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2020-05-29 -Lurid Crime Tales-
National Guard called to Minneapolis amid violent riots over George Floyd‘s death
[IsraelTimes] Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called in the National Guard as a maimed Minneapolis braced for more violence Thursday, one day after rioting over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody reduced parts of one neighborhood to a smoking shambles, with burned buildings, looted stores and angry graffiti demanding justice.

The unrest ravaged several blocks in the Longfellow neighborhood, with scattered rioting reaching for miles across the city. It was the second consecutive night of violent protests following the death of George Floyd, who gasped for breath during a Monday arrest in which an officer kneeled on his neck for almost eight minutes. In footage recorded by a bystander, Floyd can be heard pleading that he can’t breathe until he slowly stops talking and moving.

Another protest was announced for Thursday evening near county offices downtown. Some stores in Minneapolis and the suburbs planned to close early, fearing more strife. The city shut down its light-rail system and planned to stop all bus service "out of concern for the safety of riders and employees," a statement said.

St. Paul front man Steve Linders said authorities have been dealing with unrest in roughly 20 different areas throughout the city.

Protests also spread to other US cities. In Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, hundreds of people protesting Floyd’s death blocked a Los Angeles freeway and shattered windows of California Highway Patrol cruisers. Memphis police blocked a main thoroughfare after a racially mixed group of protesters gathered outside a police precinct. The situation intensified later in the night, with police donning riot gear and protesters standing shoulder-to-shoulder in front of officers stationed behind a barricade.

The 46-year-old Floyd died as police arrested him outside a convenience store after a report of a counterfeit bill being passed. The US Attorney’s Office and the FBI in Minneapolis said Thursday they were conducting "a robust criminal investigation" into the death and making the case a priority. The announcement came a day after US President Donald Trump
...The tack in the backside of the Democratic Party...
 tweeted that he had asked an investigation to be expedited.

Aerial photos show devastation caused by looters protesting George Floyd's killing
[DailyMail] ...as Eric Garner's mom unites with Rev Sharpton in Minneapolis and demands cops who 'murdered' him are arrested now.
Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ]  Top

#1 Floyd had been sentenced to five years in prison in 2009 for aggravated assault stemming from a robbery where Floyd entered a woman’s home, pointed a gun at her stomach and searched the home for drugs and money, according to court records

Model citizen he was. I'm glad the rap sheet was published.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-29 00:54||   2020-05-29 00:54|| Front Page Top

#2 Cops in Minn can't even protect their own precinct houses.

Remember, they have no duty to protect you, but you still have a duty to pay for their pensions.
Posted by charger 2020-05-29 01:18||   2020-05-29 01:18|| Front Page Top

#3 Just wonder how many new CV19 cases will be discovered among the rioters.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 02:50||   2020-05-29 02:50|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe if people had jobs.....nah, never mind.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-05-29 06:24||   2020-05-29 06:24|| Front Page Top

#5 Looters are not protesting, they are using the commotion to thieve.
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2020-05-29 07:34||   2020-05-29 07:34|| Front Page Top

#6 #4 "Whether you rise for the sake of your creed -
or riot in hope of spoil"
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 07:38||   2020-05-29 07:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Need rooftop Koreans
Posted by Frank G 2020-05-29 08:25||   2020-05-29 08:25|| Front Page Top

#8 The 46-year-old Floyd died as police arrested him

Do we know the actual cause of death? Gonna be hard to pin this one on the virus.
Posted by SteveS 2020-05-29 08:29||   2020-05-29 08:29|| Front Page Top

#9 Maybe not, Steve.
Respiratory failure = sure sign of COVID amirite?

Posted by Lex 2020-05-29 08:31||   2020-05-29 08:31|| Front Page Top

#10 

But why loot baby clothes?
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 08:53||   2020-05-29 08:53|| Front Page Top

#11 Burn down your house in protest, and you'll never have to do it again.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-29 10:30||   2020-05-29 10:30|| Front Page Top

#12 The unrest ravaged several blocks in the Longfellow neighborhood

Longfellow would be one of the so described Fireside Poets.
Posted by swksvolFF 2020-05-29 10:53||   2020-05-29 10:53|| Front Page Top

#13 After recent outbreaks of fascism across the US, my sympathy for police has gone from low to zero. Looting and rioting is stupid, but outright revolt... perhaps would not be a bad idea.
Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-05-29 11:09||   2020-05-29 11:09|| Front Page Top

#14 By the shores of Gucci-Gimme..
Posted by Lex 2020-05-29 11:20||   2020-05-29 11:20|| Front Page Top

#15 I don't think we have seen a single troop in Minneapolis.
Posted by Woodrow 2020-05-29 11:26||   2020-05-29 11:26|| Front Page Top

#16  Need rooftop Koreans

“Redneck” parking lot Rooftop Koreans. They agree with the protesters, disagree with the looting:

Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-29 12:42||   2020-05-29 12:42|| Front Page Top

#17 Minneapolis Rioters Burn Arby's, AutoZone, Affordable Housing Amid George Floyd Protests
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 13:56||   2020-05-29 13:56|| Front Page Top

#18 Personally, I say send in the troops and restore order. Or if the mayor is that much of a jerk, end any and all fed assistance to the area
Posted by Silentbrick 2020-05-29 16:54||   2020-05-29 16:54|| Front Page Top

#19 Minneapolis Rioters Burn Arby's, AutoZone, Affordable Housing Amid George Floyd Protests

In 6 months to a year, expect local news stories on companies not rebuilding stores, a lack of jobs, and high prices. Connecting all these dots will be left as an exercise for the reader.
Posted by SteveS 2020-05-29 20:04||   2020-05-29 20:04|| Front Page Top

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