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WATCH: MN City Council VP: ‘Anger’ Justified, But ‘You Have No Right’ To ‘Violence, Harm’ On ‘Very Communities’ You Claim To Stand Up For

Amanda Prestigiacomo
WATCH: MN City Council VP: ‘Anger’ Justified, But ‘You Have No Right’ To ‘Violence, Harm’ On ‘Very Communities’ You Claim To Stand Up For
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During a press conference on Thursday, Minneapolis Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins called for calm and peace and admonished rioters for hurting the “very communities that you say that you are standing up for.”

On Wednesday, protests in Minneapolis turned ugly, as looting, violence, and arson erupted across the city, following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer had his knee on the 46-year-old’s neck during an arrest, viral video shows.

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