He had lots of friends. Other cost estimates support Property Claim Services' $2 billion figure. 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. Damages caused by the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests were estimated to cost $2 billion, a number that could "still go higher . [109][110] When Minneapolis city officials attempted to negotiate the re-opening of the intersection in August 2020, protesters demanded that before removing cement barricades the city meet a list of 24 demands,[111] which included holding the trial for the four officers present during Floyd's murder. In Las Vegas, Jorge Gomez was wearing body armor and carrying several guns when he was shot to death by Las Vegas police at a protest in June. [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". Some jurisdictions had proactively mobilized National Guard troops and declared states of emergency in preparation for possible violence,[181] and some businesses had boarded up to prevent potential looting. [363], Some social media users spread images of damage from other protests or incidents, falsely attributing the damage to the George Floyd protests. 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. A report from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project estimated that between May 26 and August 22, 93% of individual protests were "peaceful and nondestructive"[40][41] and research from the Nonviolent Action Lab and Crowd Counting Consortium estimated that by the end of June, 96.3% of 7,305 demonstrations involved no injuries and no property damage. His family said he was peacefully protesting, not looting, and placed the blame on the FedEx driver. Underwood was securing a U.S. courthouse. Unrest", "When 'Freedom' Means the Right to Destroy", "First came a pandemic. On 12/12/19 at 6:24 PM EST. The BLM riots and movement are killing people. According to Fortune, the economic impact of the protests has exacerbated the COVID-19 recession by sharply curtailing consumer confidence, straining local businesses, and overwhelming public infrastructure with large-scale property damage. [16] Chauvin and the other three officers involved were later arrested. [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. [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. Says he has been to Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas twice as president. Below left: A demonstrator is taken into custody by police after a curfew took effect during a protest over the death of George Floyd, on 1 June 2020 near the White House. Foster identified with the boogaloo movement and had expressed anti-racist, libertarian, and anti-police views in his Facebook posts. "In the month since Republicans took the House majority," they are trying to "impose a 30% tax on everything. At least 1,360 counties in the United States - roughly 40 per cent - have had some form of Black Lives Matter protests (demonstrations in Washington D.C.). [148][149][150] By June, protests had been held in all U.S. states. More than 4,700 demonstrations have happened in the United States since May 26, averaging out to roughly 140 per day (protest in Minneapolis). 'If you aren't moved by the George Floyd video, you have nothing in you. On April 20, 2021, Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. Blake has since filed a federal . Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. And that catalyst can now be amplified by the fact that individuals probably have more time to engage in protest activity.'. [76][77], Although the police report stated that medical services were requested prior to the time Floyd was placed in handcuffs,[78] according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Emergency Medical Services arrived at the scene six minutes after getting the call. Tiananmen Square (1989) The Baltic Way (1989) People's Protest (1986) Earth Day (1970) France in May (1968) The Salt March (1930) Additional resources. 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. These figures would make the recent protests the largest movement in the countrys history, according to interviews with scholars and crowd-counting experts.". [162] On June 25, NPR reported that the hopes for passage were doubtful because they were "short-circuited by a lack of bipartisan consensus on an ultimate plan [and] the issue is likely stalled, potentially until after the fall election". [241], On June 26, 2020, President Trump signed an executive order permitting federal agencies to provide personnel "to assist with the protection of Federal monuments, memorials, statues, or property". ", stated on February 26, 2023 in an Instagram post. 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). 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. [387] A resurgence of COVID-19 (facilitated by mass protests) could exacerbate the 2020 stock market crash according to economists at RBC. Some more serious charges were filed as well, however. Of the deaths reported by Forbes, 17have people have been identified and two have not. ", Earthquake in Turkey and Syria is "a systemic attack against Kurdish people.". McAtee was known for his popular Louisville BBQ joint. [247] The Florida anti-riot law was struck down as unconstitutional by a federal district judge, on the grounds of vagueness, freedom of assembly, freedom of speech, and due process. ", People not vaccinated against COVID-19 came out the best. "Today, the Marine Corps released guidance on the removal of public displays of the Confederate battle flag. Chris Beaty:Beaty, a 38-year-old Black man was fatally shot on May 30 after an eruption of violence at an Indianapolis protest. For the post to be accurate, every death would need to be a Black person who was directly involved in the protests,or killed at or near aprotest by people who were involved. 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. From Trayvon Martin to George Floyd, the Black Lives Matter movement continues to highlight Black lives lost to police and racial injustice. It began Aug. 23, 2020, when a Kenosha police officer shot 29-year-old Jacob Blake seven times from behind. Often overshadowed by shocking images of violence and destruction, here . [125] George Floyd Square occupation protest organizers, who had transformed the street intersection where Floyd was murdered into an "autonomous zone" adored with public art, said they would continue to protest. [441], Around 170 Atlanta police officers walked off of the job in mid-June following unresolved grievances in the Rayshard Brooks case. [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. 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. 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 . [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. The aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests where do they stand now? Tyler Newby, 29, has been arrested and charged with murder. 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. [441] The Minneapolis police have denied there being any serious injuries inflicted on officers. . Deaths directly related toprotestsinclude: David Dorn:Dorn, a 77-year-old Black man was killed after midnight on June 2 after responding to an alarm at a pawn shop in St. Louis. Gutierrez was a bystander and Zion Haygood has been charged with first degree murder. [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". Insurance claims arising from property damage suffered in rioting is still being assessed, but is thought to be significant, perhaps record-breaking. The Justice Department has been calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists., Sen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.. [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. What Happens Now? [460] The budget for the department was passed in December and the funding was reduced by $7.7 million. PolitiFactreported in June 2020 that, while protests in several major cities started with violence, most demonstrations across the country were largely peaceful. Findings from Armed Conflict Location and Event Data raise concerns about continued violence during and after election day. In short, there isnt evidence to back the numbers in the claim or to blame Black Lives Matter for each part of the claim. The latest flareup of protests against police brutality began May 26 in Minneapolis, where the previous day, George Floyd, a Black man, died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck. Nothing counted more clearly and powerfully than those . [323] Others used personal Twitter pages to post video documentation of the protests to highlight police and protesters actions, as well as points of the protests they felt would not be reported. Danielle Frazier, the then 17-year old who filmed Floyd's arrest and murder on her cellphone, received a Pulitzer special citation recognition in 2021 for her video. 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. The DOJ's complaint alleged that the man had been captured on video dousing the federally-owned Pike statue with a flammable liquid, igniting it as it lay on the ground and using the fire to light a cigarette. About 55 businesses were burglarized or damaged in St. Louis that night. 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. [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. Thousands observed the tradition in Honolulu, Hawaii,[201] La Jolla, Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica, California, Galveston, Hackensack, New Jersey, Rockaway Beach, New York,[202] Biarritz, France, Senegal and Australia. The comments below have been moderated in advance. [485][486], Artistic impressions of George Floyd's likeness became an icon of the protest movement that unfolded following his murder. Fox removed the images and issued an apology, stating the digitally altered image was a collage that "did not clearly delineate" splicing. Those clashes ended July 31, when state police took over from U.S. agents under a deal brokered by Brown and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 31 Dec 2020. "[245] Portland mayor Ted Wheeler demanded the agents be removed after citizens were detained far from the federal property agents were sent to protect. [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. After the main protest group disbanded on the night of May 26, a much smaller group, numbering in the hundreds, spray-painted the building, threw rocks and bottles, broke a window at the station, and vandalized a squad car. [340], On June 3, as U.S. protests gained momentum, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted a recommendation for users to download end-to-end encryption (E2EE) messaging app Signal. Richmond, Virginia, was the first stop. Officials erected security fencing around the Warren E. Burger Federal Building in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that contained the courtroom for the trial. A skirmish soon broke out between the vandals and protesters trying to stop them. Police were involved in the incident. Let him breathe. Barry Perkins III:Perkins, a 29-year-old Black man, waskilled on May 30 after reportedly being dragged for several blocks by a FedEx truck in St. Louis. Many parts of Somalia, particularly Somaliland and the Juba River Valley, remained terrorist safe havens in 2021 because federal and local authorities had a limited ability to project influence beyond populated areas and some forward operating bases. 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. Another agency reported that 462 of their officers were injured during the protests in their . 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The protests, colloquially known as the"Freedom Convoy," began in late January after the Canadian government started requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for drivers crossing the U.S. border. 1800 I Street NW One study of the 1992 Los Angeles riots concluded that not only did the destruction cause $1 billion in initial property damage, over time it led to an economic decline of $3.8 billion in sales activity and at least $125 million in tax revenue.. In this combination of photos, on June 7, 2020, protesters participating in a Black Lives Matter rally, left, march to downtown Pittsburgh to protest the death of George Floyd and people listen as . [342] During the first week of June, the encrypted messaging app was downloaded over five times more than it had been during the week prior to Floyd's murder. subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. [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. Who caused the violence at protests? [19], The George Floyd protest movement began hours after his murder as bystander video and word of mouth began to spread. [18] Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison with possibility of supervised release after 15 years for second-degree murder in June 2021. A great number of looters have had their charges dropped Credit: Reuters. [425], Soon afterwards, the DOJ announced the arrest and charging of a man who was not only allegedly seen on video climbing up onto the Jackson statue and affixing a rope that was then used to try to pull the statue down, but had on June 20 helped destroy Gaetano Trentanove's 1901 Albert Pike Memorial statue near Washington's Judiciary Square by pulling it from its base and setting it on fire. [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. [221] Massachusetts Representative Seth Moulton said federal troops should "lay down [their] arms" if deployed in the United States. ", U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered. taken place across the U.S. for threeweeks, Demonstrators clash with police as they protest death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, 'Peaceful protests got hijacked': Some criminals used George Floyd protests as cover for looting, police say, retired officer providing security for the store, said he was a role model who they will honor, she was the"bright, bubbly big personality in the room., known for his popular Louisville BBQ joint, "was a very sweet person. 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. [498] Outdoor events were analyzed to have a substantially lower risk of spreading the virus than indoor ones,[499][500] and transient contact was considered less risky than extended close contact. James Scurlock, 22, Nebraska: A violent encounter with a white bar owner, Jake Gardner, during a protest in Omaha on May 30 led to the death of 22-year-old Scurlock, who is black. [165] Protests had occurred in over 40% of the counties in the United States. This piece was originally published on PolitiFact.com on August 7, 2020, Facebook posts: Black Lives Matter "injures 1000 police officers kills 36 people and does $8 billion in damage.". 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. Official George Floyd Memorial Fund - Floyd's family has started the Official George Floyd Memorial Fund to establish financial help for his family. [215][216], At least 200 cities in the U.S. had imposed curfews by early June, while more than 30 states and Washington, D.C., activated over 96,000 National Guard and State Guard service members. 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. [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. [274] The American Academy of Ophthalmology has called on police departments to stop using rubber bullets for crowd control, writing in a statement that "Americans have the right to speak and congregate publicly and should be able to exercise that right without the fear of blindness. While a Chicago resident was quickly charged in the shooting death of another man, Jose Gutierrez, that same day in Cicero, the Cicero police department did not respond to requests for comment about whether anyone had yet been charged in Cazaress death. A Facebook Live livestream recorded by a bystander showed Officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck. [421] A local Mori elder Taitimu Maipi, who had vandalized the statue in 2018, has also called for the city to be renamed Kirikiriroa. [289], The majority of protests in the aftermath of Floyd's murder were peaceful;[290][291][292] among the 14,000 arrests made, most were for minor offenses such as alleged curfew violations or blocking a roadway. "[275], As unrest grew in the days after Floyd's murder, there was speculation by federal, state, and local officials that various extremist groups using the cover of the protests to foment general unrest in the United States. [171] Rallies and vigils were held in Minneapolis, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles, among other places. But it has certainly reached a reflection point. Stephan Cannon faces multiple charges, including first-degree murder. RobertForbes: Forbes, a 56-year-old Black man, was hit by a car while he was peacefully protesting in Bakersfield, California. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or electronic newspaper replica here. [390][391] A community organization in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood said that between $10million and $15million in property damage (excluding losses from looting) was incurred over the weekend of May 2931, mostly along storefronts along Peachtree Street and Phipps Plaza. "[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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