Curfews have been issued across the country in the wake of protests, both peaceful and violent, against police brutality following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week.
In Los Angeles, the curfew is the harshest since the riots in 1992 following the acquittal of the officer who beat Rodney King.On the East Coast, New York City has enacted the strictest curfew since the race riots of 1943.Why are there curfews?Floyd died as former officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck and two others held him down. A fourth officer stood by as it happened. Only Chauvin has been arrested in the death while three others were fired from the Minneapolis police department.
— Andrew Cuomo June 2, 2020 Cuomo told WAMC radio show host Alan Chartock there were about 4,000 officers who responded to the protest Sunday and expected about 8,000 officers to be out Monday night.The mayor said that while he supports the message of the demonstrations, the destruction needs to stop. These protests have power and meaning. But as the night wears on we are seeing groups use them to incite violence and destroy property.
Our first priority is keeping people safe, so I'm extending the curfew to Tuesday. It will begin at 8pm. — Mayor Bill de Blasio June 2, 2020 "These protests have power and meaning," de Blasio said in a tweet."But as the night wears on we are seeing groups use them to incite violence and destroy property. Our first priority is keeping people safe, so I'm extending the curfew to Tuesday."CNN's Cheri Mossburg, Amy Roberts and Brian Vitagliano contributed to this report.
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There’s no historic curfew. Lack of New York leadership is allowing destruction to a city already in crisis. This is a disgrace and you CNN exploit and applaud this!
G Floyd was on drugs..
Cant go to jail if the courthouse is gone...think about it.
There need to be more curfews across the nation to stop riots, violence, looting, vandalism. Even so-called 'peaceful' protesters are in some cases disregarding laws & saying they can gather where & when they want, & police have no authority to stop them.freep detroitnews
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What about those who came and peaceful were demanding? Plc didnt let em
STOP THE LYING CNN
See how that’s working
There should be no 11pm curfew BilldeBlasio & NYGovCuomo why wasn't there a curfew for racist, murderers in the force all these yrs NYPDShea the protests are only a few days & they are crying? Blacks have tolerated brutality for YRS!
Stop rioting and looting and the curfew will end. Wow magic, your own actions cause reactions, who would have thought. Ppl have to take responsibility for themselves and their own actions and stop blaming others for what they are doing. This is the only way forward.
I guess it hasn’t worked in NYC or LA
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