This is neither one of the well-known journalistic exaggerations, nor an attempt at lyricism. One night of chaos ensues, with protesters ostentatiously ignoring a new travel ban in New York, Washington and Minneapolis. Apparently, although the murder of George Floyd was not the only one, it was she who acted like the drop that overflowed the glass.
The images, especially from New York, provoked the reaction of Donald Trump, who wrote on Twitter in the early hours of Wednesday, "Chaos, lawlessness and disaster have taken over New York. When will Governor Cuomo call for help from the federal government? "
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Protesters in Washington gathered for another afternoon outside the White House, although most of them disbanded when the curfew was lifted. Episodes on the contrary took place in Milwaukee with the police using chemicals.
- Donald J. Trump (@ realDonaldTrump) June 3, 2020
The fierce tribal riots are moving from one city to another and from one state to another. They are fed up with the age-old violation of the rights of the African-American community, combined with the political challenges that President Trump is pursuing.
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Because this uprising may have been sparked by Floyd's brutal assassination, it is clearly a manifestation of the anti-Trump current. In many cases of peaceful protests, police have once again used excessive tear gas.
- Chris Davis (rMrChrisDavis) June 2, 2020
According to information, in at least 13 states the National Guard has taken over the restoration of order. Military helicopters flew over a large crowd of peaceful protesters in the Chinatown area of Washington. The helicopters landed so low that they caused panic, with people running for cover, avoiding broken branches from falling trees on their heads.
- AntiFa Singh (wTwinklingTania) June 2, 2020
1.600 troops within walking distance of Washington
The Pentagon, meanwhile, said it had transported 1.600 ground troops to Washington at the base from which the Air Force One took off and was a few minutes away from the White House.
According to Defense Department spokesman Jonathan Rath Hoffman, "active-duty elements" have been transferred to "military bases" in the Washington region, but not "inside" Washington.
The spokesman clarified that the military has been put on a "high alert level", but did not "participate" in operations of the law enforcement political services.
60.000 in Florida's Houston Protest
In Houston, tens of thousands of people demonstrated peacefully on Tuesday to pay tribute to George Floyd and demand justice. The city of Houston estimated that about 60.000 people took part in the march and rally.
Sylvester Turner, the 65-year-old Houston mayor - African-American and Democrat - told the crowd that the protest was about "George Floyd's family" and that "we want him to know that George did not die in vain."
People who have been elected "in positions of power" are now "listening," Turner said. But "it's important not just to listen, but to act. I want you to know that this demonstration in which you are participating is not in vain. That George did not die in vain, "he insisted.
Members of the Floyd family took part in the rally, which ended peacefully in the afternoon, with many shouting the slogan "without justice, there is no peace" and the name of the deceased.
The head of the Houston police, where no serious incidents have taken place, took part in the march.
George Floyd's funeral is scheduled for June 9 in the city where he grew up. Two other memorial services will be held in Minneapolis tomorrow, Thursday, and in North Carolina, where he was born on Saturday.
The rally was organized by two rap singers, one of whom, Trae Tha Truth (whose real name is Fraser Thompson III), has been linked for years to a friendly relationship with George Floyd, while the latter maintains friendly relations with the family.
"We will represent him properly," Trae Tha Truth told the crowd. "We will tear this system apart from the inside out. "George Floyd is looking down on us now and he's smiling."
Silla Jackson Lee, a Democratic lawmaker representing Houston districts where George Floyd grew up, told the crowd that she was drafting a law to reform the police.
Some have suggested that there were no reports of who Floyd was in Houston. "Those who knew George better helped us set the tone (of the protests) in Houston. They know who he was. That he was really a good giant, a sweet guy, "said David Hill, an activist and pastor who knows the family.
A former police officer has been murdered in St. Louis
The spirits, however, have intensified in recent hours. A former police officer who was shot and died on the way out of a friend's shop in St. Louis was also added. The incident was even broadcast live via Facebook with the video now "downloaded". The assassination was even pointed out by Trump in a twitter post.
Mass and peaceful demonstrations, as almost always happen in such cases, are tarnished by a minority that indulges in vandalism and looting. Such people stormed Macy's big mall in Herald Square, stealing everything they could before being chased by police. They also vandalized the luxury shopping mall Bergdorf Goodman, and destroyed many smaller shop windows.
At a Nike store, dozens of people, mostly teenagers, broke the windshield and broke into the store, grabbing whatever they could. Crowds of protesters tried to stop them.
It is clear that in parallel with the protests against the assassination of Floyd and the stance of President Trump, he took the opportunity to shed a blind luben of hateful hatred of anything that refers to the unavailability of prosperity in these strata.
Meanwhile, arrest warrants have been issued for six police officers in Atlanta following a video showing them being stopped by two black students, shot with Tasers guns and forcibly dragged out of their vehicles.
As expected, the violent repression provoked similar behavior on the part of some protesters. Groups often violently attack police officers, who are no longer treated as organs of the class, but as oppressive enemies. Five police officers were injured in a shooting in St. Louis and one in Las Vegas, which is in critical condition. Dozens of shops were set on fire in Los Angeles.
The only good news comes from National Guard Chief Joseph Lengel. According to his computers, although the protests increased, the level of violence that had been recorded in the previous days decreased. So far, however, President Trump has reacted to the events in a way that provoked protesters by adding fuel to the fire of division and insurgency.
His remarks have angered much of American society, which now admits that the president is divisive rather than unifying. Without much effort or brilliance, Democratic nominee Joe Biden is expanding his lead over the latest polls two months earlier. Now, the difference is set at 10 percentage points.
However, the fact that the unnecessary killings of African-Americans by police have no end is not only due to the existence of racist police officers. It is also due to the tolerance shown to the perpetrators not only by the Police, but also by the Justice and finally the political system. How can one explain that in the dozens of crimes committed by law enforcement agencies, few were prosecuted. Even they, however, fell into the soft.
