An orderly Black Lives Matter demonstration in London over the death of George Floyd ended in clashes, with a police officer appearing to have gotten knocked off his horse, spooking the animal and sending it charging into the crowd of protesters.
5:29 p.m.: Protest spreads to small NJ township
Saturday marks the first full day protests after the citywide curfew expired and after new restrictions were placed on Denver police. A federal judge ruled Friday that the Denver Police Department must scale back its use of chemicals and projectiles in protests.The New York City Health Department hasThe department noted that it's still recommending to avoid large gatherings.
Upon returning, immediately wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and assume you have been exposed to COVID-19 so avoid contact with others, particularly those over 50 or who have a serious health condition.Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., to protest police brutality. The two protests are among many planned throughout the country.Organizers and the crowd chanted"No justice, no peace. No racist police.
Protesters gather along 16th Street NW near the White House during George Floyd protests, on June 6, 2020, in Washington, on the 12th day of protests. "I don't care WHAT George Floyd did. The officer should have never treated him like that and killed him! But we still must ask: Is he a HERO?" Beck tweeted.
Judge R Brooke Jackson of U.S. District Court, District of Colorado, said some actions of"what I hope and believe to be a minority of the police officers in Denver and the nation during recent days not only vis a vis persons of color but against peaceful protesters of all backgrounds have been disgusting."
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