Many demonstrated peacefully. But for several nights, the unrest spiraled into violence, with stores looted and set ablaze along the Lake Street commercial artery that included the 3rd Precinct police station, which was home to the officers who arrested Floyd. The station itself was eventually abandoned by police and burned by rioters. Some nervous neighborhoods formed watch groups, setting up checkpoints and sometimes armed patrols.
Frey said more than 3,000 law enforcement officers from across the state and Minnesota National Guard soldiers will be at the ready when the case goes to the jury, expected in late April or early May. Protest leaders are on edge, too. They accuse authorities of creating a police state downtown that could trample their freedoms of speech and assembly.
Damm bro
Who threw those bananas in there not funny
Jury selection in this trial will make the difference between guilt or acquittal. The 12 citizens of Minneapolis selected have a duty to do, follow the letter of the law.
There’s a huge difference between Barbwire and razor wire,, that is razor wire, leading me to believe that the people that write these articles don’t know anything!!!!!!
Why are they expecting mostly peaceful protestors to break shit? Sounds racist. /s
crazy to think George Floyd has been sober for almost a year...
And the fact that Floyd died of a drug induced heart attack, means the officer will walk
OK who put those bananas there I don't appreciate the humor
To keep the mostly peaceful protesters at bay? Isn’t razor wire an OSHA Nono?
I am expecting that Derek Chauvin to be found guilty. If he is not then cops are above the law and can kill at will and not face punishment. That cannot be.
JonLemire Very sad. If they can ACTUALLY administer justice these measures won't & wouldn't be needed. Fair trial, yes. But we all saw the absolute callousness as it happened. True justice is needed in all of these cases.
Needs fair open trial
Uneasy? Do you job and hold police officers accountable!! Stop the blatant disregard & racial abuse against black people!! Fairly easy to do if you weren't racist.
White cops will be acquitted no surprise. 😢
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😆 this ain’t the medieval days.
This architecture really becomes us. So esthetically pleasing. Art Deco with “escape from New York “ realism. This is how all our cities should look like.
Why are they worried? It’s all peaceful protest, right?
Seems like they are getting ready for folks to have a huge insurrection ... that's what the cool kids call Protesting these days.
No matter if thier is the need to up security. What really matter is that Justice is done. But it's understandable so many people that have seen this as being part of the job, and not part of doing wrong your job. So is it being kind, being weak? Accountability must endure!
Let’s hope that it’s a fair trial. That’s all I ask.
Officer need to be freed
Amazing how all this could have been avoided if one “Good Cop” had done their duty to “serve and protect”, stepped in and stopped their fellow officer from performing a brutal, street execution.
Protect white folks, but don’t protect non white. Sheesh
Because there are some who will expect one, and only one, outcome. When will we be able to put trust back into our judicial system? When the radicals say it is okay?
Fukc blm.
Look no further than the trial of the LAPD officers who beat Rodney King and were acquitted. The city must prepare for whichever outcome.
Is the fix in?
Uhh fence off police station
Where the fuck was this at the capitol on Jan 6?
Nothing will happen during the trial. It's after he's acquitted by a likely white jury that'll be the problem.
The'Cop' was So Comfortable with his Knee on 'Mr. George Floyd's' neck , that he put his Hands in his Pockets!!! Relaxin!!!! Murder Under the Color of Law!!!!
keep it a secret, why ask for trouble.
I didn’t know the officer was white, thanks
POC don’t tend to “riot”, they protest peacefully. Whatever violence is expected, will be perpetuated by law “enforcement”
This just means they are planning on letting a murderer walk free
Sadly, even though we watched the officer murder GeorgeFloyd, I am not expecting justice.
Mostly peaceful
WTF have we become! This is bonkers craziness here.
This is the culture that race-grifters have created in our society. We are afraid to due anything due to the riotous mess it could cause if anything we do is interpreted as 'racist'
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