Chauvin, who is white, was convicted on murder and manslaughter charges in Minnesota for kneeling on George Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes The killing – captured on a bystander’s phone camera – sparked global outrage and a wave of demonstrations against racial injustice and police use of force EDITOR’S PICK Ukraine War: West … Read more
The ballot question would have essentially removed power from the mayor and police chief in an effort to re-imagine policing Ekohotblog reports that following demands for change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, voters in Minnesota’s largest city rejected what would have been an unprecedented effort to disband the police department at the ballot … Read more
……Trump Threatens To Send Military Against Protesters Protests intensify over the death of George Floyd as protesters continue to rage in Minneapolis. Late Thursday night, cheering protesters broke into a Minneapolis police precinct station after the department abandoned it, setting it ablaze and igniting fireworks. A police spokesman confirmed late Thursday that staff had evacuated … Read more