In an emotional response to George Floyd’s family Sunday night, the Minneapolis police chief says in his mind, all four officers involved in the black man’s killing bear the same responsibility. “Mr. Floyd died in our hands and so I see that as being complicit,” Chief Medaria Arradondo told CNN’s Sara Sidner. “Silence and inaction,…… MORE
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2 Atlanta officers fired after video shows them tasing man and using ‘excessive force’ on woman, mayor says
Two Atlanta Police Department officers were fired Sunday after video showed them using “excessive force” against two college students during Saturday night’s protests, Atlanta’s mayor announced. Officers were filmed in downtown Atlanta breaking the windows of the vehicle the two people were in, yanking a woman out of the car and tasing the man. Atlanta…… MORE
George Floyd protests spread nationwide
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New York City mayor’s daughter arrested alongside protesters for ‘unlawful assembly,’ sources say
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter was arrested during protests Saturday night, according to police sources. Chiara de Blasio was arrested for unlawful assembly and was later released, police sources said. CNN has reached out to Mayor de Blasio’s office for comment. Her arrest comes as thousands of people are taking to the…… MORE
‘Insecure’ star Kendrick Sampson says he was shot with rubber bullets 7 times during George Floyd protest
Actor Kendrick Sampson said he was shot seven times with rubber bullets by police in Los Angeles on Saturday during a protest over the death of George Floyd. “He pointed the gun DIRECTLY AT ME,” Sampson wrote on Twitter, linking to an news report about his experience. “I actually got hit 7 times with rubber…… MORE
New York police officers kneel with protesters
In the midst of protests and destruction around the nation, a moving scene unfolded Sunday in New York when some of the city’s police officers knelt with protesters. Aleeia Abraham shot a video of the officers taking a knee during a march in Queens calling for justice for George Floyd, who died while being arrested…… MORE
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defends protests and says racism is deadlier than Covid-19 in powerful op-ed
Thousands of Americans took to the streets this weekend in nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd, but millions more sat at home, watching the protests unravel on their TVs. A glance at Twitter and other social media will show varying opinions on the protests, with many focused on protesters’ supposed disregard for…… MORE
The ACLU created an app to help people record police misconduct
The American Civil Liberties Union has an app that allows people to record their interactions with law enforcement. It could come in handy during ongoing protests over police misconduct, says a spokesperson for the organization. The ACLU first released the “Mobile Justice” app in 2015 for users to record possible police misconduct. Videos are automatically…… MORE
A sheriff put down his baton to listen to protesters. They chanted ‘walk with us,’ so he did
A Michigan sheriff joined protesters in Flint Township on Saturday, putting down his weapon and saying, “I want to make this a parade, not a protest.” Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson spoke with demonstrators who were met by police officers in riot gear, local affiliate WEYI reported. “The only reason we’re here is to make…… MORE
A group of fishermen in Hawaii caught 220-pounds of tuna and donated it to health care workers
When five Hawaii fisherman took to sea, they had one goal in mind: feeding their local health care workers. One of the fishermen was Kyle Nakamoto, the executive producer of the diving show Hawaii Skin Diver TV, who told CNN the lucky group caught two yellowfin tuna totaling 220 pounds. The massive tuna was sent…… MORE
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