George Floyd death: More large protests in US but violence falls
Tens of thousands of people have demonstrated, mainly peacefully, across the United States for an eighth night following the death of African-American George Floyd in police custody.
One of the biggest protests, joined by Floyd's relatives, took place in his hometown of Houston, Texas.
Many defied curfews in several cities, imposed after violence and looting in some districts on Monday night.
'He wears the armor of God': evangelicals hail Trump's church photo op
The president’s appeal to his base amid protests was derided by some Christians. Others saw a victory in a world of evil
No one accuses Donald Trump of subtlety. When the US president raised a Bible overhead on Monday evening outside St John’s Episcopal church in Washington DC, the sign was unmistakable: an appeal to his evangelical base for loyalty, as protests and riots roared across America.
Not every Christian answered the call. The Rev Gini Gerbasi, an Episcopal priest, said police used teargas to drive her and others from St John’s before Trump’s appearance. “They turned holy ground into a battleground,” she told Religion News Service.
But many of Trump’s evangelical supporters, far from Washingtons political stage, saw the move as a victory in a world rife with evil.
Police fining and arresting black and Asian people disproportionately under coronavirus laws in London
Metropolitan Police says reasons are 'complex' amid disproportionality across England and Wales
Lizzie DeardenHome Affairs Correspondent
Police are fining black and Asian people disproportionately under coronavirus laws in London, new figures show.
Statistics released by the Metropolitan Police show that more than a quarter of fines for lockdown violations (253) have been handed to black people, who make up 12 per cent of the capital’s population.
A further 23 per cent (220) were given to Asian people, who are 18 per cent of London residents. The largest number of penalties (444) were handed to white people, but they made up under half of fines despite being 59 per cent of the population.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam slams US ‘double standards’ with protests
Carrie Lam's comments referred to the contrast between Western support for the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong last year, and the response to recent anti-police brutality demonstrations in the US.
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam accused foreign governments on Tuesday of "double standards" in their reaction to China's plans to implement controversial national security laws in the city, referring to the response to anti-police brutality protests in the United States.
"We have recently seen these kinds of double standards most clearly with the riots in the United States," Lam said. "We can see how local authorities have reacted. But then last year when we had similar riots in Hong Kong, what was their position?"
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There isn’t a simple story about looting
“The question you have to ask yourself is: Why are there so many people in our society who don’t have a lot to lose?” says sociologist Darnell Hunt.
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On May 27, the second day of protests over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd, a video of people looting a Target in Floyd’s home city of Minneapolis swiftly went viral. The images of haphazardly cleared aisles, broken windows, and citizens seemingly walking off with merchandise became the focus of how the protests “turned violent,” and the actions were broadly condemned by politicians, law enforcement, and others who have urged for these demonstrations to remain peaceful.
The ransacked Target provoked a strong reaction among observers across the country, who interpreted the act in many ways: as a demonstration of anti-capitalist intent, a sign of the protests’ lawless and disorderly nature, or an inevitable expression of rage and economic distress.
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