Columbia mayor declares curfew, tells outsiders to ‘take your asses home’
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“When protests go from being peaceful to being violent the situation changes ... and this won’t be tolerated,” he said. “We’re going to shut it down and shut it down right now.”
He added that any protesters who are not from Columbia should “take your asses home right now.”
Columbia police chief Skip Holbrook said four officers were injured, one seriously. A firefighter was also injured.
Holbrook said there were “multiple” arrests, including a suspect who allegedly fired a weapon.
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said much of the violence was caused by people not from Columbia. He added that protesters also were injured, but mostly by rocks thrown by other protesters.
“They injured themselves,” he said, adding that violence occurred “after the good people left.”
1 CAT FAN wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 1:41 pmGovernor acknowledges ‘abject failure’ in protest response
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The governor cited a call he received from a state senator who described her district “on fire, no police, no firefighters, no social control, constituents locked in houses wondering what they were going to do. That is an abject failure that cannot happen.”
Blueridgenow has a Facebook page for comments. Technology these days.1 CAT FAN wrote: ↑Sun May 31, 2020 9:06 amStores, police cars targeted in Charlotte protest over death
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One of those arrested and charged with failure to disperse was City Council member Braxton Winston. He was released several hours later.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney told WBTV in Charlotte that protests began peacefully and police were prepared to accommodate that, “and then it turned on us.”
“We have to have order, and we’re going to,” Putney said. “You should be proud of your CMPD police officers. They showed restraint, but they took care of business.”
Hendersonville police chief says death of George Floyd ‘bad police work, lack of humanity’
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“The actions of the officers involved appear without merit, justification and displayed an absence of the very basic sense of compassion and empathy for the life of Mr. George Floyd.”
A part of the statement from the IACP states “law enforcement officers are trained to treat all individuals, whether they are a complainant, suspect or defendant, with dignity and respect. This is the bedrock principle behind the concepts of procedural justice and police legitimacy.
I assure you that those former officers in this incident do not represent the law enforcement officers serving in this community.
The solid majority of men and women in law enforcement are truly dedicated, mindful, law abiding, compassionate officers who do an excellent job on a daily basis.
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US cities clean up, prepare for another night of unrest
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Peaceful protests involving tens of thousands of people on Saturday gave way, in some places, to violence, with police vehicles torched, stores emptied and objects hurled at officers. The police response varied from restrained to aggressive, with officers at times firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
Police and peaceful protesters alike pleaded for a stop to violence, saying it weakened calls for justice and reform.
“It only hurts the cause,” said Danielle Outlaw, head of the police force in Philadelphia, where more than 200 people were arrested as fires and looting engulfed the heart of the city.
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