News
 Travel
 Hotels
 Tickets
 Living
 Immigration
 Forum

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Source: bbc.com
[International News]     30 May 2020
When a black man in minnesota was subdued by police officers death, the local protest and a local police station were set on fire for the third day in a row. government had previously sent the National Guard.
George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Minneapolis police fired tear gas at demonstration on Friday.


One black man in minnesota`s largest city, minneapolis (Minneapolis), was arrested by police officers death, triggering a third consecutive day of protest and arson violence conflict, a local police station.


government had previously sent the National Guard.

According to the Trump of the President of the United States, a number of "thugs" humiliated his memory and demanded that the National Guard restore local order.

Trump also claimed in a Twitter (Twitter) post :" Where the looting begins, there will be shoot. "

This tweet from Twitter company Trump trumpeted violence..

On Monday (May 25),46-year-old George Floyd (George Floyd) death, showed him lying on the ground with a white policeman pressing his neck on his knees, unable to breathe.

The latest news is that Shawan, a former white police officer who led to Freud`s death, has been arrest and prosecuted for murder crimes.

Minneapolis authorities announced four officers involved as Drake Shawan (Derek Chauvin), Dut Tao (Tou Thao), Thomas Lane (Thomas Lane) and J· Alexander King (J.Alexander Kueng). Including Xiao Wan, four people have been expelled after the incident. Shawan ,44, will make his first appearance in Minneapolis on Monday.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

The video shows the officer pressing Freud`s neck on his knee.


National protest and conflict in the United States

On friday evening local time, crowds gathered around the white house in Washington, the american capital, waving freud`s photo and slogans. The White House is temporarily closed.

A curfew was imposed that night in the worst-hit areas of the conflict, minneapolis, minnesota, and st. paul, from 8 p.m. friday to 6 a.m. saturday.

People took to the streets on wednesday protest and shops looted. In dallas, police fired tear gas at demonstration.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Police stations in minneapolis area 3 were set on fire thursday night.


George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

After New York demonstration was hit with tear gas, they washed their eyes with milk.


George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

demonstration gathered outside the White House.


protest demonstration and conflict, have emerged in several cities in the United States, including New York 、 Denver, Houston, Chicago 、 Illinois, Los Angeles, California and Memphis, Tennessee.

The death incident has once again provoked widespread anger over the deaths of African Americans under U.S. police, including other recent cases, such as the Brianna Taylor (Breonna Taylor) case in Kentucky.


conflict Thursday night

Several buildings in Minneapolis have been burned or looted in the past few days.

On thursday, protest gathered at the third district police station near the site of the freud death incident and his death site became the centre of the riots.

Police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. But the cordon around the police station was finally broken by protest, and in the police station and two nearby buildings set fire, the police withdrew.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

The death of Freud ignited the anger of black Americans against the police.


Police said the third district police station was evacuated shortly after 22:00 local time for security reasons.

The city of Minneapolis authorities later tweeted that "unconfirmed" reports had been heard of the closure of the gas pipeline of the third district police station and other explosion items inside the building, urging evacuation of people near the building.

At a news conference Friday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (Jacob Frey) said there was no choice but to evacuate the police station.

Frey described uprising and looting as "unacceptable ", but said he and everyone knew that people in the city felt" a lot of pain and anger ".

Prior to his response to the media, Trump Twitter accused Minneapolis of "lack of leadership" and warned that if Frey could not restore order, the National Guard would "properly complete the work ".

A National Guard is under the jurisdiction of the State government, although it may be transferred by the Federal government in emergency situations.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

After the Twitter, the tweet was labelled "attention to the public interest ".

Twitter, the glorification of the post violence, contrary to its policy, but did not remove the because it was "relevant to ongoing public interest matters ".

Two times earlier this week, Twitter labelled Trump posts as potentially misleading. He then issued an executive order seeking to limit the social media company`s law immunity.


Sustained demonstration

Minnesota Governor Tim Woltz (Tim Walz) sent the state`s National Guard on Thursday at the request of the mayor of Minneapolis and nearby St. Paul to declare the state a "non-combat emergency ".

He said Tuesday night`s looting, vandalism and arson had damaged many shops, including those owned by ethnic minorities.

"The death of George Freud should bring about a just and systematic change, rather than more death and destruction ," he said in a statement, calling for peace. in all protest actions

Frey on wednesday called on police officers in the film to knee freud to file criminal prosecute. four police officers involved in the arrest have been removed.

Events recall the case of Eric Jana (Eric Garner), who was locked to death by police in 2014. The group event, of his death against police brutality was also the trigger for the "Black Life and Life (Black Lives Matter)" campaign.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Building fire near the demonstration conflict site.


protest began on Tuesday afternoon, hundreds of people came to the crossroads of the events.

The organizers tried to keep demonstration peace, and social distance rules, with demonstration chanting "I can't breathe( I can`t breathe)" and" it could've been me( could be me)".

During Wednesday`s second night of demonstration, the crowd gradually increased to thousands, demonstration throwing stones and tear gas canisters at the police.

A crowd standoff appeared outside the police station, and officers formed a wall to block demonstration entry.


Analysis -" so they can listen ."

Jessica Larsenhap (Jessica Lussenhop) from Minneapolis

After a night of violence and destruction throughout the city, the air filled with smoke and buildings were still burning slowly.

Almost every wall, every sign and every surface has fresh graffiti, and the glass of the bus stop is broken, leaving only the frame.

The city`s bustling commercial streets became a battlefield.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Police used tear gas and demonstration threw stones.


A great deal of the damage was concentrated around the third zone of the Minneapolis police department, where police officers believed to have been involved in the George Freud death incident had previously worked.

At least 100 more demonstration gathered this morning to shout slogans to a line of police officers who stopped the entrance to the parking lot. with a gun officers monitored the situation on top of the building.

A looted Target (Target) store parking lot is full of debris from inside the store, and people are smashing doors and windows and coming in, though most are just curious. Everyone wants to know the extent of the damage.

And destruction is undifferentiated.

Banks, check-exchange shops, wine shops were smashed, public library windows were broken, bookshelves and desks were smashed and scattered. The charter school classroom in a shopping mall building with Target was flooded a few inches deep as fire safety warnings were activated nearby.

The anger spreading in the street is obvious. The howls and wails rang from time to time, as if demonstration were bound to last for days or even weeks, and there might be more serious violence. as one demonstration said to me ," It`s sad, but then they` ll listen. "


Response from the parties

The brother of George Freud, Philonise Floyd, told CNN on Thursday that he wanted officers involved to be sentenced to death.

"I will not return my brother again ," he said ." We need justice. "

He said in tears that the officers who "executed my brother in broad daylight" had to be arrest, and that he was "tired of seeing black people die ".

He also said he understood why protest people rushed to the streets.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

Near the scene where Freud was overwhelmed by police officers, buildings were burned all night.


"I can`t stop people now because they have pain —— they have the same pain as me. "

Chief of Police of Minneapolis, Medriya Aladdondo (Medaria Arradondo), apologized for the "pain, destruction and trauma" caused by Freud`s death and said his police department had undermined the city`s hopes.

The United Nations High Commissioner for human rights (Michelle Bachelet) Michelle Bachelet (Michelle Bachelet), also condemned the death incident in Freud and stated that "deep-rooted and pervasive racial discrimination" must be addressed and addressed.

She also called on protest to fight peace and on the police to "take the utmost care to avoid further deterioration of the current situation ".

White House news speaker Kelly McKinney (Kayleigh McEnany) told the media on Thursday that the U.S. president Trump "very troubled" after seeing the footage of Freud. "He wants justice done. "

Several American celebrities and sports stars have also spoken, including actors John Boyega (John Boyega), NBA stars LeBron James (LeBron James, LeBron James), Beyonce (Beyonce) and Justin Bieber (Justin Bieber), all angry about the incident.


The Death of George Freud

A police officer picked up the fake money, on Monday to ask Freud about his car.

According to police officers, Freud was asked to get out of the car, and then he resisted police action and was handcuffed. Police said he appeared to have a "pathological mental breakdown ".

The video footage did not show how the confrontation began.

George Floyd: The conflict of the death of a black man spreads across America, with a curfew imposed in the Twin Cities of Minnesota

During his uniform, George Freud repeatedly claimed that he could not breathe.


A white clip, a white policeman pressed his knee against Freud`s neck on the ground; at the same time, Freud groaned and said ," Please, I ca n` t breathe "and" Please don`t kill me ".

Minneapolis authorities announced four officers involved as Drake Shawan (Derek Chauvin), Dut Tao (Tou Thao), Thomas Lane (Thomas Lane) and J· Alexander King (J.Alexander Kueng).

According to local media, the officer who pressed Freud`s neck with his knee was Shawan.

Minneapolis police union said the officers were cooperating with the investigation. In a statement to the local media, the union said it was "not in a hurry to judge ".

"We have to look at all the videos and we have to wait for the medical report. "

According to the Associated Press, the 44-year-old Drake Shawan has involved three police shoot incidents in the past and has received 17 complaints in 19 years of police career.

Post a comment

0
0
使用微信“扫一扫”
打开网页后点击右上角“分享按钮”
0
 您已成功为本文点赞!
感谢您的参与
Elevator
Recommend