You watching cities on fire and 6 people being killed at a “mostly peaceful protest” doesn’t tell the whole story and...

 

https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jun/10/how-george-floyd-protests-evolved-5-major-cities/

You watching cities on fire and 6 people being killed at a “mostly peaceful protest” doesn’t tell the whole story and “the truth is more complicated”.

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Many social media posts and news broadcasts have focused on the violence, looting and property damage at Black Lives Matter protests. But those scenes of destruction don’t tell the whole story.

If you only get your news from Facebook, you might think all Black Lives Matter demonstrations devolve into riots and looting.

Those social media posts, as well as news broadcasts that run early footage of looting alongside live shots of peaceful protests, paint a picture of America in flames. The truth is more complicated.

The New York Times reports that, as of June 8, at least six people have been killed in violence connected to the protests around the country. As of June 4, a tally from the Associated Press counted more than 10,000 arrests.

After searching through hundreds of local news reports, the vast majority of these events have been reported as peaceful, and violence seems to be the exception and not the rule," said Mitchell Thorson, a USA Today interactive graphics editor who has helped map hundreds of protests around the country.

Violent protests in the city where Floyd was killed appear to have peaked between May 27 and 31. Since then, there has been more than a week of largely peaceful demonstrations. Floyd’s home city reacted to his death with some of the most violent protests in the country.

The demonstrations started peacefully, but they got confrontational after protesters spray-painted the precinct and threw rocks at the building’s windows. In response, police fired tear gas and flash grenades.

On May 27, the Minneapolis Police Department released the names of the officers involved in Floyd’s death, all of whom were fired.

On May 28, demonstrators burned down the 3rd Police Precinct and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency.

Demonstrators set fires and looted businesses. One man shot and killed someone he thought was looting a store.

As of June 9, at least 570 businesses in Minneapolis and neighboring St. Paul had been vandalized, looted or otherwise damaged, according to the Star Tribune.

The next day, thousands more marched through the city to call for defunding the MPD — a plea that most city council members have backed.

on May 28, when scuffles between protesters and police at Union Square led to dozens of arrests. Protests in Brooklyn the next day also turned violent as people started throwing bricks and bottles at police and setting cop cars on fire.

On June 1, "Black Lives Matter" was spray painted on a statue of George Washington outside the building where he was inaugurated as the first U.S. president.

Violent protests appear to have peaked between May 29 and June 1. Since then, there has been a week of largely peaceful demonstrations.

On May 29 — the day that Chauvin was arrested — the White House was locked down as demonstrators marched down Pennsylvania Avenue. Protesters threw bottles at Secret Service agents and tried to break through metal barriers outside the residence. Some officers were injured and used pepper spray on the crowd.

The next day, popular monuments around Washington were vandalized with graffiti. The tension boiled over as the night wore on.

Defying a citywide curfew, demonstrators faced off with the law enforcement, broke into offices and set multiple fires around the Washington Monument.

Stores spanning from Michael Kors in Georgetown to CVS Pharmacy near CityCenter were looted.

On June 1, officers fired pepper balls, a product that contains a chemical irritant, at demonstrators to clear the way for Trump’s three-minute photo op at St. John’s Church.

"This past weekend we saw a few bad actors set fires to vehicles and buildings, including a historic church, destroy locally owned and other businesses, and attempt to cause bodily harm by throwing objects at officers," said the Metropolitan Police Department in a June 5 email

Protests that started peacefully devolved into clashes with police across the city, damaged property in Beverly Hills, torched cop cars in downtown L.A. and looted buildings in Santa Monica.

Early on May 31, hundreds of National Guard troops patrolled the streets after another night of violence. Thousands of people had marched overnight in cities across L.A. County, with looting concentrated in Santa Monica and Long Beach. Hundreds of people were arrested and five LAPD officers were injured.

Demonstrators defaced the news network’s sign and threw water bottles, eggs and other items at police.

From there, looters entered the CNN building, and demonstrators threw rocks through hotel windows and set fire to cars near Centennial Olympic Park.

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