George Floyd protest live updates: Protesters stop looters, mayor looks to honor them

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LATEST: Nearly 500 people were arrested over the weekend in Minnesota's Twin Cities, the epicenter of the protests over the death of George Floyd.

9:36 a.m.: 481 arrests in Twin Cities over the weekend

George Floyd is pictured in an undated photo released by the office of Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump."The situation in our city continues to be an enormous amount of rage and frustration, thankfully we've been able to work with many of our community members as we've called for peace but not for patience," Carter said.Speaking about the violence during the protests, the mayor said that while"anger is really the only human compassionate response ...

In Miami, video overnight showed a group of protesters shattering the glass door of a CVS as they prepared to loot the store -- only to be stopped by a group of peaceful protesters who formed a line to prevent them from entering. Police then arrived and dispersed the crowd. People attend a protest amid nationwide unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Miami, May 31, 2020."Anyone who can identify the people responsible for keeping the peace as they, themselves, properly exercised their right to assemble and protest, please reach out to the Mayor's office via social media on the Mayor's Facebook page Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez, or on Twitter @mayorgimenez," he said in a statement.

Arrested protesters have come from 10 states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Iowa, New Jersey, Nevada, Virginia, Maryland, Texas and Minnesota Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchison made the request to move him over concerns about the large number of people who could possibly be booked into Hennepin County Jail tonight and concerns over COVID-19.

In Oklahoma City, cameras also captured sheriff's deputies taking a knee, with some hugging protesters near the Oklahoma County Jail. Last night, elements of the D.C. National Guard were sent to Lafayette Park in front of the White House and to other landmarks on the National Mall. Arrests during Sunday's protests have driven the total number of demonstrator arrests to 4,100 since protests began early in the week, according to the Associated Press.

 

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NickiHunter He was a bad man He kidnapped women raped women and was high on every drug imaginable he could’ve done better himself it didn’t have to be this way

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NickiHunter This is what we need this is what we want, this is what we DESERVE. WE ARE AMERICANS. THANK YOU OFFICER, KEEP THROWING UP THAT PEACE SIGN, EVERY COP OUT THERE, THROW IT UP, IF U MEAN IT.IF U DONT USE IT TO POKE UR EYES OUT CUZ UR STILL BLIND. TURN IN UR DR. LIC. Sou don't hurt AB

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and then on our way back they formed a line, beat people, and shot us with tear gas.

A Handful of Police are just trying to do their Job and go home to their families. While the other 80% are a bunch of Racist Bigots and Sambo's.

Having clean heart is more important than being black or white

Everybody we want justice for our brother George Floyd but we cant get justice by breaking cars fighting with the police That ain’t right we have toUse the law not all police are bad and yes people are racist cops are racist but at the end of the day we are not different United

Welcome back from vacation Keith! Did you just get around to viewing the torture video?

I have a heart for the law enforcement officials who truly want to protect and serve and have to be out there in the shadow of a cold-blooded murderer and his accomplices. God bless the activists. God bless the good cops. God damn the murderers and the punks causing the chaos.

He's has that right. When he takes off his uniform he is African-American.. They were peaceful so I know that was a big part of his applause as well. Great story.

Well— this is a protest not a riot

And I’m very seriously looking at colonizing Mars. Put up or shut up

This is why cops feel like they can do whatever they want and get away with it. This is why the cops are attacking protestors. There is NO accountability.

They aren't crackers so he won't.

Guilty by association 🤷🏽‍♂️

Rioters are not protesters, protesters are not rioters. There’s no screening who’s out, bound to get some miscreants. blacklivesmatter

he fucking better be

Silence is complicit

He's going to silence that cop who killed Floyd because it'll implicate him

COLIN KAEPERNICK TRIED TO TELL MILLIONS OF WHITE NFL FANS ABOUT POLICE BRUTALITY. ALL THEY SAW WAS A BLACK MAN DISSING AN AGE-OLD SONG ALL THEY SAW WAS A BLACK MAN PROTESTING IN THEIR SO-REVERED NFL STADIUMS.

Law enforcement stands in solidarity with the mourners for George Floyd

don't believe it! is a lie! it's a simple trick! to generate tranquility, peace and eliminate protest! Is in sight! don't you see?

He's also black, and scared, that's why.

it should be done already they commited manslaughter. watching a murder happen and did nothing to stop it.

MORE: 'I'm not prepared to announce anything at this moment,' Ellison says, adding, 'I will say that we are going to hold everybody accountable for what they did wrong and what they did that's illegal.'

Thanks Keith! They looked VERY racist toward POC! What’s that you say? They Were POC?

Well, yeah. Accessory. Plain and simple.

“Very seriously looking at”? Really?💔😔

prosecuting the riots as well

Better do it today!!!!

Easy 👏🏻

And then pepper sprayed them and unloaded clips of rubber bullets.

Are you fucking kidding me?

My kind of cop 👮🏽 👍🏼

well take your time, not like the country is burning down because of how slow you are or anything

He better.

Future looters. How cute.

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you people are very good because you care about the live of even one person. hope that things will be alright.

Cute. Now explain to the kids what its like to be a law abiding citizen in America. Explain standing around raising a racist rally fist wont solve anything. Teach them to get an education, to do research and VOTE.

Black lives matter only when they’re abused by white people,killing by other blacks, not so much!

Brainwashing the children, that’s what you all promote? EVIL EVIL EVIL!!!!

First we protest NOW WE BOYCOTT then we get the CHANGE WE DESERVE!!!! If black lives matter to you just take two seconds to hear me out THANK YOU 💜💜

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You mean as riots break out across the country?

Using kids as props who do not even understand what is going on. Amazing and ABC runs with it.

Good.

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