Former Vice President Joe Biden visited a site Wilmington, Del., that has seen protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white police officer
Demonstrations spread across the country following the death of 46-year-old George Floyd. He died while being knelt on by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who has since been charged with third-degree murder. The unrest comes as the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 104,000 people in the U.S. and infected more than 1.7 million — which is also disproportionately affecting people of color.
Some weekend protests were overtaken by violence. Even as people peacefully chanted and knelt in solidarity, others set fires, looted buildings and engaged in physical altercations. Police officers tear-gassed and fired non-fatal rubber bullets at protesters and journalists. Curfews have been ordered in a number of places, including Washington, D.C.released earlier Sunday, Biden warned against “needless destruction,” though protesting is “right and necessary.
“The act of protesting should never be allowed to overshadow the reason we protest,” Biden wrote. “It should not drive people away from the just cause that protest is meant to advance.” Wilmington was one of the cities that saw peaceful protests take a turn Saturday when people began looting businesses. According to WDEL.COM, one of the organizers of the protests, Hyland Henry, told Delaware Gov. John Carney that looting and vandalism were not what the organizers wanted.
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