White people visiting George Floyd Square in Minneapolis are given a separate set of instructions including ‘decenter yourself,’ ‘contribute to the energy of the space rather than drain it,’ and ‘do not take photos of others without consent.’ The instructions were posted on a placard placed near the ‘south barricade’, a makeshift checkpoint that was … Read more
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is praying for the ‘right verdict’ in George Floyd trial and called the evidence ‘overwhelming’ in series of extraordinary comments that come as the jury begins its second day of deliberations in the Derek Chauvin case. ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. Which is – I … Read more
President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is praying for George Floyd’s family and called the evidence in the Derek Chauvin trial ‘overwhelming.’ He said he hoped the jury, which has begun deliberations on the charges of murder and manslaughter against Chauvin, reaches the ‘right verdict.’ ‘I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict. The … Read more
Al Sharpton has been blasted for sharing a ‘tone deaf’ video of himself boarding a private jet to travel to Minnesota for Derek Chauvin’s murder trial. The 66-year-old civil rights activist uploaded the clip to Twitter Monday as the trial wrapped up in Minneapolis. Chauvin, a white police officer, has been charged with second-degree murder over … Read more
Minneapolis was transformed into a fortress over the weekend, as a tense city braced for a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin – the white police officer accused of murdering George Floyd – this week. More than 3,000 members of the National Guard have been drafted into the city, in addition to 1,100 officers from … Read more
Minneapolis was transformed into a fortress over the weekend, as a tense city braced for a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin – the white police officer accused of murdering George Floyd – this week. More than 3,000 members of the National Guard have been drafted into the city, in addition to 1,100 officers from … Read more
Protesters clashed with Minneapolis police for a third night in a row Tuesday as the violence spread to Portland following the alleged accidental police shooting death of a black man by a veteran female cop. Kimberly Potter – who resigned from the force Tuesday – is said to have confused her gun for a taser when she … Read more
Protesters clashed with Minneapolis police for a third night in a row Tuesday as the violence spread to Portland following the alleged accidental police shooting death of a black man by a veteran female cop. Kimberly Potter – who resigned from the force Tuesday – is said to have confused her gun for a taser when she … Read more
The police officer who shot dead a 20-year-old black man during a traffic stop in Minneapolis has been named as Kimberly Potter, a 25-year veteran of the force. Potter, 48, can be heard saying ‘holy sh*t, I shot him’ after allegedly accidentally firing her gun instead of her taser during a struggle with Daunte Wright on … Read more
The police officer who shot dead a 20-year-old black man during a traffic stop in Minneapolis has been named as Kimberly Potter, a 25-year veteran of the force. Potter, 48, can be heard saying ‘holy sh*t, I shot him’ after allegedly accidentally firing her gun instead of her taser during a struggle with Daunte Wright on … Read more