Aerial footage shows scale of Los Angeles protest from above as demonstrations continue following death of George Floyd.
France's government on Monday announced a new ban on chokeholds by police.
Also, if a police officer"has to maintain someone on the ground during their arrest, it will now be forbidden to lean on their neck or back of neck," Castaner said.A Virginia prosecutor says she's considering hate crime charges against a man who was arrested for allegedly driving into protesters Sunday night.
City Council Chairman Phil Mendelson told reporters Monday that he believes the bill will pass and said that the council might also look at transferring funds from the police department to pay for alternative means of policing.Mayor Muriel Bowser said she expects to support the bill, adding,"we want to make sure we understand the technicalities."
A sign painted by protesters reading "Defund the Police" is painted next to a "Black Lives Matter" sign painted on 16th Street near the White House in Washington, D.C., June 7, 2020.Tens of thousands of people gathered in D.C. to protest Saturday, the city's largest protest in the wake of Floyd's death.
Mourner Charlene Thompson, of Houston, passes by the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, June 8, 2020, in Houston.Guest line up outside for the visitation for George Floyd at the Fountain of Praise Church, June 8, 2020 in Houston. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer tweeted,"We have much more to do to dismantle the structures that got us here. This is just one step, & I promise to do everything needed so that African Americans in our city are afforded the justice, opportunity & equity they deserve."
Protesters hold signs around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, June 2, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The crowd protesting police brutality chanted "Tear it down." The monument, initially in a cemetery, was put in the park in 1928 after"efforts by public officials, active in the KKK, who sought to 'make the monument more visible to the public,'" Hogsett tweeted.
"How many times do you have to see the same situation before you act? And we are going to act in the state of New York," Cuomo said. A makeshift memorial for David McAtee along a fence outside the location where he was shot and killed by police in the early hours of June 6, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.McAtee owned a local BBQ restaurant which was frequented by police. Video footage from McAtee's restaurant and a neighboring business appeared to show officers approaching McAtee's business, police said last week.
Steve Romines, an attorney for McAtee's family, said police claim McAtee fired first in an effort"to steer public opinion against the victim." Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad was fired after it was announced that no body camera footage was available of McAtee's shooting.
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