The St. Louis lawyer who went viral after wielding a rifle to drive protesters away as they marched through his neighborhood, said he feared the crowd would kill him and his wife and burn down his mansion as the “Bastille storm. “ Mark McCloskey told KDSK, a local NBC affiliate, …
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A white couple pointed their weapons protesters in San Luis as a group they marched to the mayor’s house to demand his resignation. A video on social media showed the armed couple standing outside their large home on Sunday night in the upscale Central West End neighborhood of Missouri City. …
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The new police chief, mayor and members of the black community in Portland, Oregon, criticized protesters who set fire to a police compound early Friday morning and destroyed businesses. They said the rioters were damaging the community and urged them to stop. Police Chief Chuck Lovell, who is black, called …
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More than 14,000 people signed a petition demanding the resignation of St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson after she disclosed the personal information of people pushing for police reform during a briefing on Facebook Live. The Missouri ACLU tweeted that Krewson’s decision on Friday to read the names and addresses of …
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On Friday, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved a measure to abolish the city’s police department, a radical proposal amid activists’ nationwide efforts to underfund local law enforcement agencies. The 12-0 vote will not automatically dismantle the department, but it is a first step in a lengthy legislative process that …
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