Activist coalition announces protest set for Day 1 of Chauvin trial
The team of more than a dozen social justice and community groups says city leaders and police are more concerned about protesters than they are about justice. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 8:04 AM CST March 8, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS A coalition of more than a dozen social justice and community groups says it will stage a protest on March 8, demanding justice for George Floyd as the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin begins.
The demonstration is set to begin at 8:30 a.m. outside the Hennepin County Government Center, as jury selection gets underway in Chauvin s murder trial. He is the officer seen in video kneeling on Floyd s neck for nearly nine minutes, an act prosecutors say caused Floyd s death.
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Since the civil unrest after the George Floyd death in May 2020, the Guard has been deployed for everything from COVID-19 testing and vaccination, to security at the state and U.S. capitols.
I think she s playing possum : Woman s death one year later draws comparisons to George Floyd s
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(FOX 9) - It was not the first time law enforcement was called to help Nekeya Moody during a mental health crisis, but it would be the last.
During a struggle with Ramsey County deputies one year ago, Feb. 6, 2020, Moody was handcuffed as deputies pinned her on her stomach. Within seconds she stopped resisting and was unresponsive, but she was kept in that position for two more minutes.
Woman’s death one year later draws comparisons to George Floyd’s
It was not the first time law enforcement was called to help Nekeya Moody during a mental health crisis, but it would be the last.