The facial recognition technology firm publicly refuted the claims. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. We rated this claim, which circulated on Facebook, False. In Minneapolis, the City Council pledged to dismantle its police department. Its not uncommon to see liberals try to argue that the Capitol riots were symbolically worse because the Capitol building was targeted during what was supposed to be part of the peaceful transfer of power process. In fact, the person most responsible for Eric Garner dying is Eric Garner. Is this supposed to be breaking news? They admitted their recommendations are influenced by their political agenda. All but one were killed by fellow citizens. More than 40 percent of counties in the United States at least 1,360 have had a protest. "At 17 years old Kyle (Rittenhouse) was perfectly legal to be able to possess that rifle without parental supervision.". The police chief in Louisville, Ky., was fired after a restaurant owner was killed when police officers and National Guard troops shot toward protesters. But they dont go quite far enough. And many other factors played a role in the reduced violence in the days before Trumps tweet. Sources: Crowd Counting Consortium, Edwin Chow and New York Times analysis | Note: The Times partnered with Edwin Chow, an associate professor at Texas State University, to count the protesters based on available aerial images from June 6 and added those estimates to data from the Crowd Counting Consortium. (The charge has since been dismissed in a plea agreement.). We called the sheriff's department and they said they dont know of any employee by that name. WebAmid a racial reckoning in 2020, BLM protests across the country fought against racial injustice, police brutality and advocated for numerous Black Americans that had been While they refrained from drawing any hard conclusions, RealClearInvestigations did an in-depth analysis of the data from not just the Capitol riots and last years Antifa/BLM-led riots, but also the January 2017 riots that took place during then-President Trumps inauguration. George Floyd finally started those conversations. Hochul wants quarantine camps and imprisonment if youre suspected of having a disease. Protesters march through London towards Parliament Square in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on July 5, 2020, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in police custody in the U.S. Minneapolis to pay $8.9 million over Chauvin's misconduct from 2017, 11 more officers face misconduct charges in troubled Ohio police department, Louisville police violated constitutional rights, Justice Department says, 20 more hours of video from arrest of Tyre Nichols to be released, Deputies suspended in Tyre Nichols case didn't keep bodycams on, tore down and vandalized statues of slave traders, 2019 mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, push peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square. While I am generally jubilant about left wing cities tearing themselves to pieces Old Testament style (yes this is God speaking to us) Im uncertain about a future which involves throwing dissenters into the gulag. By Tuesday, the Minneapolis police chief, Medaria Arradondo, had fired all four men involved in the arrest of Mr. Floyd. "We addressed the prime minister directly and the government and we said, 'We're not gonna stand for this, and we oppose this,'" said Mazou Q, a rapper who helped organize protests in Auckland. This claim from Trump was wrong on every level. Images claiming to show pro-Trump protests in Washington, D.C., are actually photos from 2018 March for Our Lives rally and 2017 Women's March. Published Jan. 16. The count could carry a longer prison sentence than the third-degree murder charge he initially faced. Fact check: Joe Biden has condemned protest-related violence from the left and the right. I cant stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Mr. Trump said. Jessica Doty-Whitaker, a white woman, was shot to death early one July morning in Indianapolis. More than 2,900 cases of police On Aug. 27, prosecutors charged Rittenhouse with a misdemeanor count of possession of a dangerous weapon under the age of 18, according to court records. andIP Policy, Report: 2020 Antifa/BLM-Led Riots Injured More Police Officers, Caused More Damage, and Resulted in More Arrests Than The Capitol Riot. Celebrities joined, including Madonna and John Boyega, who gave an impassioned address to protesters. While the group isnt necessarily directing each protest, it provides materials, guidance and a framework for new activists, Professor Woodly said. Some demonstrators vandalized police vehicles with graffiti and targeted the precinct house where the four officers had been assigned, said John Elder, a police spokesman. At least six people have been killed in violence connected to the protests that started after Mr. Floyd died in police custody. Im a big proponent of more police officers using body cameras and many police departments need better training when it comes to dealing with the mentally ill. News reports at the height of demonstrations over Floyds killing cited dozens of deaths in connection with protests, but many of those turned out to be examples of deadly crimes carried out in the vicinity of protests, rather than directly related to the demonstrations themselves, the researchers concluded. Candles and flowers form a tribute to Summer Taylor and Diaz Love during a rally near the King county courthouse on 22 July 2020 in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/NrElZrlfvu. During recent protests in Colombia over inequality and police brutality, local activist groups say at least 43 people have been killed by police. The photo, which like the claim, was circulated on Facebook, was not from that protest. The goose-stepping Anti-fa and Black Lives Matter terrorist-thugs carried out a true, year-long insurrection, featuring the occupation of and destruction of neighborhoods; the destruction of businesses; the destruction of courthouses and police stations; the desecration of synagogues; attacks upon law enforcement officers; the murder of innocents funny how the vile Dhimmi-crats arent at all interesting in convening a committee to investigation this insurrection, which the Dhimmi-crats enabled, lauded, rationalized and otherwise supported, at every turn. Copyright Townhall.com/Salem Media. pic.twitter.com/ZORecd3DcY, First published on June 4, 2021 / 7:39 PM. The authorities were investigating the fatal shooting of a federal officer, a contract security guard for the Department of Homeland Security, outside a federal courthouse in Oakland, Calif. But the most fundamental element of this claim is also completely wrong. Charges filed in 2015 were ultimately dismissed at the request of prosecutors in 2018, who cited lack of witness cooperation and the age of the case. It was cropped from a larger image of a handful of people with guns standing outside the state capitol in Madison two days prior. But the post is wrong to say demonstrators faced no consequences. Even before George Floyd, protesters were already galvanized by a death in their own country. While its possible that more people said they protested than actually did, even if only half told the truth, the surveys suggest more than seven million people participated in recent demonstrations. George Floyd rioters were found to have used more sophisticated and dangerous tactics than did the Capitol rioters, and in some cases weapons of greater lethality. George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, died in Minneapolis on Monday after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Derek Chauvin, a white police officer. I think it's purely due to the fact that there was a huge shift in power in that moment. The claim that Black Lives Matter protesters in Louisville protected a cop during protests and a U.S. Capitol Police officer died due to injuries sustained while on-duty is true. Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy. Published Jan. 13. A meme that compares an image of a Trump supporter being walked down the Capitol steps to a photo of BLM protester Martin Gugino, which it describes as an "old man bystander who had his head kicked in by police," is partly false. The forceful clearing of Lafayette Square on June 1 last year was one of the most controversial confrontations during nationwide protests after Floyds death. / CBS News. Summer Taylor, a Black Lives Matter protester who worked in a veterinary clinic, was killed in such an incident in Seattle. Says Evers and Lt. Gov. ", The RNC is a $200 million economic infusion into our communities., In a recent year, the Milwaukee Police Department "collected more guns per capita off the streets than in New York., "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office.". pic.twitter.com/qn6cnSwvQr. There were no charges for his death. Officers used tear gas and fired rubber bullets into crowds. Some climbed atop a large red CNN sign outside the media companys headquarters and spray-painted messages on it. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Some allegedly endured solitary confinement and other mistreatment. Months after the protests, the government commissioned a report examining institutional racism in the U.K. Violent protests ensued, prompting 17-year-old Illinois resident Kyle Rittenhouse to arrive at the Kenosha protests with an AR-15 and a self-described mission to protect property. And Johnson himself, while praising Trumps actions, had acknowledged things had been quiet for days before the Barnes speech and remained so in the days before the claim. Over that weekend, twenty-four people were killed and at least sixty-one injured by gun violence, and the city's 911 dispatchers received 65,000 calls in a single day50,000 more than normal. In contrast to how a Black man who was shot by police was treated, Kenosha police officers "let an armed white supremacist walk right past them after shooting people.". Interestingly most of the Jan 6th rioters were released pre trial. In 2015, 990 people in the United States were killed by police officers. The experiment was a response to the 2019 mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, which were committed by a white supremacist. In Kenosha in August, a 17-year-old carrying a rifle he was not old enough to legally possess shot and killed two people, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber, and seriously injured a third at a volatile late-night protest. Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer, via Associated Press. And in Austin, Texas, the police chief said that a black protester who had been shot in the head by officers was in critical condition. Besides the spike in demonstrations on Juneteenth, the number of protests has fallen considerably over the last two weeks according to the Crowd Counting Consortium. And if they counted deaths for the BLM/Antifa riots the way that the left wants to count deaths for the January 6 imbroglio the number of deaths caused by the BLM/Antifa riots would increase substantially. We appear to be experiencing a social change tipping point that is as rare in society as it is potentially consequential.. Fact check: Social media falsely claims Vice President Mike Pence was arrested. Two were conservatives killed after pro-Trump patriot rallies. But no official cause of death has been released, and U.S. Capitol Police have said only that he died due to injuries sustained while on-duty.. In remarks about the unrest in several cities across the United States, Mr. Trump threatened to deploy the military to states where governors and mayors could not bring violence and the looting under control. The former Minneapolis police officer who pinned Mr. Floyds neck to the ground with his knee was arrested and was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. published Jan. 13. The comments section is closed. Published Jan. 12. National Guard troops were en route and even on the ground well before the Trump administration got involved. Moreover, the overwhelming majority of police shootings are justified and those that arent are USUALLY punished in a court of law. If you arent moved by the George Floyd video, you have nothing in you, he said. This leads to huge increases in criminal activity which gets people killed. "Oil pulling improves overall oral health, strengthens gums, helps prevent cavities, whitens teeth and reduces plaque. It's false to claim President-elect Joe Biden condemned violence on Jan. 6 but didn't condemn violent protests by Black Lives Matter or antifa last summer. Published Jan. 15. But Black Lives Matter protesters there say that comes from a reluctance to speak directly about race and discrimination. When #Blacklivesmatter sleazeballs preach so much hatred against the police that we have snipers shooting the cops in Dallas and people applauding that on Twitter, theyre getting people killed. Although BLM and antifa are not the government, the government still holds a monopoly on violence. https://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd-protests-timeline.html. Turnout has ranged from dozens to tens of thousands in about 2,500 small towns and large cities. But the protests brought Black protesters together with Indigenous Mori and Pacific Islanders, creating a movement for racial progress unlike anything the country had seen for years. Kamalas Bail-Jumpers Inc.? Video and photographs of the incident appear to show Keltner slapping a security guard for a local news crew, who responds by pulling out a gun and shooting him. Fact check: Meme inaccurately portrays police action at New York BLM protest. Rittenhouse did fall as a crowd followed him, but President Donald Trumps comments left an incendiary and false picture: By the time he fell, according to criminal charges, Rittenhouse had already shot and killed one person that night. Fact check: Demonstrators erected a cross at Michigan Capitol, not US Capitol. Two autopsies completed on George Floyd ruled his death a homicide. But as far as the government hasn't nothing changed. "There is this refusal to take into account the history of slavery and colonization, and how race was part of it and how we're still dealing with the legacy," said Nathalie Etoke, an associate professor of Francophone and Africana Studies at the City University of New York Graduate Center. A year on, it is an issue that continues to dominate conversations across politics, media and beyond. "We had to reckon with what was happening, and we had to take a sideThere was no more status quo as an option. Many of the protesters in the park were armed and on edge, and returned fire when Lopez started shooting, local news outlets reported. We need your help. Lee Keltner, a navy veteran who made custom western hats, was shot after a patriot rally in Denver on 10 October. Months later, a grand jury voted not to indict them. Published Feb. 3. Some businesses, including restaurants and an auto-parts store, were set on fire. The new data highlights the danger of the presence of guns during politically charged protests, and raises concerns about continued violence during and after election day, when many Americans anticipate delays, confusion and protests before the winner of the presidential race is confirmed. A coalition of faith leaders praying at the site where George Floyd died in Minneapolis. Posts claiming that Capitol workers threw away an American flag as they prepared for the transition of power are missing context. after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground, borne little resemblance to what actually occurred, delivered an ultimatum to Minneapolis protesters, poured into the streets near Atlantas Centennial Olympic Park, clashed with the police across Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, in West Philadelphia, where the police used pepper spray, two officers were fired for excessive use of force, announced new charges against the three Minneapolis police officers, were charged with felony assault on June 6 after a video showed officers shoving. ", Wisconsin elementary school students buck national trends in National Report Card release., Mandela Barnes came out in favor of abortion up until the moment of birth., Says Tony Evers is a career politician., Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes supports abolishing ICE.. Counting efforts are still ongoing, so the map is not comprehensive and totals shown are an average of high and low estimates. Activists say England has more covert racism than the United States but they are still fighting many of the same issues. Do this peacefully, please.. According to a poll from The Washington Post and the Kaiser Family Foundation, one in five Americans said that they had participated in a protest since the start of the Trump administration, and 19 percent said they were new to protesting. The shirtless, face-painted man who was pictured in social media images of the Jan. 6 Capitol building breach is not affiliatedwith anti-fascist-or anti-racism movements. Blake has since filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Officer Rusten Sheskey, who was not criminally charged, saying Sheskey used excessive force. Hundreds of demonstrators poured into the streets near Atlantas Centennial Olympic Park, leaving behind smashed windows. 1800 I Street NW Belly Mujinga, a Black transport worker in London, died from COVID-19 in April 2020 after saying that a White man spit on her in a racist attack at work. Townhall.com is the leading source for conservative news and political commentary and analysis. Published Jan. 7. and NASCAR for Black Lives Matter may have also encouraged supporters who typically would sit on the sidelines to get involved. Claims that members of antifa were identified among rioters at the U.S. Capitol by a facial recognition company are false. Published Jan. 13. Washington was also the site of the nation's most notorious crackdown on protesters. So, if the goal is supposed to be to stop the police from ever making a mistake, its pie in the sky.