While millions of people mourned for George Floyd, some experienced his loss more personally.
The Post heard from a mother whose child was fatally shot by police, a student who was jailed after peacefully marching, a retired police officer and more: washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…
Georgia Ferrell lost her son Jonathan in 2013 after he was fatally shot by police. The officer was never convicted.
"There wasn’t any justice for my son. I don’t want to feel hurt or anger, but there is never justice for us."
Rev. Otis Moss III preaches at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago's South Side.
"We often want to deal with symptoms and not deal with the actual virus, and it’s a racially inflicted virus that is harming this country, that we have to face as a nation."
Bob Gill is a criminal defense attorney whose clients include former police officers involved in fatal shootings.
"I think a lot of what is happening now makes it harder for the police to do their jobs. I don’t know why anybody would want to be a police officer right now."
College student Ari Tulay was arrested and held for 30 hours after marching peacefully in Louisville. She hopes to become a lawyer.
"The footage is gruesome, it’s brutal. And how many times have we seen Black people die on video at the hands of police brutality? It’s traumatic."
Justin Boardman was a police officer for 15 years and left in part due to what he sensed was growing antagonism between police and the public.
"This is an opportunity to look inside ... as a culture, as police departments and as human beings and to see opportunities for change."
(Photos by JerSean Golatt, Jeffery A. Salter, Kim Raff, Akilah Townsend and Diana King)
George Floyd's death and Derek Chauvin's trial hold different meanings for a college student, a retired police officer, a pastor and others in America.
Live updates: Gunman kills at least eight at FedEx facility in Indianapolis wapo.st/3gh5CVd
"In a statement, a FedEx spokesman outlined the company’s cellphone policy for workers. Some family members and friends questioned the policy after having a hard time reaching loved ones hours after the mass shooting in Indianapolis."
Craig McCartt, deputy chief of police for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said authorities have yet to contact any families of potential victims because police are still investigating and documenting the crime scene.
America’s longest war may soon be coming to an end. President Biden is announcing that all U.S. troops will be leaving Afghanistan by the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. [Photo: Matt McClain/The Washington Post]
Within six months, the leaders of al-Qaeda and the Taliban were dead, captured or in hiding. Instead of withdrawing, however, the U.S. government started to blur its strategic objective — something that would persist for the next 19 years. [Photo: Pete Souza/White House/AP]
Today, there are officially around 2,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, though unofficially that number, which fluctuates, is estimated at 3,500. There are an additional 7,000 coalition and NATO troops. [Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images]
After the deadly Capitol attacks, lawmakers are considering which fences should stay or go.
The decisions could alter the landscape of the District and change how easily the public can access elected officials. wapo.st/3g6Wvqd
Leading up to Inauguration Day, only government officials, National Guard troops and credentialed media could enter the orange area. The yellow zone permitted vehicle traffic only for residents and businesses.
The closures created havoc for those who worked and lived nearby.
Fences have long been an easy and effective solution.
But the visual cue that large fences send to the public — and other cities in the country — is a message the federal government should reconsider, said Scott Michelman, legal director of the ACLU of the District of Columbia.
Domestic terror incidents have hit new highs, led by white supremacists, anti-government groups and others on far right, data shows wapo.st/327I7G2
The surge reflects a growing threat from homegrown terrorism not seen in a quarter-century, with right-wing extremist attacks and plots greatly eclipsing those from the far left and causing more deaths, according to a Washington Post analysis.
Since 2015, right-wing extremists have been involved in 267 plots or attacks and 91 fatalities, data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies shows.
At the same time, attacks and plots ascribed to far-left views accounted for 66 incidents leading to 19 deaths.