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February 23, 2021 at 10:15 PM
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Ed. note: This column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the new Substack publication from David Lat, but various updates have been made, including an updated death toll and additions to the list of the deceased at the end. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction on its About page, and you can register to receive updates through this signup page.
Take it from me: COVID-19 is not a hoax.
As many of you may know, last March I came down with a severe case of COVID-19. I spent 17 days in the hospital, including almost a week in critical condition in the ICU, hooked up to a ventilator. I ran up a $320,000 hospital bill (which I thankfully did not have to pay). Even after getting out of the hospital, I experienced a painfully slow recovery, including a terrible cough and shortness of breath that lasted for months.
Paula Reed Ward
Michael DiVittorio | Tribune-Review
An unidentified man helps a woman who was affected by tear gas residue after protests turned violent in East Liberty on June 1, 2020.
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A Pittsburgh woman who said she was falsely arrested while she was peacefully protesting the death of George Floyd is suing the City of Pittsburgh and several police officers.
Kimberly Latta, 60, said in a federal lawsuit filed Friday that no warning to disperse was given before she was arrested on June 1 as she gathered with others in East Liberty.
Paula Reed Ward
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The Allegheny County District Attorney’s office has refiled failure-to-disperse charges against 24 people who were originally charged in the spring during protests Downtown and in East Liberty.
Pittsburgh police initially arrested 61 people, but District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr., at the time, said there was not enough evidence to support the charges filed. The counts were withdrawn.
However, Zappala’s office told the city police if they were able to produce enough evidence to sustain the counts, he would refile.
Eight minutes changed the course of 2020.
It was Memorial Day. May 25. George Floyd was being arrested by Minneapolis police outside of a grocery store after authorities received a 911 call that someone paid with a counterfeit bill. The caller told authorities the man was acting erratically. Floyd, who is Black, matched the caller’s description of the suspect.
Minneapolis police officers responded and handcuffed Floyd. Shortly thereafter, Officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, was caught on camera kneeling on Floyd’s neck on the curb of the city street.
Floyd pleaded with Chauvin, gasping that he couldn’t breathe. He became unresponsive and later died at a nearby medical center.