Despite unanimous support Friday, the amendment faces a number of bureaucratic obstacles before voters can vote on it in November.
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RECAP: Reaction as Rebecca Long-Bailey sacked for tweeting ‚antisemitic‘ Maxine Peake interview
Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has been sacked from the shadow cabinet after she tweeted a link to an interview with actress Maxine Peake.
The shadow education secretary was forced out of her job by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who said the interview contained an ‚antisemitic conspiracy theory‘.
Live Police Shooting of Philando Castile | Livestream Video [GRAPHIC CONTENT]
(7.7.2016)
The incident in Falcon Heights, a suburb of St. Paul, appeared to be partly documented in a Facebook Live recording posted by a woman in the car, who identified herself as the man‘s girlfriend. The video, which was briefly removed from Facebook but later republished with a warning of graphic content, had as of Thursday morning been viewed close to 2 million times.
“Are You Prepared to Kill Somebody?” A Day With One of America’s Most Popular Police Trainers
(February 2017)
Last summer, after a black man named Philando Castile was shot and killed during a traffic stop outside Minneapolis, it was revealed that two years earlier the officer, Jeronimo Yanez, had attended “The Bulletproof Warrior,” a two-day training taught by Grossman and his colleague Jim Glennon.
Israeli forces trained cops in ‘restraint techniques’ at Minneapolis conference
(03.06.2020)
Neta Golan, co-founder of International Solidarity Movement (ISM), said: “When I saw the picture of killer cop Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd by leaning in on his neck with his knee as he cried for help and other cops watched, I remembered noticing when many Israeli soldiers began using this technique of leaning in on our chest and necks when we were protesting in the West Bank sometime in 2006.
“They started twisting and breaking fingers in a particular way around the same time. It was clear they had undergone training for this. They continue to use these tactics—two of my friends have had their necks broken but luckily survived—and it is clear that they [Israel] share these methods when they train police forces abroad in ‘crowd control’ in the U.S. and other countries including Sudan and Brazil.”
Minn. police learn from Israeli counter-terrorism conference
(June 26, 2012)
About 100 Minnesota law enforcement officers attended a counter-terrorism training conference in Minneapolis Monday.
The conference was put on by the Israeli consulate in Chicago, the FBI and Minnetonka police.
Deputy Consul Shahar Arieli said Israeli law enforcement officers shared techniques to prevent terrorist acts, such as suicide bombings.
U.K. Labour Leader Sacks Education Spokeswoman for Sharing Article With ‚Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory‘
Long-Bailey had tweeted an Independent article written about British actress and anti-capitalist activist Maxine Peake writing „Maxine Peake is an absolute diamond.“
In the story, Peake alleges that „the tactics used by the police in America, kneeling on George Floyd’s neck, that was learnt from seminars with Israeli secret services.”
President Trump tweets at ‚protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes‘ today before Tulsa rally
(20.06.2020)
President Trump tweeted this Friday morning, a day before his rally in Tulsa:
„Any protesters, anarchists, agitators, looters or lowlifes who are going to Oklahoma please understand, you will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!“
Mass shooting just occurred within this hour in uptown MINNEAPOLIS. At least 8 victims. No further details.
Journalist partially blinded while covering protests: There‘s no way they could have mistaken me for anything but press
The final photos journalist Linda Tirado took around midnight on May 30, while covering the protests in Minneapolis, show what appears to be a police officer aiming a foam bullet gun right at her.
Shortly after, Tirado was hit in the face with a foam bullet, which broke the goggles she was wearing and left her permanently blind in one eye.
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin „bumped heads“ while working at nightclub, former coworker says
The Floyd family says they believe what happened on May 25 was in part personal. Their lawyer has called for Chauvin to be charged with first-degree murder, „because we believe he knew who George Floyd was.“
„Is there any doubt in your mind that Derek Chauvin knew George Floyd?“ CBS News asked Pinney.
„No. He knew him,“ the coworker said.
Most of Minneapolis City Council pledges to ‚begin the process of ending‘ police department
“We recognize that we don’t have all the answers about what a police-free future looks like, but our community does,” they said, reading off a prepared statement. “We’re committed to engaging with every willing community member in the City of Minneapolis over the next year to identify what safety looks like for you.”
Their words — delivered one day after Mayor Jacob Frey told a crowd of protesters he does not support the full abolishment of the MPD — set off what is likely to be a long, complicated debate about the future of the state’s largest police force.
‘I’m Not For Abolishing The Entire Police Department’: Mayor Frey Speaks Out At Mpls. Protest
WCCO caught Mayor Frey afterwards and here’s what he had to say:
“If you’re asking whether I’m for massive structural reform to revise a structurally racist system the answer is ‘yes’. If you’re asking whether I will do everything possible to push back on the inherent inequities that are literally built into the architecture the answer is ‘yes’. If you’re asking whether I’m willing to do everything I possibly can throughout the rest of my term to make sure that the police union, the police contract, the arbitration system, and some of these policies that have resulted in problems for specifically Black and Brown people and murder over series of generations, I’m all for that. I’m not for abolishing the entire police department, I will be honest about that.”
MSNBC‘s Ali Velshi on Covering Protests Amid Press Attacks: „We Exist to Hold Power to Account“
(03.06.2020)
„If you‘re in a crowd and the crowd‘s getting tear-gassed, that‘s the nature of the business. So, it‘s not that reporters never get injured incidentally in these things. But, as you saw, the flavor of this one was a little bit different. There was something indisciplined about the way the authorities were operating, and there was definitely something in the air that allowed the police to believe this kind of behavior was OK.
I believe that we exist to bear witness and to hold power to account, and that‘s it. And if you‘re not prepared to do that, then don‘t be a reporter“
Trauerfeier für George Floyd: Acht Minuten und 46 Sekunden Schweigen
Pastor Sharpton forderte die Besucher der Gedenkfeier auf, acht Minuten und 46 Sekunden inne zu halten. Genau die Zeit, die George Floyd in Minneapolis am Boden gepresst lag, mit dem Knie des Polizisten in seinem Nacken. Selbst als Floyd bewusstlos war, griffen die anderen am Einsatz beteiligten Beamten nicht ein. Floyd starb in Folge der Polizeigewalt noch am Tatort.
George Floyd memorial service held in Minneapolis – watch live
The family of George Floyd hold a memorial service in Minneapolis, before he is laid to rest in Houston on Tuesday
Minnesota Files Discrimination Complaint Against Minneapolis Police Department
Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced on Tuesday the state‘s Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department‘s practices and policies over the last decade.
National Guard says troops will be armed in Twin Cities after threat
The head of the MN National Guard, Lt. Gen. Jon Jensen, confirmed the move to CBS News after it was warned of a „specific threat against the guard“ by the FBI.
Tanker Truck Speeds Into Thousands of George Floyd Protesters on Minneapolis Bridge
In a confusing episode that authorities are still trying to clear up, a tanker truck sped toward a crowd of thousands of demonstrators who were marching on a bridge in Minneapolis late Sunday afternoon to protest the killing of George Floyd. Demonstrators managed to scatter, and surprisingly there were no immediate reports of any seriously injured protesters. The harrowing scene was caught on video from multiple angles and shows how the tanker truck barreled toward the crowd that was on the I-35W bridge.
Ausschreitungen in Minneapolis: „Hier geht es um Chaos“
Walz machte außenstehende Kräfte für die Eskalation verantwortlich. 80 Prozent der Gewalttäter kämen nicht aus dem Bundesstaat. Sie seien gut organisiert und – wie der Gouverneur einräumte – taktisch den Sicherheitskräften überlegen.
Der Gouverneur warnte, dass die Lage weiter eskalieren könnte – genau darauf würden es die gewalttätigen Protestierer anlegen. Sie wollten die mediale Aufmerksamkeit und seien auch bereit, Tote in Kauf zu nehmen.
Gewalt in Minneapolis: „Professionell organisierte Gruppen“
Talan: Der Gouverneur von Minnesota hat von professionell organisierten Gruppen gesprochen, die gezielt Chaos stiften wollten. Er ist nach einer Beteiligung von „White Supremacy“-Anhängern gefragt worden (Rassistische Ideologie von einer „weißen Überlegenheit“, Anm. d.Red.) und hat bestätigt, dass es diese Gerüchte gebe. Es kursieren Fotos von Pickup-Trucks, die bei den Protesten gesichtet wurden, auf denen Sticker dieser rassistischen Bewegung klebten. Diese Fahrzeuge kamen auch aus anderen Bundesstaaten. Es gibt Berichte von einer Unterwanderung der Proteste.
Aktivisten posteten zudem ein Video von einem der ersten Fälle von Vandalismus in Minneapolis. Zu sehen ist ein weißer Mann mit Gasmaske und militärischer Kleidung, der ein Geschäft beschädigt. Er wird von einem Schwarzen zur Rede gestellt und entfernt sich, als er merkt, dass er gefilmt wird.
Hahahahahah! „Well, we told people not to protest, so we thought they‘d stay home“ Hahahahaah!
? How could you underestimate the number of people who would show up tonight? Harrington: We listened to people who said that the curfew would keep people inside, and numbers of protesters down.
NOW: @CBP Predator Drone #CPB104 circling over Minneapolis at 20K feet. Took off from Grand Forks Air Force Base. #Minneapolisprotests #surveillance #planespotting
29.5.2020Jason
US Border Patrol Denounced as ‚Rogue Agency‘ for Using Predator Drone to Spy on Minneapolis Protests
Civil liberties advocates sounded the alarm Friday after reporting indicated Customs and Border Protection has been flying an unmanned Predator drone over Minneapolis as the city continues to roil with protest over the police killing of George Floyd earlier this week
Customs and Border Protection Is Flying a Predator Drone Over Minneapolis
The drone flown over Minneapolis is an unarmed version of the aircraft.
The drone was first spotted on a flight tracking tool by members of the ADB-S Exchange, a community of flight watchers who use open-source flight data to monitor America‘s skies. Presumably, the drone is surveilling protests there, though CBP did not respond to a request for comment about what the drone is doing there.
Minneapolis – Polizist im Fall George Floyd verhaftet
Die vier an dem Einsatz beteiligten Polizisten wurden entlassen. Sie wurden zunächst aber weder festgenommen noch angeklagt, was zu wütenden Protesten führte. Minnesotas Gouverneur Tim Walz sicherte am Freitag bei einer emotionalen Pressekonferenz zu, dass die Justiz das Vorgehen der Beteiligten schnell untersuchen werde.
Der Gouverneur teilte das Entsetzen über den Vorfall. „Das Kapitel, das diese Woche geschrieben wurde, ist eines unserer dunkelsten Kapitel“, sagte er.
BREAKING: Officer Derek Chauvin was just taken into state custody for the murder of George Floyd.
Thank you to everybody who helped make this happen.
THIS IS NOT ENOUGH.
Officers Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng are still free.
If most people, particularly people of color, had done what a police officer did late Monday, they’d already be behind bars. That’s why today I’m calling on Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman to charge the arresting officer in this case.
(27.05.2020)
The Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd‘s neck had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says
The former Minneapolis police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd‘s neck had 18 prior complaints filed against him with the Minneapolis Police Department‘s Internal Affairs, according to the police department.
It‘s unclear what the internal affairs complaints against the officer, Derek Chauvin, were for. MPD did not provide additional details.
Minnesota governor apologizes for arrest of CNN team
CNN president Jeff Zucker spoke with the governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz on Friday morning, following the arrest of CNN‘s team in Minneapolis,
Walz said he „deeply apologizes“ for what happened and is working to have the CNN team released immediately.
A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests
A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests live on the air Friday morning.
Among those arrested was correspondent Omar Jimenez as he gave a report on CNN‘s New Day shortly after 5 a.m. CT (6 a.m. ET).
Over 500 National Guard soldiers arrive in the Minneapolis area as protests grow over George Floyd‘s death
More than 500 Minnesota National Guard soldiers arrived in Minneapolis and surrounding areas as protests erupted for a third night over the death of a black man while in police custody.
From New York City to Denver and other cities, protesters demanded justice for George Floyd after his arrest and death Monday in Minneapolis.
At my request, the FBI and the Department of Justice are already well into an investigation as to the very sad and tragic death in Minnesota of George Floyd….
….I have asked for this investigation to be expedited and greatly appreciate all of the work done by local law enforcement. My heart goes out to George’s family and friends. Justice will be served!
George Floyd’s life mattered.
Chaotic scene in Minneapolis after second night of protests over death of George Floyd
MINNEAPOLIS — Thousands of people poured into the streets here for a second night of protests — which later turned chaotic as police fired rubber bullets from a rooftop, several buildings caught fire, and one person was shot and killed by a store owner — after a viral video showed a white police officer putting his knee on the neck of a black man, who later died.
MPD fires multiple rounds of tear gas and flash bangs into the crowd. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
(26.05.2020)
MPD shoot unarmed protestor close range.
(26.05.2020)
Polizist kniet auf Hals: Tod von Afroamerikaner entsetzt USA
Ein auf Video gebannter Polizeieinsatz sorgt in den USA für Entsetzen und Proteste.