One Minneapolis police inspector is warning residents of a district, hit hard by a city-wide spike in violence, that police reinforcements aren&#8217;t available to help handle increasing crime and they &#8220;aren&#8217;t coming any time soon.&#8221;
<a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/09/17/minneapolis-police-3rd-precinct-head-to-business-owner-theres-no-long-term-plan-to-increase-safety/">CBS Minneapolis reports</a> that the head of the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd Precinct, Inspector Sean McGinty, warned business owners in a note that he simply can&#8217;t help them address or repel break-ins, burglaries, and other incidents that have plagued the neighborhood all summer. Minneapolis&#8217;s 3rd Precinct is where <a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/08/25/4-men-indicted-for-fire-that-totaled-minneapolis-police-3rd-precinct/">rioters &#8220;occupied&#8221; and then burned</a> the local precinct building in protest over the death of George Floyd.
The business owners complained to McGinty that they were scared to go to work and can&#8217;t find employees brave enough to fill vacant positions. They demanded McGinty give them a &#8220;long-term plan&#8221; to address the problem.
In response, McGinty admitted that there is no &#8220;long-term plan.&#8221;
&#8220;As far as a long-term plan I don’t have one. I have lost 30% of my street officers since the end of May. Budget cuts from COVID-19 and an additional 1.5 million from the council in August we have let go 17 CSO’s and cancelled a recruit class of 29,&#8221; he wrote.
&#8220;A potential Cadet class slated for January of 2021 was also eliminated. It takes about a year to get a police Officer onto the streets with hiring, backgrounds and field training so reinforcements aren’t coming anytime soon,&#8221; McGinty continued. &#8220;We are doing everything we can with what we have. I hate to see great businesses like yours and the rest of your corridor being victimized and feeling unsafe. Please let me know if you have any more questions.&#8221;
The Minneapolis Police Department&#8217;s union president confirmed the situation to CBS, pinning the blame for poor officer retention, recruitment, and morale on Minneapolis City Council efforts aimed at defunding and disbanding the MPD.
&#8220;The Inspector gave an excellent summary. I think the only plan city leadership has is to further decimate its police department. Businesses and people will continue to flee the city. And rightfully so,&#8221; he said.
Minneapolis Police, though, say they have enough patrol officers to handle the situation.
“In these very challenging times of COVID, budget cuts and retirements, the MPD continues to evaluate and reallocate the resources that we currently have to best serve the City of Minneapolis, focusing on the core responsibilities of a police department; responding to 911 calls and investigations,&#8221; they told CBS.
McGinty&#8217;s admission comes just days after the city council, which has been pressing to &#8220;defund the police&#8221; since late May, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/minneapolis-city-council-panics-over-surge-in-violence-after-demonizing-police-where-are-the-police">confronted the city&#8217;s police chief</a> and demanded to know why crime is on the upswing in Minneapolis. It also comes just days after a plan to reopen a police office in the affected 3rd Precinct failed &#8212; a development anti-police activists hailed as a &#8220;victory&#8221; in the fight to &#8220;abolish&#8221; law enforcement, <a href="https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/09/16/minneapolis-temporary-3rd-precinct-plan-dropped-after-negotiations-with-property-owners-reach-impasse/">per CBS Minneapolis</a>.
“I think we’re celebrating this as a victory, and making it very clear to our elected leaders that you need to move forward with the process that you promised in June,”  the chair of the Seward Abolish Police Group told the network following the decision. “We do not want to see any movement on re-opening this precinct.”
“Why go with MPD as it is without any reconciliation or restorative process? Let’s move away from that and use this as an opportunity to build that new model public and community safety,” she added.
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This was shaping up to be another week of rioting and chaos in an American city. It was Lancaster, Pennsylvania this time, home to Amish villages, cornfields, and other rural attractions. Rioters descended on the town on Sunday night, pillaging, looting, burning, and doing all of the other things we have come to expect, in response to the police shooting of a man who was chasing after an officer while wielding a knife. But then something we have not come to expect: almost as soon as it had started, the rioting stopped.
The next night of protests was <a href="https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/09/second-night-of-lancaster-protests-sees-smaller-more-peaceful-crowd.html">small</a> and for the most part peaceful (really peaceful, not &#8220;peaceful&#8221; in the way the media has come to use the word). If there have been any protests since Monday, we haven&#8217;t heard much about them. Things seem to have quieted down in Lancaster. Order rapidly reemerged from the chaos. Contrast this with places like Portland or Seattle, which saw mass anarchy for months on end. Riots plagued Kenosha and Minneapolis for weeks.
Why was Lancaster so lucky? Why isn&#8217;t it the next Kenosha or the new Portland?
It seems they did a number of things differently.
1. The Lancaster Police Department released the body cam footage of the incident within hours. We didn&#8217;t have to wait days or months to see if the narrative from the protesters was actually true, as we did with George Floyd and other high-profile police shootings. Granted, the radical branch of the &#8220;protesters&#8221; don&#8217;t much care about the accuracy of their narrative — truth is an irrelevant detail in their worldview — but it certainly doesn&#8217;t help when the false narrative goes entirely unchallenged for weeks on end.
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2. The police showed up in force on the first night of the protests. Rioters were given a few warnings to disperse before <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/tear-gas-deadly-lancaster-police-shooting/2532174/">tear gas</a> was deployed. Rubber bullets were also used against the rioters as they began to hurl bricks and other projectiles at law enforcement. One protester, sadly for him, <a href="https://twitter.com/TheRightScoop/status/1305507636138463234?s=20">took a rubber bullet to the groin</a>.
3. Police <a href="https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1305403142486536192">aggressively pursued</a> those who committed crimes throughout the night. Officers in marked police vans chased down the criminals, swiftly arrested them, and carted them off to jail.
4. Here is perhaps the most important part. The arrested rioters were charged with multiple felonies and kept in jail on bails set at <a href="https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/lancaster-judge-sets-protesters-bail-at-1-million/521-effd2ad6-8a44-4910-aac8-cc7f30b6b4c7">up to 1 million dollars</a>. As of Wednesday, at least seven of the accused arsonists and vandals are still in jail, unable to pay the hefty bond.
And this is all it took. Four easy steps to quell the chaos and restore order.
It is not as though the Lancaster Police Department has access to more tools and resources than the police in Portland or Seattle. The difference here is that the people in positions of power actually wanted the law enforced, and took basic steps to see that it was done. The police were allowed to do their jobs, and suspects, once arrested, faced real and life changing consequences. It was that simple.
Which only throws into sharper relief the abysmal and inexcusable failures of the cities that failed — rather, refused — to stop the rioting when they could.
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Riots and looting that took place following George Floyd&#8217;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department will cost insurance companies up to $2 billion, making them the most expensive incident in insurance history.
Floyd&#8217;s death on Memorial Day weekend sparked nationwide anti-racism and anti-police brutality protests, which agitators, bent on violence, used as cover to wreak havoc in many of America&#8217;s major cities. The resulting damage is already costing cities like Minneapolis in the hundreds of millions of dollars, <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2020/07/13/federal-government-rejects-minnesota-aid-riots.html#:~:text=The%20federal%20government%20has%20turned,the%20local%20and%20state%20governments.%22">per Minneapolis Business Journal</a>, and now insurance companies report they could be on the hook for billions more.
Axios reports Wednesday that insurance companies could pay up to $2 billion to cover damages, rendering the Floyd riots the single largest insurance event in history, utterly dwarfing the next highest payout event, the Rodney King riots, which cost about $1.4 billion in today&#8217;s dollars, and mid-century race riots in Los Angeles, California, and Detroit, Michigan, which cost around $350 million each.
&#8220;The protests that took place in 140 U.S. cities this spring were mostly peaceful, but the arson, vandalism and looting that did occur will result in at least $1 billion to $2 billion of paid insurance claims — eclipsing the record set in Los Angeles in 1992 after the acquittal of the police officers who brutalized Rodney King,&#8221; Axios noted Wednesday. &#8220;A company called Property Claim Services (PCS) has tracked insurance claims related to civil disorder since 1950. It classifies anything over $25 million in insured losses as a &#8220;catastrophe,&#8221; and reports that the unrest this year (from May 26 to June 8) will cost the insurance industry far more than any prior one.&#8221;
The Floyd riots are also notable because the destruction is ongoing in places like Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and new riots and incidents of looting crop up in cities weekly, as new police-involved shooting incidents come to light. The $2 billion likely does not include damage in Rochester, New York, or Lancaster, Pennsylvania, both of which played host, last weekend, to demonstrations that eventually turned violent. And it definitely does not include anticipated unrest following the November presidential election.
&#8220;There could be riots [after the election] that lead to significant losses that would meet our reporting thresholds,&#8221; one expert told Axios.
The number also does not cover municipal losses, loss <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/minneapolis-protests-business-looting.html">related to uninsured property</a>, or the cost of quelling protests and repairing city property. Looting incidents in Chicago, Illinois, are expected to cost that city upwards of $60 million. Los Angeles <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/george-floyd-protests-expensive-civil-disturbance-us-history">told Fox News</a> that it expects to pay out nearly $40 million in overtime to police officers and another $25 million to the National Guard.
&#8220;In Seattle, taxpayers spent $6.3 million in overtime, $67,478 on riot gear and $31,172 on pepper spray, flash bangs and other less than lethal weapons, according to SPD.  Police overtime in Portland, Oregon totaled $6.2 million,&#8221; the outlet reported back in August.
In smaller cities, the damage may be less but the cost is still astronomical: &#8220;In Tucson, police overtime for one night May 30 cost taxpayers more than $100,000 for 239 employees, about the annual salaries of two rookie officers. On that same Saturday night, Cleveland police racked up $3 million in overtime. Even small towns incurred costs: Fargo, N.D., spent $840,000 and Harrisburg, Pa., $50,000 in overtime.&#8221;
PCS also noted, in earlier interviews, that insurance costs, at this point, are just an estimate designed to help insurers anticipate how much cash to have on hand for eventual claims.
&#8220;It’s essentially a heads up to carriers, telling them to get ready for an influx of claims and payouts. It will take around three weeks for the company to make an estimate on the insurance bill,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-insurance-bill-for-damage-and-looting-during-protests-over-george-floyds-death-will-be-at-least-25-million-and-thats-just-in-minnesota-2020-06-04">organization told MarketWatch</a> back in June.
The estimate does, at least, fly in the face of claims made by some who defend the riots and looting as &#8220;reparations&#8221; or as legitimate forms of protest. In Chicago, the official Black Lives Matter contingent even went so far as to suggest that &#8220;anything they wanted to take, they can take it because these businesses have insurance.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-kenosha-city-owned-property-sustained-2m-in-damages-mayor-asks-for-30m-riot-relief">RELATED: REPORT: Kenosha City-Owned Property Sustained $2M In Damages, Mayor Asks For $30M Riot Relief</a>
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Nineteen black families pooled their resources to purchase 97 acres of land in eastern Georgia to create what they hope to be a “safe space” for black families.
Real Estate agent Ashley Scott purchased the land with the family, <a href="https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/09/12/us/freedom-black-cooperative-toomsboro/index.html">declaring</a> to CNN “Welcome to Freedom” as she stood upon the land she co-owns. &#8220;I&#8217;m hoping that it will be a thriving safe haven for people of color, for Black families in particular,&#8221; she told the news outlet.
The land purchased by the families is east of Macon, Georgia, in Wilkinson County. Scott and her friend Renee Walters, an investor and entrepreneur, wanted to create a safe space for black families but weren’t planning to buy land to make that dream a reality.
&#8220;Being able to create a community that is thriving, that is safe, that has agriculture and commercial businesses that are supporting one another and that dollars circulating in our community, that is our vision,&#8221; Scott told CNN.
Scott said the idea came after protests and riots broke out across the United States following the police-involved deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville. Ahmaud Arbery’s death at the hands of residents in Brunswick, Georgia, also inspired their purchase.
George Floyd died after police officer Derek Chauvin held his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes while Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. Breonna Taylor was killed when police executed a no-knock warrant to search her apartment for drugs. Taylor was not the subject of the search, but a man she had dated occasionally (but recently stopped seeing) was suspected of using her apartment to receive packages. Taylor and her new boyfriend were fearful the person trying to break in was her ex-boyfriend, so her boyfriend fired his gun, hitting a police sergeant. The police opened fire and Taylor was killed.
Ahmaud Arbery was killed by Gregory McMichael and his son Travis, who claim they thought Arbery was a robbery suspect. Arbery’s family said he was jogging when he was killed during a confrontation with the McMichael’s.
These and other instances of people of color dying at the hands of white people and police sparked outrage across the country, with protests popping up in major cities, many of which led to deadly riots that destroyed businesses.
&#8220;Watching our people protesting in the streets, while it is important, and I want people to stay out in the streets, bringing attention to the injustices of Black people. We needed to create a space and a place where we could be a village, again, a tribe, again,&#8221; Scott told CNN.
Walters saw an ad online offering to sell the town of Toomsboro for $1.7 million.
&#8220;It is one of the few places where you can buy a whole town with every kind of building including a historic inn, a syrup mill, an opera house, a school house, a railroad depot, a cotton warehouse, a restaurant, a barbershop, a water wheel, a grist mill, a work shop, a filling station, and several houses,&#8221; the ad read, according to CNN.
The town wasn’t actually up for sale, Toomsboro Mayor Joyce Denson said, but Scott and Walters found 90-plus acres for sale outside of town in unincorporated Wilkinson County, CNN reported.
&#8220;It was just such a beautiful piece of land. It was affordable, and it just made sense that we could create something that would be amazing for our families,&#8221; Scott told the outlet.
They purchased the land and are planning to develop it in phases:
<blockquote>At a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Scott said while they didn&#8217;t know the exact history of their plot of land, the symbolism of reclaiming this land gives them an opportunity to write their own story.
They hope to grow within a few years. By the end of their development plan, they hope to have a fully operational, self-sufficient city &#8212; putting Freedom, Georgia, on the map.
&#8220;To be able to pass this land down to my children and to the children that are represented by each of our 19 families. As a piece of legacy. We&#8217;re hoping to create legacy.&#8221;</blockquote>
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On Friday morning, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his first in-person appearance at a hearing for the case of George Floyd, a black man who died in May during an attempted arrest in Minneapolis.
Chauvin has been charged with second-degree murder, and the three other officers with him during the attempted arrest have also been charged.
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No cameras in the courtroom today but this is an image of Derek Chauvin and his attorney drawn by a sketch artist <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WCCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WCCO</a> <a href="https://t.co/drjAIvGmMJ">pic.twitter.com/drjAIvGmMJ</a>
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According to reporting from journalist and WCCO-TV anchor Esme Murphy, Hennepin County District Judge Peter Cahill said during the hearing that defendants&#8217; dismissal requests would not be on the table during this hearing, but noted that the legal teams should not &#8220;read anything into that,&#8221; suggesting dismissal of charges are still possible.
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The judge will NOT be looking at motions to dismiss the case against the officers charged in George Floyd&#39;s death today: <a href="https://t.co/FXVyOfCOZT">https://t.co/FXVyOfCOZT</a>
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&#8220;Judge in George Floyd case says he will not consider probable cause motions today which means he won’t be deciding motions to dismiss these cases but the Judge also said &#8216;don’t read anything into that,'&#8221; reported Murphy via Twitter. 
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Judge in GeorgeFloyd case says he will not consider probable cause motions today which means he won’t be deciding motions to dismiss these cases but the Judge also said “don’t read anything into that” “<a href="https://twitter.com/WCCO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wcco</a> will update
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The defense has urged the judge for a trial venue change, but the judge said Friday that there needs to at least be an attempt to assemble a jury before a venue change is considered:
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None of the ex-officers involved in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a>&#39;s death want their trials in Minneapolis citing too much pre-trial publicity<a href="https://twitter.com/esmemurphy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@esmemurphy</a> (currently inside the hearing) says the judge thinks there should be an attempt to find a jury before a change of venue is considered <a href="https://t.co/hva3t7AwCv">https://t.co/hva3t7AwCv</a>
&mdash; Erin Hassanzadeh WCCO (@erinreportsTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/erinreportsTV/status/1304434114402103296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Defense attorney Paule says &#8216;I have never had a case [where] the prosecution announces on TV my client is guilty&#8217; &#8211; we have a jury that has been told &#8216;my client is guilty&#8217; as he argues for change of venue #GeorgeFloyd,&#8221; Murphy reported. 
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Defense attorney Paule says “I have never had a case were the prosecution announces on TV my client is guilty” &#8211; we have a jury that has been told “my client is guilty” as he argues for change of venue <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a>
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&#8220;There is not a county or state in this country that has not had publicity in the George Floyd case,&#8221; the judge reportedly said.
&#8220;Defense Attorney Paule fires back &#8216;we have had cities ablaze because of these cases&#8217; saying jurors in [Minneapolis] will feel pressure to find former officers guilty,&#8221; reported Murphy, adding: &#8220;Judge is arguing that there should be an attempt to first find a jury in Hennepin County before considering a change of venue [George Floyd] case.&#8221;
Murphy also reported that Judge Cahill &#8220;says he has gotten barrage of calls from the public, most urging him not to dismiss the case,&#8221; and &#8220;seems to be on the side of keeping jury anonymous.&#8221;
The defense is arguing for an anonymous jury, citing protests at union leader Lt. Bob Kroll’s home and a lead prosecutor having to leave his house over threats:
&#8220;Derek Chauvin attorney Eric Nelson says in first week of case he received more than 1000 unsolicited emails most of them threatening,&#8221; Murphy reported. 
&#8220;Current issue being debated w/ some intensity is matter of an &#8216;anonymous jury,'&#8221; journalist Paul Blume said. &#8220;Judge &amp; defense attys sharing stories [about] how often they&#8217;ve been threatened &amp; the amount of public scrutiny they&#8217;ve [received]. There is real worry abt safety of a potential jury.&#8221;
Blume added: &#8220;Judge reiterated there will be NO DECISION today on dismissing any charges in case. Change of venue motion got lots of time this [morning]. Sounds like Cahill wants to wait on that one, perhaps all way up to trial itself. He indicated he wants to screen a potential local jury pool 1st.&#8221;
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Judge reiterated there will be NO DECISION today on dismissing any charges in case. Change of venue motion got lots of time this AM. Sounds like Cahill wants to wait on that one, perhaps all way up to trial itself. He indicated he wants to screen a potential local jury pool 1st.
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Later in the hearing, several defense attorneys asked for removal of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, reported Murphy, “including Eric Nelson, Derek Chauvin Attorney.&#8221;
&#8220;Nelson arguing Freeman is potentially a witness because he met with Dr. who performed autopsy on [George Floyd].”
Judge Cahill complied: &#8220;Judge just disqualified members of the Hennepin County Attorney’s office, including Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman from the case &#8211; they could be witnesses &#8211; calls their actions &#8216;sloppy.'&#8221;
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Judge just disqualified members of the Hennepin County Attorney’s office, including Hennepin County Attorney MIke Freeman from the case &#8211; they could be witnesses &#8211; calls their actions “sloppy”
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Defense attorneys then raised the issue of Floyd&#8217;s criminal past, which triggered the judge to raise his voice, questioning the &#8220;relevance&#8221; to the case, according to reports from inside the court room:
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Judge Cahill raising his voice saying “What is the relevance ?“ of records linking <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> to a much earlier robbery case, Defense Attny. Plunkett wants records admitted
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&#8220;Defense Attorney Plunkett also wants records of a May 2019 incident in which Plunkett alleges [George Floyd] took drugs during an encounter with police, Defense of all 4 former officers claims Floyd swallowed fentanyl during the fatal encounter,&#8221; Murphy reported.
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Defense Attorney Plunkett also wants records of a May 2019 incident in which Plunkett alleges <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> took drugs during an encounter with police, Defense of all 4 former officers claims Floyd swallowed fentanyl during the fatal encounter
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Judge Cahill said &#8220;he will not admit any criminal records involving [George Floyd] when Floyd lived in Texas.&#8221;
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Judge says he will not admit any criminal records involving <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> when Floyd lived in Texas
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Judge Cahill also reportedly said &#8220;&#8216;a pill was visible&#8217; in [George Floyd&#8217;s] mouth in [former Officer] Thomas Lane body camera footage.&#8221;
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Judge Cahill says “a pill was visible “ in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> mouth in Thomas Lane body camera footage
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The judge later ordered Chauvin&#8217;s past &#8220;incident&#8221; to be disclosed to other attorneys.
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Derek Chauvin says there is one incident in Chauvins personnel file where discipline was imposed &#8211; prosecutor says there “is not much there “ that “it is old” Judge orders incident disclosed to other attorneys
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Before adjourning the hearing, Judge Cahill reportedly said &#8220;prosecutors &#8216;have made a show of particular cruelty&#8217; in [George Floyd] death &#8211; that would be an &#8216;aggravating factor&#8217; that could allow for a longer sentence if former officers are convicted.&#8221;
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Judge Cahill says prosecutors “have made a show of particular cruelty” in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> death &#8211; that would be an “aggravating factor” that could allow for a longer sentence if former officers are convicted
&mdash; esme murphy (@esmemurphy) <a href="https://twitter.com/esmemurphy/status/1304467654611275776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin Arrested For George Floyd Death

George Floyd Hearing: Judge On Dismissal Requests, Trial Venue, Boots Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman

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On Friday morning, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his first in-person appearance at a hearing for the case of George Floyd, a black

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An unspecified number of medical staff have been fired from a Minneapolis hospital after illicitly accessing George Floyd’s medical records.
The Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) sent a letter to Floyd’s family saying that Floyd’s records were accessed “multiple” times in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s privacy rules, Floyd family attorney Antonio Romanucci told <a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-11-investigates-hcmc-staff-fired-for-accessing-george-floyds-medical-records-autopsy/89-a4fbb1b6-bf06-401b-946d-2ed046f409dd">KARE 11</a>.
“There were multiple breaches by multiple people,” Romanucci said, citing the letter. HCMC told the family that the people responsible for the breaches “no longer work at the organization.”
Romanucci said that Floyd’s family believed the breaches were an attempt to malign Floyd’s character and that they are considering filing a lawsuit against Hennepin Healthcare.
“They feel it&#8217;s a continued assassination of George Floyd, his character. It&#8217;s a non-stop issue. And they were very upset, very disturbed, disappointed that even in death, that George Floyd&#8217;s character is being maligned by people that didn&#8217;t have any business looking at his private medical record,” Romanucci said.
In response to a question on the security breach, HCMC told <a href="https://apnews.com/aadf6517979294dbb6216d3808b169b1">The Associated Press</a> that while the hospital does not comment on specific cases, it conducts routine audits of its medical records system and can see which employees accessed records and when to determine if they were authorized.
“Any breach of patient confidentiality is taken seriously and thoroughly investigated. If it is determined that a violation has occurred, disciplinary action up to and including termination can be used,” HCMC said in a statement.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-by-moment-arrest-of-george-floyd-for-the-first-time">Floyd</a> died on May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. Four officers were fired and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/minneapolis-cops-murder-charge-to-be-upgraded-3-others-charged-report">charged</a> with either second-degree murder or aiding and abetting second-degree murder over the incident.
Floyd’s autopsy revealed a potentially lethal mixture of fentanyl and methamphetamines in his system. Court documents released in August revealed that the Hennepin County chief medical examiner found that Floyd likely died of a drug overdose.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medical-examiner-concluded-george-floyd-likely-died-of-fentanyl-overdose-court-docs-reveal">The Daily Wire</a> reported at the time:
<blockquote>New court documents have uncovered two memorandums, dated May 26 and June 1, that suggest Chief Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker concluded George Floyd likely died from a fentanyl overdose and found “no physical evidence suggesting” that he died of asphyxiation.
“AB (Andrew Baker) said that if Mr. Floyd had been found dead in his home (or anywhere else) and there were no other contributing factors he would conclude that it was an overdose death,” says a memo dated June 1, outlining a May 31 virtual with Dr. Baker.</blockquote>
Independent medical examiners hired by Floyd’s family put responsibility for Floyd’s death squarely on the arresting officers, saying that Floyd <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/court-filings-medical-examiner-thought-george-floyd-had-fatal-level-of-fentanyl-in-system">died</a> from “traumatic asphyxia due to the compression of his neck and back during restraint by police,” according to court records.
Early Gray, who is representing one of the ex-officers charged in the case, filed a motion on Aug. 17 <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorney-for-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl">arguing</a> that Floyd had played a pivotal role in his own death, which could have been avoided had he not used drugs or had complied with officers’ directives from the outset.
“All he had to do is sit in the police car, like every other defendant who is initially arrested. While attempting to avoid his arrest, all by himself, Mr. Floyd overdosed on Fentanyl,” Gray wrote. “Given his intoxication level, breathing would have been difficult at best. Mr. Floyd’s intentional failure to obey commands, coupled with his overdosing, contributed to his own death.”
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Workers Fired After ‘Multiple Breaches’ Of George Floyd Medical Records At Minneapolis Hospital

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An unspecified number of medical staff have been fired from a Minneapolis hospital after illicitly accessing George Floyd’s medical records. The Hennepin

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The NFL will add social justice phrases to end zones in the 2020 season, mirroring activism engaged in by the NBA and other pro sports leagues.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the new initiative in a Tuesday conference call, saying that the league would paint the phrases “end racism” and “it takes all of us” in the end zones for each game, according to <a href="https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/01/nfl-will-write-end-racism-and-it-takes-all-of-us-in-end-zones/">ProFootballTalk</a>.
“The NFL stands with the black community, the players, clubs and fans confronting systemic racism. We will not relent in our work,” Goodell said.
The pro-football league has made a large push to embrace social justice in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May. Floyd, a black man, died after an arresting police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medical-examiner-concluded-george-floyd-likely-died-of-fentanyl-overdose-court-docs-reveal">Hennepin County medical examiner</a> found a potentially lethal cocktail of fentanyl and methamphetamines in Floyd’s system during autopsy. Four former Minneapolis Police Department officers have been charged with crimes relating to Floyd’s death.
Floyd’s death set off a massive wave of unrest, sparking protests and riots across major American cities costing local governments and businesses tens of millions of dollars in damages. The recent shooting of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kenosha-police-union-offers-new-details-on-jacob-blakes-alleged-actions-attacked-police-tried-to-steal-car-was-armed">Jacob Blake</a>, who is also black, set off another round of protests centered in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Blake was shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer after officers responded to a domestic disturbance report. Blake had an active warrant out for his arrest for a rape allegation. An officer shot Blake, who was armed with a knife, after he escaped police and attempted to get into a vehicle that did not belong to him and had children in the back, according to police. After one bullet severed Blake’s spine, he is unlikely to ever walk again, Blake’s attorney has said.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/baltimore-ravens-racism-is-embedded-in-the-fabric-of-our-nations-foundation">Baltimore Ravens</a> released a statement last week condemning Blake’s shooting as an act of “racial discrimination” and calling on elected officials to pass police reform.
“With yet another example of racial discrimination with the shooting of Jacob Blake, and the unlawful abuse of peaceful protestors, we MUST unify as a society. It is imperative that all people — regardless of race, religion, creed or belief — come together to say, ‘Enough is Enough,’” the Ravens said.
“This is bigger than sports. Racism is embedded in the fabric of our nation’s foundation and is a blemish on our country’s history,” the statement continued. “If we are to change course and make our world a better place, we must face this problem head-on and act now to enact positive change.”
Since the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/nba-to-paint-black-lives-matter-on-sides-of-disney-courts-allow-players-to-put-social-justice-messages-on-jerseys">NBA</a> moved to the Disney World “bubble” amid the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the pro basketball league has played each game with the phrase “Black Lives Matter” etched across each sideline. The NBA has also allowed players to wear jersey’s with pre-approved phrases written where their names would otherwise be.
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During an interview on Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr weighed in on the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, explaining how the situation was different than what happened to George Floyd.
When asked by CNN host Wolf Blitzer how he thought African American parents around the U.S. explain to their kids what happened to Jacob Blake and George Floyd, Barr responded, &#8220;Well, I&#8217;m not going to talk about Blake, the Blake case.&#8221;
&#8220;Why not?&#8221; Blitzer asked.
&#8220;Because I think it&#8217;s different than the Floyd case,&#8221; Barr responded.
&#8220;What&#8217;s different?&#8221; Blitzer pressed.
&#8220;Well, Floyd was already subdued, incapacitated, in handcuffs, and was not armed,&#8221; Barr responded. &#8220;In the Jacob case, he was in the midst of committing a felony and he was armed. So, that&#8217;s a big difference.&#8221;
When Blitzer said that Blake&#8217;s family said that Blake was not armed, Barr responded, &#8220;Well, I&#8217;ve stated what I believe to be the difference and that&#8217;s why I don&#8217;t want to talk about them as if they&#8217;re interchangeable, okay?&#8221;
The Wisconsin Department of Justice <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-wisconsin-doj-finds-jacob-blake-had-weapon-on-floorboard-of-car">said</a> that Blake had a knife on the floorboard of the vehicle that he was entering as he resisted law enforcement.
The Kenosha Professional Police Association (KPPA) disputed the narrative that Blake was unarmed, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kenosha-police-union-offers-new-details-on-jacob-blakes-alleged-actions-attacked-police-tried-to-steal-car-was-armed">saying</a> in a statement, “The recent officer-involved shooting in Kenosha has produced a variety of feelings and narratives; most of which are wholly inaccurate. The purely fictional depiction of events coming from those without direct knowledge of what actually occurred is incredibly harmful, and provides no benefit to anyone whatsoever, other than to perpetuate a misleading narrative.”
&#8220;Mr. Blake was not unarmed. He was armed with a knife,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;The officers did not see the knife initially. The officers first saw him holding the knife while they were on the passenger side of the vehicle. The “main” video circulating on the internet shows Mr. Blake with the knife in his left hand when he rounds the front of the car. The officers issued repeated commands for Mr. Blake to drop the knife. He did not comply.&#8221;
Daily Wire columnist Matt Walsh <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-before-you-honor-jacob-blake-as-a-martyr-read-the-criminal-complaint-against-him">wrote</a> the following:
<blockquote>According to the criminal complaint, which can be <a href="https://archive.is/YcYRU">found here</a>, Blake’s ex-girlfriend says that he entered her house uninvited early in the morning on Sunday, May 3, 2020. She reports that she woke to find him in her room, standing over her. What happened next, by the woman’s account, is downright chilling:
LNB stated at about 6AM she was woken up by the father of her children, Jacob Blake, herein known as the defendant, standing over her saying, “I want my shit.” As LNB lay there, on her back, the defendant, suddenly and without warning, reached his hand between her legs, penetrated her vaginally with a finger, pull it out and sniffed it, and said, “Smells like you’ve been with other men.”
The complaint says that Blake, after allegedly committing this violent and degrading act against the victim, immediately left the room, took her key and her debit card, and drove away in her vehicle. She says he made two withdrawals with the stolen card. The complaint then provides some background insight into the relationship between the victim and Blake:
LNB stated she and the defendant have three children together but have never resided together in the eight years they have been on and off. LNB stated the defendant is unemployed, has no vehicle, and would not tell LNB where he was currently living. LNB stated over the past eight years the defendant has physically assaulted her around twice a year when he drinks heavily.</blockquote>
KPAA said that officers were aware that an arrest warrant had been issued for Blake before they arrived at the residence where the shooting happened. Blake had been charged with felony 3rd degree sexual assault, criminal trespassing, and disorderly conduct.
This article has been updated to include additional information.
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AG Barr On Police Shooting In Kenosha: Jacob Blake Was ‘Committing A Felony And He Was Armed’

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During an interview on Wednesday, Attorney General William Barr weighed in on the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, explaining how the

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Closing an 11:30 a.m. Catholic Mass last Sunday in New York City, Pastor Kenneth Boller asked Mass participants to join him in a &#8220;racial justice&#8221; prayer that acknowledged and denounced so-called &#8220;white privilege&#8221; as the church&#8217;s streamed Mass panned to images of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-by-moment-arrest-of-george-floyd-for-the-first-time">George Floyd</a>, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mob-accosting-rand-paul-demanded-he-acknowledge-breonna-taylor-he-authored-the-jutsice-for-breonna-taylor-act">Breonna Taylor</a>, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stunning-twist-man-charged-for-ahmaud-arbery-shooting-leaked-the-viral-video-wanted-the-public-to-know-the-truth">Ahmaud Arbery</a>.
The <a href="https://sfxavier.org">Church of St. Francis Xavier</a>, a Roman Catholic parish in the Jesuit tradition, showcased the images of the alleged victims of &#8220;racial injustice&#8221; at the front of the church, to the left side of the altar.
Floyd, a black male, died at the end of May following an arrest in Minneapolis. The arrest, parts of which were immediately posted to social media, sparked protesting, rioting, arson, and looting, starting in MN and reaching a number of Democrat-run cities. Body-cam footage, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-by-moment-arrest-of-george-floyd-for-the-first-time">leaked</a> by The Daily Mail, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medical-examiner-concluded-george-floyd-likely-died-of-fentanyl-overdose-court-docs-reveal">autopsy</a> results, made public in court filings, gave additional context to Floyd&#8217;s death in the days and weeks following the incident.
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&#8220;I now invite you to stand, and in joining us in the prayer for racial justice, by responding &#8216;yes&#8217; to each of the following statements,&#8221; Pastor Boller told the congregation.
The rest of the prayer went as follows:
Do you support racial justice, equity, and compassion in human relations? Yes.
Do you affirm that white privilege is unfair and harmful to those who have it and to those who do not? Yes.
Do you affirm that white privilege and the culture of white supremacy must be dismantled where it is present? Yes.
Do you support racial equity justice and liberation for every person? Yes.
Do you affirm the inherent worth and dignity of every person? Yes.
Therefore, from this day forward, will you strive to understand more deeply the injustice and suffering white privilege and white supremacy cause? Yes.
Will you commit to help transform our Church culture to one that is actively engaged in seeking racial justice and equity for all, for everyone? Yes.
Will you make a greater effort to treat all people with the same respect you expect to receive? Yes.
Will you commit to developing the courage to live your beliefs and values of racial justice and equality? Yes.
Will you strive to eliminate racial prejudice from your thoughts and actions so that you can better promote the racial justice efforts of our Church? Yes.
Will you renew and honor this pledge daily knowing that our Church and our community, our nation, and our world will be better places because of our efforts? Yes.
A clip of the prayer, seemingly pulled from the church&#8217;s streamed mass posted to YouTube, was initially posted and denounced by Catholic Vote&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenHerreid/status/1300493098523426817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1300493098523426817%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Feditorial.dailywire.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D143681action%3Dedit">Stephen Herreid</a>.
The clip picked up steam online when Michelle Malkin, about a half-hour later, posted the video to her Twitter account.
&#8220;A tipster sent me this revolting BLM (Black Lives Matter) prayer at St Xavier Catholic Church in NYC yesterday: &#8216;Do you affirm that white privilege is unfair&#8230;will you commit to helping transform our church culture&#8217; and worship daily at altar of &#8216;racial justice,'&#8221; she captioned. &#8220;St. George Floyd replaces Jesus.&#8221;
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A tipster sent me this revolting BLM prayer at St Xavier Catholic Church in NYC yesterday: “Do you affirm that white privilege is unfair&#8230;will you commit to helping transform our church culture” and worship daily at altar of “racial justice.” St. George Floyd replaces Jesus. <a href="https://t.co/P3IoXj3GsX">pic.twitter.com/P3IoXj3GsX</a>
&mdash; Michelle Malkin (@michellemalkin) <a href="https://twitter.com/michellemalkin/status/1300500336977739781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2020</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;At :24, the new gods on display at St. Xavier Catholic Church,&#8221; she added.
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At :24, the new gods on display at St. Xavier Catholic Church: <a href="https://t.co/izptG2YzYn">pic.twitter.com/izptG2YzYn</a>
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Catholic Pastor Gives BLM-Themed ‘Racial Justice’ Prayer Denouncing ‘White Privilege;’ George Floyd Photo Showcased Front Of Church

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Closing an 11:30 a.m. Catholic Mass last Sunday in New York City, Pastor Kenneth Boller asked Mass participants to join him in a &quot;racial justice&quot; prayer

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A 51-year-old white male was the victim of an unprovoked stabbing at an AutoZone on August 25. The victim was in critical condition following the attack but is now expected to recover.
The suspect in the case, 19-year-old Jayvon Hatchett, a black male, told police he targeted the victim, a store employee, because of his white skin, WRBL <a href="https://www.wrbl.com/news/crime/autozone-stabbing-suspect-makes-first-appearance-in-court/">reports</a>.
Hatchett reportedly told police he &#8220;felt the need to find a white male to kill&#8221; after watching videos of &#8220;police brutality&#8221; on social media.
During court testimony, Columbus Police Sgt. R.S. Mills said &#8220;that when he [asked] Hatchett why he stabbed the AutoZone employee, Hatchett said he &#8216;felt the need to find a white male to kill&#8217; after watching videos of police brutality happening across the country,&#8221; the WRBL report said.
&#8220;Mr Hatchett told me that he had been watching Facebook videos of police shootings in other parts of the country and that he felt compelled to go stab a White male,&#8221; <a href="https://meaww.com/jayvon-hatchett-georgia-teen-stabs-51-year-old-auto-zone-employee-wanted-to-kill-white-man-cop-videos">testified</a> Sgt. Mills.
Meaww <a href="https://meaww.com/jayvon-hatchett-georgia-teen-stabs-51-year-old-auto-zone-employee-wanted-to-kill-white-man-cop-videos">outlined</a> the incident, based on multiple reports, as follows: &#8220;Hatchett was seen walking into an AutoZone on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, asking for a thermostat and after he was informed the store didn&#8217;t have it, he stabbed a White employee in the neck and torso seven times. Witnesses said Hatchett fled the scene immediately after committing the assault. The surveillance footage also shows him fleeing the scene.&#8221;
The 19-year-old has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon and is being held without bond at the Muscogee County Jail until his case goes to Superior Court, according to WRBL.
&#8220;SHOCK: Jayvon Hatchett stabbed Auto Zone employee 7 times after &#8216;watching Facebook videos of police shootings,'&#8221; posted media figure Robbie Watson on Thursday, captioning two photos from inside the court, a mug shot, and a photo outside the AutoZone.
&#8220;Hatchett smiles telling Detective he chose white man at random and stabbed him in the neck,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Victim’s critical and traumatized by attack according to court testimony.&#8221;
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According to meaww, this is not the first time Hatchett has been been charged.
&#8220;[T]he 19-year-old had been charged for criminal damage to property just three days prior,&#8221; the report said. &#8220;Six months before that, he was reportedly booked for two felonies, including aggravated assault.&#8221;
Racially-charged rioting and unprovoked attacks have popped up across the nation in recent months, agitated by left-wing activists, elected Democrats, and their allies in the mainstream media.
Minneapolis was one of the first cities in 2020 to be utterly destroyed by left-wing rioters, ostensibly sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black male who died following an arrest that went viral online.
Portland has been overtaken by left-wing anarchists as Democrat politicians have refused federal help repeatedly offered by President Donald Trump.
Last week, a Trump supporter was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/saw-our-hats-and-hunted-us-down-alleged-witness-recounts-fatal-shooting-of-right-wing-protester-in-portland">shot to death</a> while walking in Portland with his &#8220;Patriot Prayer&#8221; hat on, video evidence suggests. The fatal shooting is still being investigated.
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Stabbing Suspect Said He ‘Felt The Need To Find A White Male To Kill’ After Watching Cop Videos: Report

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A 51-year-old white male was the victim of an unprovoked stabbing at an AutoZone on August 25. The victim was in critical condition following the attack

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Perhaps the most powerful moment at either the Republican or Democrat convention was the 5 minute <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ann-dorn-republican-national-convention-speech-david-dorn-killed-in-st-louis-protests/">speech</a> delivered by Ann Dorn, widow of David Dorn, the retired police captain gunned down by rioters in St. Louis. In the short address on the final night of the RNC, Ann described the events of that fateful night in May. To hear it from her perspective is to understand that the term &#8220;rioting&#8221; is not an abstract concept but an actual human tragedy and injustice that destroys the lives of real people.
We should pay special attention to Ann&#8217;s explanation as to how her elderly husband ended up downtown late at night during violent riots. She explained that David was a longtime friend of the owner of a pawnshop and had agreed to oversee security for the store as a favor. As the city descended into chaos, David decided to go to the store to keep the looters away. One of the looters, carrying a stolen television, shot Dorn dead. His dying moments were live streamed on Facebook.
The story is harrowing and infuriating, but it also sheds light on the admirable character of the victim. This one detail alone — that Dorn would leave his home in the middle of the night and brave the violent mobs just to help a friend — tells you everything you need to know about him. He was, it is obvious, a thoroughly decent man, and far more courageous than the average person. His death should provoke deep outrage and sadness in anyone who hears of it.
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But here is the startling fact. A great many people in this country do not really feel very outraged by David Dorn’s death at all. They do not consider it an injustice worthy of much attention, let alone mass protest. There are those in this country who seem to be specially enraged by death when it happens to violent criminals who assault police or resist arrest. The murder of the good and the innocent, on the other hand, seems not to trouble them very much. It is difficult for a well adjusted person to understand such a mentality, but it is indeed the mentality of many Americans.
There are consequences to this. As human beings, we emulate our heroes. We follow in the footsteps of those we have appointed as our leaders. We are inspired and motivated by whichever martyrs we choose to raise up and honor.
What happens, then, when we tear down the statues of our historical icons, and choose to ignore modern day heroes like David Dorn, and instead honor men like George Floyd and Jacob Blake? Floyd was a violent criminal and drug abuser who once forced his way into a woman’s home and put a gun to her stomach. He died while high on<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/medical-examiner-concluded-george-floyd-likely-died-of-fentanyl-overdose-court-docs-reveal"> potentially lethal doses of Fentanyl</a> and resisting arrest. Jacob Blake was apparently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-police-scanner-audio-of-jacob-blake-shooting-released-calls-into-question-media-narrative">intimidating</a> his girlfriend when the cops arrived to arrest him on a warrant for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-before-you-honor-jacob-blake-as-a-martyr-read-the-criminal-complaint-against-him">domestic abuse and sexual abuse</a>. Why should they be the names that our whole country cries out in grief while relegating a name like David Dorn to a lesser status?
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Of course, just because someone was a bad guy that doesn’t automatically make their death or injury at the hands of police justified. That justification, or lack of justification, arises from their behavior and the choices they make in the moment when police are trying to arrest them.
It should be possible to make the case that a man&#8217;s death or injury was wrong without canonizing him in the process. But we do not walk that line in our culture today. The names of men killed by police are spoken with religious reverence, and their murals and likenesses adorn our cities. We make them into role models. We build them into myths. We elevate them. And in elevating the George Floyds of the world, while ignoring the David Dorns, we end up with more George Floyds and fewer David Dorns. That is a tragedy of its own.
More from Matt Walsh: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/walsh-before-you-honor-jacob-blake-as-a-martyr-read-the-criminal-complaint-against-him">Before You Honor Jacob Blake As A Martyr, Read The Criminal Complaint Against Him</a>
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WALSH: When You Make A Hero Of George Floyd Instead Of David Dorn, You Get More George Floyds And Fewer David Dorns

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New court documents have uncovered two memorandums, dated May 26 and June 1, that suggest Chief Hennepin County Medical Examiner Dr. Andrew Baker concluded George Floyd likely died from a fentanyl overdose and found &#8220;no physical evidence suggesting&#8221; that he died of asphyxiation.
&#8220;AB (Andrew Baker) said that if Mr. Floyd had been found dead in his home (or anywhere else) and there were no other contributing factors he would conclude that it was an overdose death,” says a memo dated June 1, outlining a May 31 virtual with Dr. Baker.
The memos seemingly run contrary to the Armed Forces medical examiner and Hennepin County medical examiner&#8217;s final conclusion that Floyd&#8217;s death was a homicide.
“His death was caused by the police subdual and restraint in the setting of severe hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, and methamphetamine and fentanyl intoxication,&#8221; the Armed Forces medical examiner found, <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/court-filings-medical-examiner-thought-george-floyd-had-fatal-level-of-fentanyl-in-system">according</a> to FOX 9.
Floyd died on May 25 following an arrest during which an officer knelt on the 46-year-old&#8217;s neck for several minutes. Video clips of the incident circulated online and quickly went viral, sparking <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stunning-video-of-minneapolis-riot-aftermath-democrat-rule-will-equal-america-in-ruins">destructive</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-honors-retired-st-louis-police-captain-david-dorn-after-he-was-killed-by-despicable-looters-outside-store">deadly</a> riots across the nation.
However, earlier this month, body camera <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/george-floyd-body-cam-footage-is-out">footage</a> of the arrest was leaked by the Daily Mail, offering more context to the incident.
As <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/court-filings-medical-examiner-thought-george-floyd-had-fatal-level-of-fentanyl-in-system">reported</a> by FOX 9, one memorandum filed May 26 regarding a virtual meeting with Dr. Baker said that the medical examiner concluded that &#8220;the autopsy revealed no physical evidence suggesting that Mr. Floyd died of asphyxiation.”
&#8220;Baker told the attorney his investigation was incomplete pending a toxicology report, however,&#8221; the report added.
The other memorandum, filed June 1, showed that Baker said &#8220;Floyd’s level of fentanyl was &#8216;pretty high,&#8217; and a potentially &#8216;fatal level,'&#8221; FOX 9 reported.
The June 1 memo added: &#8220;AB (Andrew Baker) said that if Mr. Floyd had been found dead in his home (or anywhere else) and there were no other contributing factors he would conclude that it was an overdose death.&#8221;
Independent medical examiners hired by the Floyd family list the 46-year-old&#8217;s death as “traumatic asphyxia due to the compression of his neck and back during restraint by police,&#8221; the court filings show.
The memo &#8220;admits the findings could be incomplete because they were awaiting microscopic slides, pictures and other evidence from the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s report,&#8221; FOX 9 noted.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorney-for-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl">The Daily Wire</a> reported this month, Earl Gray, an attorney for Thomas Lane, one of the four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of Floyd, said charges should be dropped against his client because Floyd died from a fentanyl overdose.
“All he had to do is sit in the police car, like every other defendant who is initially arrested. While attempting to avoid his arrest, all by himself, Mr. Floyd overdosed on Fentanyl,” Gray wrote in a motion. “Given his intoxication level, breathing would have been difficult at best. Mr. Floyd’s intentional failure to obey commands, coupled with his overdosing, contributed to his own death.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/attorney-for-ex-minneapolis-police-officer-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl">Attorney For Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer: George Floyd ‘Overdosed On Fentanyl’</a>
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Medical Examiner Concluded George Floyd Likely Died Of Fentanyl Overdose, Court Docs Reveal

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&#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; &#8212; the official organization led by founder Patrisse Cullors &#8212; fired back at the Democratic National Committee and its convention over the weekend, registering disappointment that the group did not fully embrace the movement&#8217;s goals and calling the convention&#8217;s focus on racial justice &#8220;lip service.&#8221;
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/22/underneath-democratic-convention-a-deep-divide-between-blm-activists-and-biden-400065">POLITICO reports</a> that Cullors, especially, is disappointed that the DNC did not go further to address racial injustice, even though both 2020 Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), addressed the matter in their acceptance speeches.
“It’s been unfortunate to not see the Democratic Party fully align themselves with the powerful work this movement has been doing,&#8221; Cullors told the outlet.
Biden and Harris, as well as other DNC attendees, were more than willing to endorse the idea behind the &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; movement, but the organization has consistently refused to endorse the official BLM organization, likely because the &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; group has a radical platform that goes far beyond the Democratic Party’s official policy positions on most issues.
The official <a href="https://blacklivesmatter.com/what-we-believe/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=4c5f2b58b47ca5efd7c6a84da9ed68b37e098727-1598203509-0-ASll-8pMBB4HtVHEB5or16Mh3UjbixtfH1J3IVN6pUCS9i7Clz9IJAQCU-8dcf5lh9CYvA56zcz7_G1LHwVeFO7bGGA3P8p5jz7_ahQk3ov5ITR-pDNaxjIVec9GSqsogxPfE-tWvYhQ4stWMQ1MEDqDpiQ_0HXavjfVoZaZGYouxRgjs3dFzBjL1ap4QQU07ZuKUP-XkKSMDjzDjvVjFq0I3atfiJCPCOJpfu-nlR2hKHGM_UNzbUsNUjm4w0T3AG2CLaHX0PHruZlHzBUStRWmVtYntXANZsmKHjs_980CSr-A9oGY0Gm42oFwHw4HaSc5RTsNFLtATtrxN8vSNXQTAomvuQfnQPRMV2R0pGRw">Black Lives Matter organization</a>, of course, calls for radical change: dismantling &#8220;cisgender privilege,&#8221; disrupting the &#8220;Western-prescribed nuclear family structure,&#8221; an abolition of law enforcement and prisons, and a near-fully socialist government.
Biden, during the Democratic National Convention last week, worked to position himself as a moderate, often co-opting traditional Republican themes, and bringing moderate Republican supporters on stage for keynote speeches.
That is an insult, racial justice activists say.
&#8220;It took seven years for Democrats to articulate that Black lives matter. Now, the country is watching to see if and how they will close the gap between symbolism and substance,&#8221; another co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement told POLITICO.
In the background, things got especially heated. Biden&#8217;s team reportedly instructed his allies, affiliated with the far-left Vermont socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders, to rein in Cullors and other members of the party&#8217;s progressive coalition who were trying to make radical changes to the DNC&#8217;s agenda. In particular, Biden wanted progressives to abandon Cullors&#8217; &#8220;BREATHE&#8221; Act, which would have, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/what-is-the-breathe-act-squad-members-push-defund-police-reparations">according to Fox News</a>, eliminated federal funding for most law enforcement programs, abolished jails and most forms of punishment for criminal behavior, and ended immigration enforcement.
Biden, more generally, has refused to support &#8220;anti-racism&#8221; polices that gained momentum following George Floyd&#8217;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. Despite the Trump administration’s insistence, Biden has distanced himself from the progressive movement to &#8220;defund&#8221; and disband police departments in most major cities, though he has not explicitly condemned violence in cities like Portland, Seattle, and Chicago.
In a <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-abcs-robin-roberts-dont-defund-police-trump/story?id=72524405">bizarre exchange with ABC News</a> on Friday, Biden claimed that while he does not want to defund the police, President Donald Trump, by contrast, does.
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BLM Attacks DNC For Failing To ‘Fully Align’ With Movement, Calls Convention’s Racial Justice Focus ‘Lip Service’

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&quot;Black Lives Matter&quot; -- the official organization led by founder Patrisse Cullors -- fired back at the Democratic National Committee and its convention

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Residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota, shocked by the recent spike in crime, sued the city on Thursday, demanding the Minneapolis City Council abandon its plan to defund and disband the Minneapolis Police Department and claiming that the city council has violated the city&#8217;s charter by allowing the number of police officers to dwindle.
Following George Floyd&#8217;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, the Minneapolis City Council moved almost immediately to defund and disband the city&#8217;s law enforcement divisions and replace them with community-oriented alternatives.
Although members of the council, including its president, were adamant about the move – the president even went so far as to say that protection from crime was a &#8220;privilege&#8221; – they were stopped by the Minneapolis Charter Commission, which blocked their proposal.
Now residents are saying the City Council&#8217;s plan to defund the police department has encouraged crime and, at the same time, left Minneapolis residents unprotected.
“We are a community that is riddled with crime we are under siege,” Cathy Spann, one of the residents who is suing the city told the local CBS affiliate. “You cannot disband and dismantle police departments and leave communities such as this where we face the worst disparities in the nation you cannot leave us with nothing.&#8221;
Minneapolis &#8220;is 20 homicides ahead of where it was this time last year,&#8221; the CBS affiliate notes; it has also, at this point, surpassed the total number of homicides for 2019.
“The lawsuit says that you are in violation of the charter by you defunding the police department you have gone below per capita the number of police officers that are required according to the law and the charter is the law of the city of Minneapolis it’s like our constitution,” Spann said.
Although the Minneapolis City Council has not yet officially disbanded the police department, the residents argue, they&#8217;ve made life so difficult for police officers that many are retiring or going on disability.
Indeed, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/unusually-large-number-of-minneapolis-police-are-quitting-cite-lack-of-support-from-citys-democrat-leaders-riots">The Daily Wire reported</a> earlier this year, Minneapolis police are retiring at an &#8220;unusually&#8221; high rate.
“Morale has sunk to new lows in recent weeks, say department insiders, as officers reported feeling misunderstood and squeezed by all sides: by the state probe; by protesters, who hurled bricks and epithets their way; by city leaders, who surrendered a police station that later burned on national television, and by the media. Numerous officers and protesters were injured the rioting,” the Minneapolis Star-Tribune said back in June.
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/minneapolis-police-officers-seeking-disability-for-ptsd-after-riots-that-shocked-city">also reported</a> that Minneapolis police officers are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, from their role in quashing the riots that took place immediately following George Floyd&#8217;s death.
If the lawsuit resolves in the residents&#8217; favor, the city council will be barred from following through with its plan to defund and disband the Minneapolis Police Department, and the mayor will be compelled to ensure citizens&#8217; safety.
The city attorney is looking over the lawsuit, CBS says.
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Minneapolis Residents Sue City Over Spike In Crime, Demand City Stop Campaign To Defund Police

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The attorney for one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd says charges should be dropped against his client because Floyd died from a drug overdose.
Thomas Lane is facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter for his role in Floyd’s May 25 arrest that ended in Floyd’s death at a nearby hospital. Earl Gray, Lane’s defense attorney, filed a motion in court on Monday alleging that Floyd contributed to his own death by consuming a lethal amount of fentanyl, according to <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-officers-attorney-alleges-george-floyd-overdosed-on-fentanyl-says-charges-should-be-dropped">FOX 9</a> in Minnesota.
“All he had to do is sit in the police car, like every other defendant who is initially arrested. While attempting to avoid his arrest, all by himself, Mr. Floyd overdosed on Fentanyl,” Gray wrote. “Given his intoxication level, breathing would have been difficult at best. Mr. Floyd’s intentional failure to obey commands, coupled with his overdosing, contributed to his own death.”
Gray says that bodycam footage from Lane, who was the first officer to confront Floyd, shows Floyd with “a white spot on the left side of his tongue” that resembles “2 milligrams of fentanyl, a lethal dose.”
“Rather than comply with Officer Lane’s reasonable instructions, [Floyd] turns his head away at 20:09:45; at 20:09:48, the white spot is gone,” Gray says.
The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/independent-medical-examiner-contradicts-early-findings-officials-update-floyds-death-as-homicide">Hennepin County medical examiner</a> said that Floyd tested positive for fentanyl intoxication, as well as recent methamphetamine use. The medical examiner ruled Floyd’s death a homicide but notes that “manner of death classification is a statutory function of the medical examiner” and “is not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process.”
The medical examiner <a href="https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6992-george-floyd-full-autopsy/4c5bdf52fbbd775ce156/optimized/full.pdf">found</a> cuts and abrasions over Floyd’s body, but no sign of significant or “life-threatening” injury or trauma, except for a cracked rib due to medical workers attempting to resuscitate Floyd at the hospital.
Lane was fired from the Minneapolis Police Department and charged in Floyd’s death along with three other former officers. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao are facing similar charges as Lane, while Derek Chauvin is facing charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter after he pressed his knee to Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes during the arrest.
The officers restrained Floyd on the ground after he pushed himself out of the back of a squad car while complaining about claustrophobia and saying that he could not breathe, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-police-bodycam-footage-shows-moment-by-moment-arrest-of-george-floyd-for-the-first-time">bodycam footage</a> that surfaced in early August shows.
As The Daily Wire reports:
<blockquote>Lane goes over to the other side of the car to pull Floyd into it. Floyd begins yelling and repeatedly claiming he “can’t breathe.” After a struggle between Floyd and several officers, Floyd ends up on the ground beside the vehicle as Officer Derek Chauvin, 44, places his knee on his neck. Chauvin would go on to hold his knee on Floyd’s neck for over eight minutes, as shown in widely-publicized video that led to violent protests nationwide.</blockquote>
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Attorney For Ex-Minneapolis Police Officer: George Floyd ‘Overdosed On Fentanyl’

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The attorney for one of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in the death of George Floyd says charges should be dropped against his client

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Over the weekend, a BLM activist in Portland <a href="https://twitter.com/livesmattershow/status/1295354424320077826?s=20">told a cheering crowd</a> that the police officers involved in the George Floyd arrest should have been strangled to death by their umbilical cords as babies. Throughout her deranged rant, she repeatedly intimated that she is ready and willing to shoot cops. All of her violent fantasies and threats were met with vocal approval by the crowd. Lest anyone make the mistake of taking this for empty bluster, it was only hours later that BLM and Antifa activists <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/portland-rioters-viciously-beat-man-transported-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries">beat a man unconscious</a> and left him unresponsive on the street.
The lead up to this latest bit of barbaric violence is still coming into focus. It appears that the victim attempted to drive away from an angry mob and crashed his vehicle in the process. He was then &#8220;detained&#8221; — not by cops but by the rioters, some of whom were sporting jackets that ironically said &#8220;SECURITY.&#8221; They continued to threaten the man and randomly pummel him, until one activist ran up from behind, kicked him in the face, and sent his head crashing into the pavement. While he lay there unconscious and bleeding, they robbed his truck and continued taunting him. Police where nowhere to be seen throughout this entire incident.
Nothing that happened in Portland that night was new. And if the victim tragically dies, that will not be new, either. In just the first few weeks of rioting, <a href="https://www.fox6now.com/news/deadly-unrest-here-are-the-people-who-have-died-amid-george-floyd-protests-across-us">nearly 20 people were killed</a>. We are now approaching three full months of violence and anarchy, with no sign of abatement. The rioters have essentially held Portland hostage for weeks. In Seattle, they&#8217;ve <a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/13/black-lives-matter-crowd-demands-seattle-homeowner/">made their way into the suburbs</a> where they are terrorizing communities and demanding that residents give up their homes. They caused <a href="https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-rebuilding-begins-with-donations-pressure-on-government/571075592/">half a billion dollars in damage</a> in Minneapolis. In Atlanta, they <a href="https://apnews.com/9148d740c10fcd784867eda74055aaa5">killed an 8-year-old child</a>.
And if we zoom out a little farther, we see that the death of George Floyd was merely accelerant on a fire that had already been burning. Antifa has engaged in open political terrorism for years. Leftist &#8220;protesters&#8221; have long since been embolden to flout laws with impunity. Recall the climate activists last year who <a href="https://usa.streetsblog.org/2019/09/24/climate-protests-stop-d-c-traffic-dead/">periodically shut down traffic</a> in cities across the country — an act that, we should always keep in mind, is actually illegal. And perhaps most prominently, BLM has been wreaking havoc and destruction ever since it gained national recognition on the heels of the completely justified shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. BLM riots in St. Louis, Baltimore, and elsewhere caused damage from which these cities still have not recovered. In Dallas in 2016, five police officers were executed during a BLM protest.
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The point here is that these incidents are not isolated, and they are not spontaneous. This is part of a growing and coordinated movement — a movement explicitly supported by many of the Democratic mayors and governors of the cities and states where this is all happening. And the support goes higher than that, all the way up to the most prominent Democrats in Congress. Indeed, on the same weekend that left-wing activists were dragging a man out of his crashed vehicle and beating him half to death, Rep. Ayanna Pressley went on MSNBC and called for more &#8220;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/ayanna-pressley-calls-for-unrest-in-the-streets-over-trump-allied-politicians-ignoring-americans-concerns">unrest in the streets</a>.&#8221; What we are witnessing is certainly not a protest, and even the word &#8220;riot&#8221; doesn&#8217;t quite capture it. This is a movement — well-funded and supported — to destabilize our society and overthrow our government. It is insurrection. And the insurrectionists are quite clear about that, if only we listen and take them seriously.
Fortunately, there&#8217;s an act for that. President Trump should do what he has repeatedly threatened to do and invoke the Insurrection Act to deal with violent criminals who are currently engaged in this coordinated campaign of terror and destruction.
We use the military to establish order in cities 10,000 miles away, protecting citizens that are not our countrymen, in parts of the world most of us have never been. If the military can do that over there, they can do it here. To those of us who came of age in the era of nonstop interventionist war in the Middle East, it seems at first scandalous to suggest that the American military can actually be used to protect American cities, but it can, and should. These violent elements will not stop until they are made to stop. Only overwhelming force, at this point, can accomplish that. It&#8217;s time for President Trump to do what needs to be done.
More from Matt Walsh: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/national-media-refuse-to-cover-murder-of-5-year-old-because-it-doesnt-fit-their-racial-narrative">National Media Refuse To Cover Murder Of 5-Year-Old Because It Doesn’t Fit Their Racial Narrative</a>
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Over the weekend, a BLM activist in Portland told a cheering crowd that the police officers involved in the George Floyd arrest should have been strangled

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A new report from the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8631063/Hollywood-Apocalypse-rich-famous-fleeing-droves.html">Daily Mail claims</a> that the rich and famous, who make up much of Los Angeles&#8217; tax base, are fleeing the city &#8220;in droves&#8221; over the unrest, coronavirus-related restrictions, and municipal mismanagement that has resulted in a crime wave.
&#8220;A makeshift tent city made up of flapping tarpaulins and cardboard boxes surround [Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s former] gym on all sides,&#8221; the Daily Mail reports of downtown L.A. &#8220;Junkies and the homeless, many of whom are clearly mentally ill, walk the palm-lined streets like zombies – all just three blocks from multi-million-dollar homes overlooking the Pacific.&#8221;
&#8220;Stolen bicycles are piled high on pavements littered with broken syringes,&#8221; the outlet continues. &#8220;TV bulletins are filled with horror stories from across the city; of women being attacked during their morning jog or residents returning home to find strangers defecating in their front gardens.&#8221;
A moving company head told the outlet, &#8220;there is a mass exodus from Hollywood,&#8221; and that &#8220;a lot of it is to do with politics.&#8221;
&#8220;Liberal politics has destroyed this city,&#8221; he said. &#8220;The homeless encampments are legal and there&#8217;s nothing the police can do. White, affluent middle-class folk are getting out. People don&#8217;t feel safe any more.&#8221;
Like most major cities, Los Angeles has experienced mass unrest since late May, following George Floyd&#8217;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department. That has certainly led to a wave of uneasiness among residents, but homelessness has also taken a jump, and, like New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, and other municipalities, Los Angeles is experiencing an uptick in crime.
This week, Los Angeles authorities announced that the city would experience &#8220;rolling blackouts&#8221; as a way of saving energy during a heatwave, shocking some residents.
The city&#8217;s lack of management has only made matters worse, residents told the Daily Mail.
“Hollywood has always been the wokest of the woke, so politicians have done nothing to stop people sleeping on the streets. It&#8217;s not illegal and the weather&#8217;s nice, so they keep coming,&#8221; a former Hollywood publicist told the outlet. &#8220;There is insufficient housing, inadequate mental health care. Add in COVID and it&#8217;s a perfect storm.&#8221;
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-outta-here-joe-rogan-says-hes-leaving-la-for-texas">The Daily Wire reported recently</a>, even comedian Joe Rogan says he is drawing up his roots in California and moving to a &#8220;redder&#8221; state.
“When you look at the traffic, when you look at the economic despair, when you look at the homelessness problem that&#8217;s accelerated radically &#8230; I think there are too many people here,&#8221; Rogan said in his announcement. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s not tenable. I don&#8217;t think that it&#8217;s manageable. I think every mayor does a sh*t job of doing it because I don’t think anybody could do a great job of it. I think there’s certain things you’re gonna have to deal with when you have a population of whatever the f**k L.A. is, it’s like 20 million-plus people.”
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REPORT: Rich And Famous Leaving Hollywood ‘In Droves’ Over Unrest, Taxes

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A new report from the Daily Mail claims that the rich and famous, who make up much of Los Angeles&#039; tax base, are fleeing the city &quot;in droves&quot; over the

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Cash-strapped Minneapolis, Minnesota, is reportedly demanding that riot-wrecked businesses, including those that were burned to the ground in the protests following George Floyd&#8217;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department, pay their property taxes before being allowed to rebuild.
The <a href="https://www.startribune.com/mpls-keeps-landscape-of-rubble-as-city-wants-taxes-before-permit/572091782/">Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports</a> that Minneapolis city government is not issuing permits to remove ashes and debris leftover from arson attacks until business owners pay their 2020 taxes in full.
&#8220;In Minneapolis, on a desolate lot where Don Blyly’s bookstore stood before being destroyed in the May riots, two men finish their cigarettes and then walk through a dangerous landscape filled with slippery debris and sharp objects,&#8221; the Star-Tribune said Wednesday. &#8220;The city won’t let Blyly haul away his wreckage without a permit, and he can’t get a contractor to tell him how much it will cost to rebuild the store until that happens.&#8221;
Dozens of homes and businesses were destroyed in widespread looting in the days following George Floyd&#8217;s death. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, in a separate report, noted that 1,500 businesses were damaged and 150 were burned to the ground. <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2020/06/04/initial-minneapolis-damage-estimate-55-million-and-rising/#:~:text=The%20city%20of%20Minneapolis%20says,million%20in%20destruction%20so%20far.">TwinCities.com said</a>, in June, that the damage could cost business owners as much as $55 million – and that was nearly two months ago.
Minneapolis officials say they&#8217;re bound by a law that &#8220;prohibits the removal of any structures or standing timber until all of the taxes assessed against the building have been fully paid,&#8221; but Hennepin county, which enforces that law, says they&#8217;ve suspended enforcement of that law for &#8220;riot-damaged properties.&#8221;
“We don’t feel like we have an ability to block these permits, and I don’t see why we would,” one of the managers of Hennepin&#8217;s property tax division told the Star-Tribune. “One of our missions in the county is to reduce disparities, and if we took action to block these permits, that would arguably be creating more disparities instead of reducing disparities.”
Business owners argue that Minneapolis is standing in the way of rebuilding – a task which is already prohibitively expensive.
&#8220;Most property owners must pay $35,000 to $100,000 to clear their sites of debris, with larger tracts — such as strip shopping centers — costing as much as $400,000, according to property owners,&#8221; the Star-Tribune reports. &#8220;That doesn’t include the money those owners must pay to get their permits. On average, the owners of properties destroyed or significantly damaged owe $25,000 in taxes for the second half of 2020, which come due in October.&#8221;
The Minneapolis City Council and city government are already in hot water with residents after voting this week to strip funding from the Minneapolis Police Department in the midst of a violent crime wave. The city <a href="https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/08/04/minneapolis-crime-continues-to-spike-as-crucial-decisions-on-police-near">recorded a massive spike in homicides</a> in June, logging 42 homicides already this year. The city saw only 48 homicides in all of 2019.
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REPORT: Minneapolis Forcing Riot-Wrecked Businesses To Pay Property Taxes Before Getting Permits To Rebuild

Cash-strapped Minneapolis, Minnesota, is reportedly demanding that riot-wrecked businesses, including those that were burned to the ground in the protests

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Minneapolis Freedom Fund, a group that took in millions in the days following George Floyd&#8217;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police Department – thanks to support from A-list celebrities and political bigwigs, including newly minted vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) – bailed out violent criminals as well as anti-racism and anti-police brutality demonstrators, according to a report from a local Minneapolis news outlet.
The Minneapolis-based non-profit took in an astounding $35 million in just a few days per a report from <a href="https://www.fox9.com/news/minnesota-nonprofit-with-35m-bails-out-those-accused-of-violent-crimes">Fox 9 Minneapolis</a>. High-profile individuals promoted the charity as a way of actively assisting those demonstrating in Floyd&#8217;s memory and against the actions of the Minneapolis Police Department.
The $35 million in donations was, of course, meant to provide bail money to protesters who were arrested by Minneapolis Police, but the group, Fox 9 says, didn&#8217;t differentiate between peaceful protesters with clean records and alleged offenders picked up for other, more violent crimes during the same period.
&#8220;Among those bailed out by the Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) is a suspect who shot at police, a woman accused of killing a friend, and a twice-convicted sex offender, according to court records,&#8221; Fox 9 says. &#8220;According to attempted murder charges, Jaleel Stallings shot at members of a SWAT Team during the riots in May. Police recovered a modified pistol that looks like an AK-47. MFF paid $75,000 in cash to get Stallings out of jail.&#8221;
The MFF also put up more $100,000 for an alleged murderer and $350,000 for &#8220;a twice-convicted rapist, who &#8220;is currently charged with kidnapping, assault, and sexual assault in two separate cases.&#8221;
Minneapolis Freedom Fund, though, says it’s been in operation for years, long before George Floyd&#8217;s death, and that they aren&#8217;t concerned with what alleged offenders are charged with.
“The last time we were down there, the clerk said, ‘We hate it when you bail out these sex offenders, that is what they said,’” their director told the news organization. MFF, though, he added “is not about the crime, it’s about the system.&#8221;
“I often don’t even look at a charge when I bail someone out,” the group&#8217;s director said. “I will see it after I pay the bill because it is not the point. The point is the system we are fighting.&#8221;
As for how many protesters were bailed out, the group doesn&#8217;t know: “probably a dozen in terms [of] direct bail actions.”
Harris, who, as of Tuesday, is presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden&#8217;s running mate, promoted Minneapolis Freedom Fund in the days following Floyd&#8217;s death, as well, as protests (and subsequent riots) raged in Minneapolis and in other major cities.
&#8220;Harris, D-Calif., a former prosecutor who served as the attorney general of California for six years, promoted the fund herself in a June 1 tweet, telling her followers that the group would be able to help protesters swept up in clashes with police as unrest gripped Minneapolis,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-vp-pick-harris-promoted-group-that-put-up-bail-for-alleged-violent-criminals">Fox News reports</a>.
&#8220;If you’re able to, chip in now to the <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" dir="ltr" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/MNFreedomFund?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1267555018128965643%7Ctwgr%5E&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fpolitics%2Fbiden-vp-pick-harris-promoted-group-that-put-up-bail-for-alleged-violent-criminals" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-focusable="true">@MNFreedomFund</a> to help post bail for those protesting on the ground in Minnesota,&#8221; Harris tweeted.
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REPORT: Kamala Harris-Backed Minneapolis Freedom Fund Bailed Out Dangerous Criminals Along With Protesters

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Minneapolis Freedom Fund, a group that took in millions in the days following George Floyd&#039;s death while in the custody of the Minneapolis Police

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A woman apparently taking a video of herself looting a high-end store in Chicago at one point yelled, &#8220;I can&#8217;t breathe&#8221; — the phrase George Floyd uttered before his death that has become a slogan for the Black Lives Matter movement.
In the video, posted on social media, the woman is seen walking through a luxury department store saying she is searching for a tool to remove security tags.
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“I don’t know where the f***ing keys at!” she yells as she searches drawers attempting to remove what she calls &#8220;Canada gooses,&#8221; a type of security tag.
“Let me see, does that say Valentino, does that say Dolce and Gabbana?” she says, then begins running through the store before yelling, &#8220;I can’t breathe!”
Rioters and looters rampaged through Chicago’s Magnificent Mile shopping district early Monday, sparked by a shooting by a police officer hours earlier that left a young man wounded.
Social media exploded with videos showing hundreds of people looting stores such as Apple, Macy&#8217;s, Nordstrom, Best Buy, Coach, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. In some videos, gunfire can be heard.
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How dumb do you have to be to live stream yourself looting. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chicago?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chicago</a> <a href="https://t.co/uQ1gOWlxyK">pic.twitter.com/uQ1gOWlxyK</a>
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&#8220;Absolute chaos in downtown Chicago with more overnight looting and vandalism in the Loop,&#8221; tweeted Ryan Baker, an anchor for WBBM-TV. &#8220;Appears to be coordinated effort with minimal police presence.&#8221;
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Mass chaos in downtown Chicago. Hundred of people looting stores. Looters broke into a bank and ripped out the atm. They are trying to break into it. This is at State and Lake. <a href="https://twitter.com/cbschicago?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@cbschicago</a> <a href="https://t.co/oKGrMHGADP">pic.twitter.com/oKGrMHGADP</a>
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Said Baker: &#8220;Even if this chaos and looting started as &#8216;retaliation&#8217; for Sunday&#8217;s officer involved shooting in Englewood, the discouraging, disrespectful, and disgusting end result is widespread, opportunistic crime.&#8221;
CBS-Chicago said the mayhem was &#8220;coordinated.&#8221;
&#8220;In what appears to be a widespread, coordinated attack, dozens of stores, banks and other businesses were broken into across downtown Chicago overnight. The looting spread from the Loop, up to the Near North Side,&#8221; the station reported.
The rioting and looting began Sunday afternoon after police chased an allegedly armed man who “turned and fired shots” at officers, Deputy Chief Delonda Tally <a href="https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shots-fired-as-crowds-loot-stores-clash-with-police-in-downtown-chicago">told</a> Fox 32 Chicago. Police then fired, injuring the man, she said. A crowd at the scene then clashed with police, throwing objects at officers. Authorities said someone spread a false rumor that police had shot and wounded a child.
The situation quickly escalated and got out of hand. &#8220;The looting began shortly after midnight as people darted through broken store windows and doors along Michigan Avenue carrying shopping bags full of merchandise. Cars dropped off more people as the crowd grew. At least one U-Haul van was seen pulling up,&#8221; The Chicago Tribune <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-downtown-looting-20200810-3zwa3b7zzrc5vdyb4qjqywrjvu-story.html">reported</a>.
<blockquote>People were seen running out of a PNC Bank, its windows smashed, at Huron and State streets. Down the block, other stores, including a Sally Beauty Supply, had been cleaned out by vandals. Other parts of downtown, including around Grand and Wabash avenues, were littered with trash.
Crowds repeatedly tried to bash in the windows of the Omega watch store at Delaware Place and Michigan Avenue. “The watch store,” one officer said. “They’re gonna get it eventually.”</blockquote>
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WATCH: Woman Shouts ‘I Can’t Breathe’ As She Loots Luxury Clothing Store In Chicago

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A woman apparently taking a video of herself looting a high-end store in Chicago at one point yelled, &quot;I can&#039;t breathe&quot; — the phrase George Floyd uttered

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