist law enforcement and humanitarian relief efforts" when requested, provided drone imagery during the protests. . [420], On June 12, the city council in Hamilton, New Zealand removed the statue of Captain John Hamilton, a British officer who was killed during the New Zealand Wars in 1864. After Eric Garner and George Floyd repeatedly said "I can't breathe" during their arrests, the phrase became a protest slogan against police brutality. While they walked away from that confrontation, the fiance said, someone opened fire later and the 24-year-old mother was killed. [270] The Committee to Protect Journalists has accused police officers of intentionally targeting news crews in an attempt to intimidate them from covering the protests. Several Fortune 500 retail companies, with large distribution networks, have scaled back deliveries and shuttered stores in high-impact areas. A makeshift memorial dedicated to Tyler Gerth, a photographer who was shot and killed at a protest in Louisville. [17] In April 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. [195] Several street protests were held in many locations in the United States to mark the anniversary. [421] A local Mori elder Taitimu Maipi, who had vandalized the statue in 2018, has also called for the city to be renamed Kirikiriroa. Whether Foster threatened the driver with his gun is still disputed. [446] The Minneapolis police department banned police from using chokeholds;[447] Denver's police department also banned the use of chokeholds without exception, and also established new reporting requirements whenever a police officer holds a person at gunpoint. 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. [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. Younger and wealthier Americans are also participating in more of the demonstrations. "[369] Joe Biden told Politico that he had experienced an awakening and thought other White Americans had as well, saying: "Ordinary folks who don't think of themselves as having a prejudiced bone in their body, don't think of themselves as racists, have kind of had the mask pulled off. There are scattered news reports that dont entirely back up each part of the claim, and we found no official figures. [95] Some initial acts of property destruction on May 27 by a 32-year-old man with ties to white supremacist organizations, who local police investigators said was deliberately inciting racial tension, led to a chain reaction of fires and looting. ", stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post. 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 . MCCA members say they experienced 8,700 total protest events during that roughly two-month period. 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. [188] On May 19, 2021, in Nevada, protesters jammed phone lines to the state legislature after police reform legislation introduced as result of the global protest movement begun by Floyd's murder did not advance. [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. Published Jun 5, 2020. USA Today, "Fact check: More Black people died in 2019 police shootings than in George Floyd protests," June 18, 2020 YouTube, Scripps National News story , June 12, 2020 Email, Manali Basu . Some police responded to protests with instances of notable violence, including against reporters. There are also people who have participated in demonstrations, which have occurred in hundreds of cities, who may have no allegiance to Black Lives Matter, or may even oppose it, and have rioted or committed other acts of violence making it even more difficult to determine how a violent incident occurred. 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. "[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. 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. A bystander replies saying Floyd "ain't fine". [461], In the media industry, the protests have spurred scrutiny for cop shows and led to the cancellation of popular television shows referred to by critics as copaganda. [24] Jon Batiste, bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, took part in a Juneteenth day of protests, marches, rallies and vigils to "celebrate, show solidarity, and fight for equal rights and treatment of Black people" in Brooklyn. Unrest", "When 'Freedom' Means the Right to Destroy", "First came a pandemic. In 2016, Tony Timpa was killed by Dallas police officers in the same way as George Floyd. [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. News reports at the height of demonstrations over Floyds killing cited dozens of deaths in connection with protests, but many of those turned out to be examples of deadly crimes carried out in the vicinity of protests, rather than directly related to the demonstrations themselves, the researchers concluded. subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. [183] At nearly a year after Floyd's death, civil rights activists continued to call for passage of the federal George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. By comparison, there are 197 million white Americans in the U.S. For every 1 million, 13 are killed by the police. Critics of the riots argued that the violence took away from the importance of the message, while supporters saidthe demonstrations were necessary in order to be heard. Black Lives Matter's history from Trayvon Martin to George Floyd. "[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.

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