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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There’s no evidence the policeman killed Floyd, the autopsy concluded he didn’t.
If the thugs in these cities are violently displeased with their Democrat “leaders”, why do they keep electing them?
There will be justice in the matter. The owners of businesses and properties in these cities will not be granted the same luxury.
But the other elected officials will? makes no sense but who knows,
But the protesters do not want justice because if they did and they know he was arrested why are they out doing lots of damage?
What do they really want.
“Trump done nothing.”
False. Trump has done everything. The best things he has done many times is ask for National Days of Prayer.
Read the autopsy. It said he was not asphyxiated. It indicated he had preexisting health conditions. Also his actions indicate he was high on drugs, but they don’t have the toxicology done yet.
The Fox story falsely said the policeman killed him. Again, there is no evidence of that.
Seattle. Mayor Gurkin (D)
The autopsy is bullshit. The policeman held his knee on Floyd’s neck until he died.
this isn’t about protest, it is about revenge.
No different than the man who murdered 2 old white people in a cemetery in Maryland in reaction to the viral video from Georgia.
Pittsburgh is flaring up now.
Word is that the Pittsburgh cops are all carrying a Mason Rudolph football helmet, and will whack anybody that steps out of line.
Are any of these “sanctuary cities?”
So the police officer was placed under arrest. I thought this is what the so-called "protestors" wanted. Why are they still rioting?
Rhetorical question, I know, but are they just going to continue to riot until the officer is convicted and sentenced? Even then, it will never be enough to satisfy the hordes. These thugs need to be met with force.
Along those lines; if these rioters are all "white supremacists" as claimed by the media, then they should be happy about Trump's tweet about the shooting starting when the looting starts.
I care little about what happened to that horrible man, but come on, the cop incident obviously led to his death.
Tucson, AZ.
Mayor Regina Romero (D)
I knew this would go nationwide. For the same reason that CV19 was turned into a major crisis for Trump.
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