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“We must fight all together”: mass protests continue in the US

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a New twist in the murder case of an African-American George Floyd. Now behind bars — all four police officers involved in the arrest. It is noteworthy that one of them — Jay-Alexander Qun — went to the police station and turn yourself in myself. All charged with aiding and abetting. As for the main suspect — Derek Chauvin, who was then an article for him tightened. But the family of the deceased is not enough.

Nine days of mass protests across the United States took to the attorney General of Minnesota to charge not one, but all the participants detention of George Floyd. Colleagues of the officer Chauvin, who was seven minutes, which put pressure on the neck of African-American, until he suffocated, was charged with aiding and abetting murder. For each bail is set at $ 1 million.

“I asked for time to carefully study all the evidence in the case. And now I can say that we made the changes. And charges for a former officer Derek Sovena including. I firmly believe that these events meet the requirements of justice for George Floyd, his family, our community and our state,” — said the Prosecutor General of Minnesota Keith Ellison.

Sowena now not being charged with causing death by negligence, and murder in the second degree — it implies a lack of intent in the Commission of a serious crime. The maximum penalty is 40 years imprisonment. But the family of the deceased is not enough. Before protesters in Minneapolis they re required to reclassify the charge.

“of Course we want more. The charge should be murder in the first degree. It is obvious that it was murder. Certainly, there is still information that has not yet been announced, but it will show you that the murder was premeditated. We must fight on. When people ask me if I was upset by the fact that people rioted and looting, I say no. I am against violenceI do, but this is the only way for change. In any other country, when there are changes, the city blaze,” — said the representative of the family of George Floyd Justin Miller.

the United States has more than 350 cities joined rallies against police brutality. Washington has almost moved to a state of siege — approaches to the White house was fenced off for the fence, and heavy equipment and “human shield” of the military. More than a thousand people gathered at the Capitol for a sit-in. March for the rights of African Americans passed through the streets of Seattle. And in Los Angeles rally in support of black arranged for the representatives of sexual minorities.

“We must fight all together. All the disadvantaged of society should stand shoulder to shoulder. Because violations of the rights overlap. We need to be for each other. I want to support my equal rights just as I support them,” emphasizes protester Justin Tyndall.

this time the protests were relatively peaceful. Whether due to the fact that 28 of the 50 States turned for help to the National guard, whether due to the fact that more and more people take to protect their homes and stores with guns in hand. In any case, Donald trump has decided to postpone the introduction in the city of the military, as he stated in an interview. However, he added, if the need arises, the forces of the National guard riot control is not limited.