NEW YORK (Reuters) – A relaxed self-confidence instilled a new round of street protests in New york city and other significant cities on Sunday, a day after a few of the largest presentations because the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody unfolded without any major violence.
The near-festive tone of many of the weekend’s significant U.S. rallies stood in sharp contrast to scenes of clashes, robbery and vandalism earlier in the week that authorities and activists blamed mainly on outside agitators and wrongdoers.
The outpouring of outrage and needs for sweeping police reforms followed the May 25 killing of Floyd, a 46- year-old black male who passed away after being pinned by the neck for nine minutes by a white officer’s knee. A bystander’s cellphone captured the scene as Floyd pleaded with the officer, choking out the words “I can’t breathe.” 2 other policemen helped hold Floyd down while a 4th stood watch between onlookers and the other officers.
Practically two weeks of U.S. presentations likewise motivated anti-racism marches around the globe, as protesters from Brisbane and Sydney in Australia to London, Paris and other European cities accepted the Black Lives Matter message.
The modification in the tenor of the presentations this weekend may show a sense that the demands of protesters for sweeping police reform are resonating.
In a step that would have seemed unimaginable just 2 weeks ago, a majority of the Minneapolis City board pledged on Sunday to disband the police department in favor of a community-led security model, the New York Times reported.
” A veto-proof bulk of the MPLS City Council simply publicly agreed that the Minneapolis Police Department is not reformable and that we’re going to end the present policing system,” Alondr