George Floyd protesters in their own words: “We are human beings that want justice for our people.”
The Minnesota governor said demonstrations that were peaceful earlier in the week, after video of Floyd's death came out on Tuesday, have devolved and no longer have anything to do with Floyd or a demand for racial justice.
Protesters near Barclays Center following a rally over the death of George Floyd on May 29, 2020, in Brooklyn, N.Y.But not everyone in protests around the country appeared to engage in violence, and some who spoke to the media said their message is simple: “We are human beings that want justice for our people,” as one demonstrator in the nation's capital toldAnother protester, Anzhane Laine, said that until Chauvin is convicted"there will no peace until we get justice.
"I spent all day crying because it's completely unfair," Laine said."We have yet another innocent man being killed by a police officer." Those who gathered outside the White House chanted,"Don't shoot" and"Black lives matter." Many people held up signs that read,"We stand together #BLM" and"We r not thugs," in reference toSome demonstrations have turned violent and even deadly. In Atlanta, vehicles were set on fire and buildings, including the CNN Center, were vandalized during a Friday night protest.
In New York City, officers pepper-sprayed a crowd after a police vehicle was set on fire, and in Louisville, Kentucky, — where
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