Posted on 05/30/2020 4:32:40 PM PDT by NoLibZone
The death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer on Memorial Day, sparked widespread violent protests in more than a dozen American cities.
Floyd, 46, was pronounced dead Monday night after he was pinned to the ground under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. In a video recorded by a bystander, Floyd is heard saying he cannot breathe.
Four police officers – Chauvin, Tomas Lane, Tou Thao, and J. Alexander Kueng – were fired from the force Tuesday. Chauvin was arrested Friday and charged with murder in the third degree.
Here is a list of some of the cities where protests have erupted:
Minneapolis, Minn.
Mayor Jacob Frey (D)
Detroit, Mich.
Mayor Mike Duggan (D)
Portland, Oregon
Mayor Ted Wheeler (D)
Los Angeles, Calif.
Mayor Eric Garcetti (D)
Memphis, Tenn.
Mayor Jim Strickland (D)
Chicago, Illinois
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot (D)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)
Washington, D.C.
Mayor Muriel Bowser (D)
Denver, Colo.
Mayor Michael Hancock (D)
New York, N.Y.
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D)
Albuquerque, N.M.
Mayor Tim Keller (D)
Fontana, Calif.
Mayor Acquanetta Warren (R)
Columbus, Ohio
Mayor Andrew J. Ginther (D)
Houston, TX
Mayor Sylvester Turner (D)
Phoenix, Ariz.
Mayor Kate Gallego (D)
Louisville, Kentucky
Mayor Greg Fischer (D)
St. Louis, Missouri
Mayor Lyda Krewson (D)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I)
Oakland, California
Mayor Libby Schaaf (D)
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The initial 911 call stated they thought Floyd was high on something or drunk.
Floyd initially resisted arrest, and the police were quite gentle with him. That is when they handcuffed him.
In nasty situations, with extreme exertion (fighting the police while handcuffed under the influence of drugs) it is not surprising his worn out heart gave out.
It explains the complaints about "I can't breathe" when clearly, he was breathing.
Dayton Ohio Mayor Nan Whaley D
Good comment. Every one is entitled to a fair trial.
When this stuff hits the fan, no wonder people move as far out of cities as they can. There’s a reason for white flight.
Add Reno, NV. Mayor Hillary Schieve (D)
Fox News is as scummy as the others. I am not defending the excop but I have never read so many who have accused and convicted a person of a crime like this as America burns down and people get killed. Usually,they are super sensitive to not accuse. WTF happened to innocent until proven guilty? The report thus far shows he did not kill the man and what needs to be proven is the indirect cause of killing the suspect by preventing him from getting emergency support.
Just watched 2 episodes of See No Evil. Both perps were black males. One had recently gotten out of prison after serving only 14 years for strangling a woman.
The crimes on these 2 shows were horrific. In one, a 50-something woman was abducted from her home after interrupting a burglary, was tossed in her trunk and taken to an abandoned warehouse where she was raped, had accelerant poured on her, and set on fire. Miraculously she survived, but will need someone to care for her for the rest of her life.
The second one was a young mother who was raped and strangled, then the thug strangler the woman’s 3-year-old daughter and 18-month-old son.
Now where is the hate coming from?
But no riots, not a word about the MN Somali policeman who murdered Justine Damond in cold blood. Did the nation see cities in flames and businesses trashed as a result? Only people looking for an excuse to loot and useful tool libtard kids now trashing the libtard cities.
Where is the report at? Gotta link?
Uhmmm...not cool to send military on citizens
then there is something like Chain of Command
Problem supposed to be solved at local level. If the locals cannot resolve the situation, the mayor calls the governor to send in National Guard.
President is following correct protocol.
The family has hired a New York pathologist to say different.
And I'm sure if I arrested you and put my knee and my 230 pounds of weight on your neck for 7 minutes while you had your hands cuffed behind your back on the ground and your heart failed that the coroner's report would be telling your family to refrain from blaming me because... you simply had a heart attack!
Call me and tell me what time your next KKK meeting will be taking place.
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