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His comments came during a DeSantis news conference at the University of Florida campus, near a spot on the campus green where round-the-clock protests have been taking place for 15 days.
This is a list of protests in Florida in response to the murder of George Floyd. On May 31, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis activated the Florida National Guard, and deployed 700 soldiers to assist law enforcement agencies across the state.
Notable protests and vigils were held in Atlanta, Bridgeport, Minneapolis, Nashville, Philadelphia, and Tucson from January 20–22, 2023. [193] Protests in Atlanta on January 21, 2023, briefly turned violent as some demonstrators threw objects, set police car on fire, and smashed windows of bank buildings with hammers. [194]
About seven protesters lay down in the intersection of NE 3rd Street and northbound Biscayne Blvd and were later arrested by Miami Police on Monday, April 15, 2024, in downtown Miami, Florida.
A protest was held at Florida Gulf Coast University on April 26. [133] Three people were arrested at a protest and encampment at the University of South Florida in Tampa on April 29. [134] The following day, 10 people were arrested following a physical altercation between police and protesters. Police officers used tear gas on protesters. [135]
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Police targeted a CBS news crew and strike a member with non-lethal projectiles. [119] May 30, 2020 Minneapolis, Minnesota: On May 30 and 31, Minnesota law enforcement slashed the tires of unoccupied vehicles parked near protests. Video of the incidents showed indiscriminate slashing of every vehicle in a Kmart parking lot.
The students were among nine people who university police and Florida state troopers arrested April 29 during a demonstration on a plaza on the University of Florida campus.