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Police and Texas Army National Guard at a protest in Austin on May 31, 2020. Several dozen protesters demonstrated in front of the Austin Police Department headquarters the night of May 29–30, with nine ultimately arrested. [10] On May 30, thousands of protesters again gathered outside police headquarters.
The Occupy movement has been met with a variety of responses from local police departments since its beginning in 2011. According to documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, [1] the FBI, state and local law enforcement officials treated the movement as a potential criminal and terrorist threat [2] and used fusion centers [3] and counterterrorism agents to investigate and ...
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis.A video of the incident depicting Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for an extended period, attracted widespread outrage leading to local, national, and international protests and demonstrations against police brutality and racism in policing.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments of more than 20 Austin police officers over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing ...
[14] [15] [16] However, police made arrests in about 5% of protest events (deploying chemical irritants in 2.5% of events); 3.7% of protest events were associated with property damage or vandalism (including damages by persons not involved in the actual demonstration); and protesters or bystanders were injured or killed in 1.6% of events. [15]
A woman was struck in the head by a tear gas grenade. The woman later sued the city of New Orleans and its police department. [312] June 3, 2020 St. Johnsbury, Vermont: A woman fell down the steps in front of the St. Johnsbury Police Department after an officer pushed her out of the way. [313] June 3, 2020 Tampa, Florida
A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd's killing said Monday he was ...
After the University of Texas called in police — some descending on campus on horseback, others clad in riot gear — to disperse a student-organized pro-Palestine protest April 24, arresting 57 ...