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This is horrifying and wrong. I am mourning and angry.
(Facebook 10 minute video below).

Minneapolis has fired the four officers involved.

Press conference with reaction from police chief, mayor, and outraged representatives of the black community.
Local news coverage:

MPR (local NPR station)


Minneapolis Star Tribune (newspaper)
More local coverage:
twitter.com/ChaoStrib
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This occurred 11 minutes from my home.
Both officers visible have been involved in violent incidents in the past.
His boss and landlord and his partner grieve:
startribune.com/boss-remembers…
#GeorgeFloyd
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I pasted above a lot of reactions so that Minneapolis people can see that there are people I like who are disturbed about this all over the nation. And I also want those people to know that the story checks out here in Minneapolis.
Also, I am "introducing" people to one another.
Minneapolis Star Tribune Reporter:
Washington Post Editorial Board:
washingtonpost.com/opinions/anoth…
Grew up in Minneapolis:
Police seem to have little problem handcuffing him. The one who kneeled on his neck arrived later.
Organized demonstration was from 5-7 pm: facebook.com/events/s/i-can…?

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Luke Barnett (Senior Pastor of Dream City Church) at the Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch rally at King Jesus International Ministry in Miami on Friday January 3, 2020 and at the White House Oct 29, 2019.
This was my thread on the Oct 29, 2019 gathering at the White House.
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I deleted this comment on Instagram and Twitter because I see that Sean Feucht did not set up the stage.
Organizers:
facebook.com/groups/6257129…
Locals: Curtis Farrar and Alfonzo Williams of Worldwide Outreach Ministries.
foxnews.com/us/floyd-minne…?,
reuters.com/article/us-min…
A little research into those involved with the worship and preaching at the site of George Floyd's death.

Curtis Farrar pastors a small church on the corner where George Floyd was killed. He witnessed the killing on May 25th.
My May 26 tweet:
Alfonzo Williams "is a member of the Worldwide Outreach for Christ, a nearby church where he works security and helps organize events for the small congregation . . . Now he is part host, part traffic cop at the sprawling makeshift memorial for Floyd."
reuters.com/article/us-min…
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So the story tonight in Minneapolis, (perhaps because I follow many journalists) is media getting shot with rubber bullets, gassed, and arrested as they get between protesters and police.
(Many media were terrified of the mayhem without police presence the last two nights).
Law enforcement seem to not understand protocol around ignoring media. Media seem to be confident that they can go wherever they want because of their press credentials. I think there is legitimate confusion going on here on both sides.
Last night (Friday night), media feeling unsettled because of the chaos. And this does not include all of the videos of cars going fast through crowds and fires.
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